Does Genetics really determine your height?
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Genetics will predetermine your height RANGE, but not your exact height. Proper nutrition, sufficient protein and calcium will do that.\n\nLook at the Hindus. Their upper caste, the Brahmin, despite being able to afford the best medical care and the best foods, because they eschew meat, are shorties. Average adult male height, 5'5".\n\nIn the USA, where meat is a staple part of a diet, average adult male height is 5'9".\n\nSo, if you want a few inches and you're not done growing, eat red meat! The muscle flesh of mammals contain four amino acids not found anywhere else in nature, nor can the body synthesize them from other nutrients. These four amino acids are the necessary components for proteins that aid both bone growth and muscle growth. Result; greater height. \n\nJust make that meat as UNfatty as you can. Trim off all the fat before cooking. Use lean cuts to start with. And stay away from hamburgers. Due to its original positions in the cow, that meat contains fatty acids you don't want!
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Not possible. Genetics give you what you have, be thankful for it.
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not unless there are health risks involved with your height, such as genetic problems or deterioration probs.   nice shot though!
1112761
no. your genes and heritage determine your eye color/hair color.
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Iono about few weeks.. but if u have a few years to live and grow taller i suddgest eating right and exercising... he's my to cents:\ngenetics determine how tall you will be. \n\nIn order for one to reach their genetic potential height, the body needs a certain amount of nourishment. This includes a balanced eating of vitamins that encourage growth proper exercising and adequate sleep. \n\nUnderstand your body grows when it is at rest. Thats the optimal time when the body can restore the adequate balance of amino acids and minerals that encourage growth. \n\nThese are a few things you can to optimize your growth potential but ultimately genetics will determine how tall you are. \n\nTo prevent typing it all out right here, just check my source for the list of things you can do to optimize your growth...\n\nYou could also try \nwww.heightmax.com\nthey have non-perscribed supplements
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For determining your correct wieght, your height is a lot more important than your age. There is a good test here: http://www.teenhealthfx.com/answers/Sports-18.htm
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genetics and hormones
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You're taller than me and I'm 48. Several of my girlfriends were taller and I didn't complaint. Be worry to be smarter, not to be taller unless you wanna be an NBA star. I agree with others, ethnicity and genetics are the main factors for this result.
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Height is determined by your DNA, mostly. Secondly, it is influenced by your nutrition.\n\nAny pill that could make you grow would have to alter your DNA - which those pills don't do. And even if they could, do you wanna risk your DNA to some entity on the Net claiming you can get a couple inches?
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You could ask your doctor, but I think it all depends on heredity (your genes).  \n\nA simple trick to appearing taller:  stand and sit up straight.  If you slouch, you will look shorter.
900410
it's always possible.  Genetics plays a huge role in how tall you're going to be.  Go to the dr. they can tell how tall you may be or if you have stopped growing.
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Yes. It goes back to the primitive needs. We are made to be attracted to certain features in order to have the best mate with the best. Survival of the fittest. Taller guys are more powerful, and have the genetics to bring taller children. this is not all ways the case, but having a tall father makes it more likely to have taller children. As well a woman feels more secure having a make that can protect her. We came about in an uncertain world, were it was a very brutal place to try to survive. for the same reason guys like women with wide hips, because they have a better chance at bearing children and surviving child birth.
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Not necessarily. It could be a mutated gene, a side effect of another health issue, or it could be a recessive gene thus making it in fact genetic.
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Gravity in Asian countries (middle Earth) is higher than other countries. Thus "compressing" the human body to sustain the gravity force. If you want your kid to be tall, send them to oversea when young. They will be taller.\n\nOf course, the DNA plays a vital role as well in determining your height.
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There are several issues involved with this situation.\n\n#1 Genetics\n\n#2 Nutrition\n\nThere is nothing you can do about the genetics aspect of your growth.  What will happen will happen regardless of what you do, you will never go PAST that predetermined height.\n\nHowever, Nutrition can OPTIMIZE that growth, allow your body to have the best building blocks to achieve the maximum height you can reach.\n\nYou need to give it the best fuel possible to do this which includes a very well-rounded diet of protein, vegetables, fruit and carbohydrates.  \n\nEating whole grains more than processed foods (like wheat bread (REAL wheat bread) not white, brown rice not white, etc).  Lots of nuts, legumes and dried fruit for snacks and not candy.  \n\nDitch the soft drinks for water.  Juice is okay, but water with a piece of fruit is better.  You get the good-stuff fiber and nutrients from the fruit and not the squeezed out sugar-enriched juices then.\n\nFor cereals, eat whole grains, cooked oatmeal (not instant), etc.\n\n\nThis sounds very simple, but archaeologists have found that nutrition has been a very important part of height and growth of ancient peoples.\n\nIt is still an issue today.\n\nSo, to recap, no junk food (pizza, sodas, etc) eat fruit and raw veggies for snacking.  Lots of water and milk.  Cheese is also good snacking food, nuts, that sort of thing.
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This depends on a lot of factors, like genetics.  So, there's really no way for me to predict this.\n\nHowever, my grandson grew 2-3 inches in height between the ages of 18 and 20 - so I do know it is possible in some cases.\n\nWhy do you want to be taller?  In my family that's tall - I'm only 4'10" and my sisters are 4'11" and 5'0".  Not everyone has to be tall.
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You can't... height is basically genetic.  The fads out there that suggest that you can become taller or shorter through product or excersize are mainly myth.