Height help?!
Question:
Height help?
I'm short lol. 5 foot 1 and 14 years old. I drink milk and eat a lot. I mean alot! I'm skinny and short. What advice would you give me to grow taller?
Additional Details4 weeks ago
im a guy and my dad is tall, but im taller than my mom.
Answers:
Play alot of basketball or any sport that requires jumping... seriously.. it helps to elongate your muscles in your legs and stuff.
In the mean time,
Make sure you eat a balanced diet that includes the foods that give you the mineral Zinc. "Zinc is involved in hormone activities especially connected with (male) reproductive glands" (28). A deficiency in the mineral Zinc has been linked to delayed growth and sexual development in teenage boys!
Foods that have zinc: Cheese; meat; wholemeal bread; fish/shellfish; mung beans; lentils; milk; pumpkin seeds; sunflower seeds. Recommended zinc intake - 15mg/day. Don't go above this amount if you decide to take zinc tablets or you'll cause more problems than you solve. Check with your doctor!