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I use to smoke hookah everyday between ages 16-18.5 and i'm afraid i stunted my growth, i always been the smallest kid, could it be right?
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Not really : Height is more related to your genetics and other factors than smoking, hookah.
Answered 9/19/2019
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Mostly genetics: A Université de Montréal study of 1,293 teens over a 5 yr period. funded by Canadian Cancer Society indicated “a boy who smokes 10 cigarettes a day from age 12 to 17 will be about an inch shorter than a boy who does not smoke at all.” https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/03/080331135155.htm. I was unable to find the actual study to review it. I haven’t seen this reported elsewhere.
Answered 9/20/2019
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