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Does exerciseaffect height while a child is still growing? ifa child hasn't grown an inch ina year with an unhealthy diet, while growth plates are bout to close, is it possible to increase height again by atleast an inchorhigher with proper nutrition?

Q: does exerciseaffect height while a child is still growing? ifa child hasn't grown an inch ina year with an unhealthy diet, while growth plates are bout to close, is it possible to increase height again by atleast an inchorhigher with proper nutrition?

Basics: Linear growth is under the influence of nutrition &amp; genetics. The expected final height of males is the average of both parents plus 2.5 in. Exercise although important, has less effect than nutrition &amp; genes. If you have grown less than inch in the past year you are likely near the end of growth.

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Basics: Linear growth is under the influence of nutrition & genetics. The expected final height of males is the average of both parents plus 2.5 in. Exercise although important, has less effect than nutrition & genes. If you have grown less than inch in the past year you are likely near the end of growth.

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Answered 2/8/2021

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A member asked:

Does exerciseaffect height while a child is still growing? ifa child hasn't grown an inch ina year with an unhealthy diet, while growth plates are bout to close, is it possible to increase height again by atleast an inchorhigher with proper nutrition?

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