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Can not getting enough nutrition as a child affect ur height?
9 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
It can: Undernutrition during any phase of development, including intrauterine phase, may affect the stature of the individual.
Answered 5/24/2013
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Yes: poor nutrition may affect your height, however, if you start improving your nutrition while there is time, the body can recover provided it happens before the end of puberty.
Answered 11/24/2015
3.9k views
Yes it can: At age 40 you will not gain height but it is not too late to start eating healthy now.
Answered 7/27/2014
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