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Questions: I don't want to sound really stupid by asking this but I'm 18 and when I was about 3 or 4, my doctor said I would be tall when I am older. I'm 5ft 4", which I know is not too tall. I'm worried that lack of calcium could have stunted my height, so I'm taking calcium supplements. But are there any exercises I could do to make myself taller, or is it too late for that?
Answer 1:
No, there's nothing you can eat or do to make yourself taller - but I really don't think you should be worried about it! 5'4" is a very good height for a woman - I'm pretty sure it's just about average anyway, but even if it's a little bit on the small side I would say that's a good thing, not a bad thing!
Smaller is feminine, sexy, and very huggable. And it comes with little feet too, which is always preferable to big ugly flappy flipper man feet..!
Your height is really not a problem at all - wear heels if you want to appear a bit taller when out and about, they'll make your legs look longer too.
At age 3 or 4 it's impossible to tell how tall a person will be - your doctor was just guesstimating based on typical growth patterns - not stating fact. I'm not sure calcium supplements are necessary or even very wise unless your doctor's suggested you would benefit from them - I would drop them, eat healthily, and enjoy the fact you're not a big-footed giraffe in a frock! :D
PS. No offense intended to any big footed giraffes reading this... :-/
Smaller is feminine, sexy, and very huggable. And it comes with little feet too, which is always preferable to big ugly flappy flipper man feet..!
Your height is really not a problem at all - wear heels if you want to appear a bit taller when out and about, they'll make your legs look longer too.
At age 3 or 4 it's impossible to tell how tall a person will be - your doctor was just guesstimating based on typical growth patterns - not stating fact. I'm not sure calcium supplements are necessary or even very wise unless your doctor's suggested you would benefit from them - I would drop them, eat healthily, and enjoy the fact you're not a big-footed giraffe in a frock! :D
PS. No offense intended to any big footed giraffes reading this... :-/
Answer 1:
I am afraid your maximum height potential was determined at the moment of your conception. Malnutrition,injury,disease or toxins may prevent you reaching it,but you can neither exceed or accelerate it.
Neither calcium supplements nor exercise will have any effect and at 18 some individuals will already have undergone fusion of their long bone epiphyses,making further increase in height impossible.
At 5 ft 4 inches is in fact the average final height of a UK female.
Neither calcium supplements nor exercise will have any effect and at 18 some individuals will already have undergone fusion of their long bone epiphyses,making further increase in height impossible.
At 5 ft 4 inches is in fact the average final height of a UK female.
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GP for more years than I care to remember
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