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A member asked:
Doctor , im 17 years old and 170 cms tall. from past 1 year its been the same height and my dad is taller than me by 2 cms .. what should i do?
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Enjoy life each day: If no growth the past year, then growth has finished. Otherwise, may grow a tiny bit. Most people reach their maximum height in their late teens. Without nutritional problems or chronic childhood illnesses, height is mainly based on genetics and parental heights. Aside from eating right, exercising, sleeping well and being happy, there's not much a person nor his doctor can do to increase height.
Answered 4/24/2016
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