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Amna

@CuteFairy91

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Posted: 18 years ago

Hi.

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Is it true if your parents are not too tall then you wont be taller than them?

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Can you still be taller if you exercise regularly till your 16/17?

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How many people wanted to know this? 😉

Who still wants to grow taller?😳

I am like 5"4 n 15 can I still grow taller, I really want to be about 5"6.

Regards,

Amna! 😊

Edited by CuteFairy91 - 18 years ago

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nerdynerd

@nerdynerd

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Posted: 18 years ago

I don't know dude! I'm like 5'4 and yeah a little height would be good but I don't care that much!All those tall girls have difficulty wearing high heels *haha in your face!*<<just trying to make myself feel better>>
Anyhoo...I don't know if excersicing helps...my mum made me for a while and it didn't work out but then again I don't drink milk and stuff that can actually does help and rest of it all genes...so go out there and yell at your parents! 😆
I'm actually a genetic mutation in my family I believe since all my family and cousins are more than 5'6 to 5'7 atleast with few exceptions (which would be me )
Don't worry about height! It has it's own perks! Punching people in their tummies is accessible.. 😃

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Arsh

@eexxoottiicc

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Posted: 18 years ago

im pwetty tall - my dad is 5'9 my mum is 5'5 and im 5'5 too lolzz our familiez pwetyy tall so yeah i think thats y 😛 im 5'5 n im 13 when im about 20 i wanna be lykk 57/5'8 😛

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Tearðrops

@Tearðrops

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Posted: 18 years ago

Most of my family is quite tall. Me & my brothers are all taller than my parents 😛
Girls mature quicker than boys. When i was around 13/14 i was taller than my brother who is one year my senior but it didn't last long he's now taller than me and has been for a long time.

If you were a boy (which you're not) then i would have said at 15 there's definatley chance that you can grow taller but since you're not there's not as much chance as if you were a guy.

I'm not sure if exercise makes a person taller but the right vitamins and minerals can have somewhat of an effect to your height.

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200467

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Posted: 18 years ago

Originally posted by: *guesswho*
I don't know dude! I'm like 5'4 and yeah a little height would be good but I don't care that much!All those tall girls have difficulty wearing high heels *haha in your face!*<<just trying to make myself feel better>>
Anyhoo...I don't know if excersicing helps...my mum made me for a while and it didn't work out but then again I don't drink milk and stuff that can actually does help and rest of it all genes...so go out there and yell at your parents! 😆
I'm actually a genetic mutation in my family I believe since all my family and cousins are more than 5'6 to 5'7 atleast with few exceptions (which would be me )
Don't worry about height! It has it's own perks! Punching people in their tummies is accessible.. 😃

😆😆😆 love your approach😆

I am 5'8.5 and I still wear high heels...actually up to about about 1.5 inches only. I feel high heels add some more grace to my walk and look good with business suits. I find it hard to carry high heels with salwar suits or sarees because then I look abnormally tall among my 5'1 to 5'4 tall friends😆

I don't know about impact of genes or exercising. Both my hubby and I are very tall but my 12 yr old daughter is only about 5'4 so far. I don't stress about height that much because at the end of the day, it is what you actually are from inside that attributes to your over all personality. My favorite cousin is barely 5' tall and achhee khasi sehat but she is very caring and outgoing kind of jovial personality and I prefer spending most of my time with her than couple of other cousins who are tall but not very fun loving. I guess the point I am trying to make here is that height really does not matter. It is you as a person that matter....at least to me😳

OMG..I deviated from debate's topic now😕

Edited by Gauri_3 - 18 years ago

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Posted: 18 years ago

Am the shortest in my family of giants😆 !!My dad is 6'....my yonger bro is 6'2" ..my mom..5'7"...but here comes me who is only 5'2"!!I Wish I Was a Little Bit Taller *sigh*

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Deepak Tamang

@SolidSnake

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Posted: 18 years ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_height

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sairah khan

@SAIRAH123

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Posted: 18 years ago

im like 5ft 5 im like the tallest frm frends n like my mum is quite tall n my sisters and bro for there age plus my dads nice n tall 2 both mum and dad family r tall sum of use r like proper short like 5ft 2 sum of use sed id feel like a body gaurd standing nxt 2 sum of use lol 😆 😆 😆 dnt worry u will grow😃hopefulllly

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sudesh kumar

@qwertyesque

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Posted: 18 years ago

Originally posted by: CuteFairy91

Hi.

____________________________________________________________

Is it true if your parents are not too tall then you wont be taller than them?

OR...

Can you still be taller if you exercise regularly till your 16/17?

____________________________________________________________

How many people wanted to know this? 😉

Who still wants to grow taller?😳

I am like 5"4 n 15 can I still grow taller, I really want to be about 5"6.

Regards,

Amna! 😊

This is interesting.. I think you can get the height from your ancestors as well.. but exercise cant increase height.. I think either you gain height at 13 or 16... once you gain it one place you wouldnt gain it at other...

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YehTara, WohTara, SimTara

@simtara

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Posted: 18 years ago

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Hi there Amna. Quite the interesting topic.

Height is determined predominantly by genetics. In order to more accurately determine how tall you will be, you have to observe the height trends in your immediate family going back about 2-3 generations at least. If your parents are on the shorter side, but all 4 of your grandparents are tall and so are your uncles and aunts, it indicates that your parents inherited genes that limited their height development. It is most likely that they will pass on the same trait to you, as they are the only ones within their generation to be affected.

If a majority of your family is short, it is also most likely that you will remain within the same height range. The majority indicates what the dominant trait is.

I won't get into any more genetics... some of that is explained in the link I'm posting.

Excercising does help, but only to a limited extent. Excercising ensures a well-developed cardiovascular system and maintains flexible and limber muscle toning. These aspects definitely help in ensuring proper height development. Drinking milk, as someone mentioned, also helps. Milk is the primary supplement of calcium. Our bones need calcium to develop and maintain their strength. If the bones are deprived of calcium, their development will be affected, which will most likely effect growth in some capacity.

On average, females experience growth spurts till about age 18. At this point your body has regulated the hormones and development to a point of maturity. Some women can experience a growth spurt even after 18, but that is rare in today's society. Males have till about age 22 as their hormonal development and regulation takes a bit longer.

Here's a link with more information regarding height and genetics. Skim through as it gives a lot of good information that you may be interested in.
Wikipedia - Height and Genetics

As for me personally... I'm shorter than my parents, and at times I, myself would like 😆 However, "shortness" seems to be the predisposed trait for my generation. With the exception of one male, the rest of us in my generation are in the lower 5' range. All of us, incidently, have at least one parent who is of above average height (ie: greater than 5'4-6"). Our grandparents, esp the males, were typically above average height as well. I'm assuming the gene for lesser height was passed on, esp through the females, and is affecting my generation.

Ah well..good things come in small packages 😉

Hope this helped and wasn't too much science. I never realized just how much I'd learned 😆

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