Does Genetics really determine your height?!
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Because my brother is taller than both my parents.I wanna know if i can still grow im taller than my mom but not my dad im 15 yrs old. Is it possible to still grow like 4 inches?
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Genetics will predetermine your height RANGE, but not your exact height. Proper nutrition, sufficient protein and calcium will do that.
Look 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".
In the USA, where meat is a staple part of a diet, average adult male height is 5'9".
So, 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.
Just 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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Along with other enviromental factors, Yes, it does. U can grow more.
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I studied biology
Genetics does determine your height to a certain extent: small parents usually have small children.
But other factors can affect height: the main one being nutrition. If you have had a very healthy diet as a kid, you can expect to grow much taller than a kid who has a very poor diet.
Yes, unfortunately, genetics plays a big part in height.
The general rule, which isn't fact but a guideline, boys are 5 inches taller than mom and daughters are 5 inches shorter than dad.
This is a rule, it's purpose is to set ranges. There are anomilies, you can have daughters that get five inches taller than their dad while sons 5 inches shorter than mom.
A great guideline, look for taller women if you want taller kids.:)
Good luck!
yes, genetics really determine your height! probably somebody for your father/mother's side is tall. Probably both/either of your parents is a carrier of being tall that's why your brother is tall.
yes
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