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I take a supplement w/ plant sterols & stanols to lower cholesterol. read online those ingredients can increase height. any truth to that in adults?
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Unlikely: Once growth plates fuse at the end of puberty, linear growth stops. Adults grow taller under only very very rare circumstances! Good posture and exercise with stretching can maximize a person's height potential, but new growth does not really occur.
Answered 3/11/2015
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