What factors most affect the growth of long bones???????????????
357998
calcium intake\nsoda can affect the break down of bones \nwhen your at the age that your bones do not grown anymore osteoporosis can affect it \n-scrolosis\n-genetics\n-Nutrition\n-exercise\n-diease\n-disorders\nmany things can affect bones\n-
258788
Calcium is one of the obvious answers. Keep you body full of the nutrients it needs and don't eat as much junk food (only because the are Lacking in nutrients). Also, studies show that when there is more protien in a diet people tend to grow taller. Keeping muscles limber also helps reduce resistance.\n\nlast but not least, remember that though you are an adult, you are still growing. Most men still have growth spurts through to their late 20's when their bones finally close up.
126577
It won't make you short but I've heard more than once that heavy weight training may have adverse affects on the  bone development of young people. Maybe you should consult a doctor.
174054
The growth plates of bones located at the ends grow with age, and start their life as cartilage. This way, bones can lenghthen from infancy into late adolesence. With age, calcium begins accumulating in the growth plates to fuse the epiphyses (the ends of the bones) and thus turn into bone. Not all cartilage calcifies though (ears, nose, etc.), only the parts associated with growth.
422915
If you're growth spurt is over (you're an adult), you're out of luck.  Even if you dosed way up on the hormones needed to make the bones grow, the plates of the bones have fused and cannot grow anymore. \n\nIf you ARE still growing, be sure to eat right (plenty of protein and calcium, especially!), exercise (being healthier can help you grow better), and don't overwork the hard resistance training - pumping muscle can actually shorten it.    Get plenty of sleep because that's when you do most of your growning.  If none of this works - see your doctor - there are injections he/she can give you that will help normalize your growth.
1017969
I am a nurse, have been for 10 years. I will tell you now that those pills have no chance to work whatsoever. When you reach your maximum height, that is it. Cant make your bones grow longer!!
214743
http://kidshealth.org/parent/growth/growing/childs_growth.html\n\nthis page has all you know about baby growth. good luck.\n=)
1076163
No because once what is known as the epiphyseal plate, or growth plate in your long bones have closed with solid bone which usually occurs by the early 20's, it is impossible to grow any taller after this point.
576338
Yes, but I think it is coincidental rather than causal.  There is a stronger relationship between dietary habits and height.  If a culture consumes alot of meat protein, they grow taller.  If they subsist on a diet of mainly vegetables and grains, they remain short.  The hormones and muscle proteins of the meat cause people to grow taller - especially if they are consumed throughout the entire life of the individual, from infancy on.
1050716
Weight bearing excercise increases the size of bone at the joints, not bone overall. But even more importantly, the cranial bones are made up of a different type of bone.
760525
Excess protein can causr osteoporosis.\n\nCultural Propaganda on Protein Consumption\nhttp://dgwa1.fortunecity.com/body/protien.html
388703
I'm fairly sure it doesn't. Sorry height is usually about genetics, and its usually something you can't control. You could try some kind of growth hormones or just drinking milk to develop strong bones. But check with your doctor before trying any medication.
1011088
well being to thin as you grow older has been linked to osteoporosis , so have a bit of meat not to much or you will get diabetes; but slightly overweight people have more dense bones to support themselves generally speaking but it has been documented....this is assuming this overweight person is not completely sedentary....umm of course ostocal or some produsct like that is also said to improve skeletal health
511475
Having the RDA of calcuim is a first step. Also calcium is more readily absorded in the presense of Vitamin D, so get a little bit of sun (10 - 15 minutes/day is sufficient). Finally do some weight bearing exercise. The training response will induce stronger bones, connective tissue, and muscles in the area targeted by the exercise.
1042397
Well it may depend if your bones are done growing, usually at your age they are but sometimes they still have a inch or so in reserve.\nThe bones are made initially of cartilage which can grow but once the cartilage has been replaced by thick bone it cannot grow anymore and the growth stops this happens though puberty \nUsually when people reach puberty the sexual hormones (estrogen in women and testosterone in men) increase the rate of growth but the also make the bones harder so the make you to stop growing earlier.\nIf you still have some cartilage in your growing plates (parts where the bone still can grow) it means that you can grow a little more, sometimes your physician can help you with growth hormone but usually that´s only used as a last resort.\nif you're done growing hormones would do more harm than good so please don´'t use them unless your doctor prescribes them to you.\nBut my final advice is to be happy as you are, we come in all colors and sizes so there´s no need to change as  long as we are healthy.\nand by the way in the future you´ll love to look younger than what you really are (like when you are in your 30´s) and that´s one of the rewards for the petites
46725
You will reach the peak of your height when your long bones (leg and arm bones) stop growing.  This is usually finished by your early 20's.
148034
I'm not entirely sure of all the factors but I would guess that it is mostly genetic with small portions being environmental. There are growth hormones for the genetically challenged, steroids for the seriously stunted. However there is one thing I know that's proven, at age 3, you are exactly 1/2 your adult height. I've tried it out on all that I know and it's true! My neice is 3 and almost 3 feet tall....omg.....