Is it possible I still might grow?!


Question: Im 14 and Im barely 5'1.My mom is 5'4 and my dad is 5'8 to 5'9.I didn't diet healthy when I was 12 until I was 13.My diets were f ten on and off and I wouldn't eat much.


Answers: Im 14 and Im barely 5'1.My mom is 5'4 and my dad is 5'8 to 5'9.I didn't diet healthy when I was 12 until I was 13.My diets were f ten on and off and I wouldn't eat much.

You are still growing. Bone growth (height growth) occurs in the epiphyseal plates of the long bones http://www.mrs.umn.edu/~goochv/HAP/lectu... The cartilage there slowly turns into bone and is replaced by more cartilage, which then turns into bone...

This happens until you are at least 17, when the epiphyseal plates fuse solid and you stop growing.

Provided that you're eating healthy now (calcium is very important; you should get 1300 mg every day), you should continue growing. How tall you grow is partly determined by proper nutrition, but mostly determined by genetics (parents, grandparents, etc.)

No, youll be a midget the rest of your life.





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