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A member asked:
As a child, i was deficient in many vitamins especially vitamin d, does this explain why i'm 4'10"?
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It is possible....: Vitamin d is involved with bone growth and development and a lack of this important vitamin could be a cause for someone who is short in stature. There are other causes including genetic ones that may cause someone to be shorter.
Answered 5/2/2014
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