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Any truth to what i read--that 1-2 sodas/day, like mountain dew, can cause gh levels to rise & increase the height of adults (many yrs past puberty)?
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Sadly no: Or we should all buy stock in Coca Cola. Once your bones have reached maturity (the ends fuse) at about 16-18 years of age, you will not grow taller. Only wider.
Answered 9/18/2015
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