Is it true that being a vegitarian stunts your growth?!


Question: ....because I'm a vegitarian and I'm one of the shortest in my school! im in year 9 by the way (as in nsw schools)


Answers: ....because I'm a vegitarian and I'm one of the shortest in my school! im in year 9 by the way (as in nsw schools)

While a good, balanced diet is important for growth, one of the main factors for height is genetics. You would have to be SERIOUSLY lacking in your diet. If your one or both of your parents is shorter than average size, you probably will be as well. I am not a vegetarian, but I am short. My mother was short and dad average size. While my husband, who was raised a vegetarian, is 6'3" and 250 pounds. His parents are both taller than average. You are fine as you are as long as you are getting all of the right nutrients. As a vegetarian, you are probably healthier than most of your peers. It may be helpful to consult a nutritionist or nutritional books in order to find out what you should be eating for your height, build and age. Hope this helps :)

It doesn't stunt; you just won't be over-grown from the steroids and hormones found in meat these days. I'm glad that my body - and mind - will follow the path it was meant to, and not the freakish path humanity is taking.

My grandma use to say that I will stunt my growth and grow hair on my palms if I do this "thing"... But it isn't being a vegetarian though...

chck what you eat because obviously, malnutrtion, whether omni or vegetarian, will have an effect on your growth and overall health.. But if you are getting the proper nutrition, then it should not be a factor.. Outside of some medical condition, genetics is often and probably the cause..

No.

The American Dietetic Association and the Dietitians of Canada support vegetarian and vegan diets for all stages of life.

not if you substitute all the nutrients you need in your vegetarian diet

I'm a vegetarian, and I'm very tall for my age.
I've only known three vegetarians in my life, all of them have been very tall for their age.
So, no - It doesn't stunt growth - In most people anyway,

No. I ate meat my whole child- and early adulthood and I'm 4'11".

No, I've never heard this.

I've been a vegetarian since I was 9 years old and I'm a female who is 5'9" tall. I have been one of the tallest girls in my class since 8th grade (once the growth spurt kicked in).

No, not at all. There's plenty of data to show that children raised veg*n do not differ from their peers in size. Your height is determined almost exclusively by your genes, although a highly deficient diet (like kids starving in famine-prone areas) would have an effect.

Maybe you are just naturally short.

Also, most people are growing far too fast these days due to their bad diets. In the West we are hitting puberty a good ten years sooner then just 100 years ago (probably not ever that far back).

When I was in Japan, I noticed that their teeth are mostly pretty crooked, and screwed up (braces are not as popular or affordable as in N. America too). I was talking to an 80+ year old dentist and he said that before the war everyone's teeth were nice and straight and normal looking. He said that after WWII Japanese people started eating more and more junk foods and Western foods and they started to just grow too fast and as a result, their teeth became all compacted etc and are thus all crooked and nasty looking. People are become their adult height at the age of 13 or 14 now, when in the past it was ten years later, in the early 20s.

That said, both of my kids are vegan... they are both tall compared to others their age -- not to mention much more advanced in any form of athletics, thus far. I know lifetime vegans from other countries that are of normal height, some very tall, well over 6 feet, and some not. Just wait until you are in your early 20s, then you can be fairly certain that this will be your height for the rest of your life.

No, of course not.

not if your already fully grown

Maybe muscular growth, if that's your thing.

Humans are omnivours for a functional reason. We need the iron and other nutrients that meat gives us. If you are a veggitarian there is a good chance you are not getting all the fat, vitamins and minerals you need to grow healthy bones and muscle





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