I am 17 and I was vegetarian ages 9-16. I'm looking around, and I notice that all of the vegetarians at my school are much shorter than the non-vegetarians. I grew to the staggering height of 5'0". Is it because we did not eat meat that had hormones in it? Has anyone else noticed this?
2006-10-29 04:45:30 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
It's a possibility that you lacked calcium in your diet. A growing body needs plenty of nutrients and vegetarians need to make sure they get plenty of all the essential nutrients.
2006-10-29 04:53:08 · answer #1 · answered by cameron lally cscs 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vegetarianism does not affect your height. Height is usually determined partially by heredity and if your pituitary glands are functioning properly etc. It also depends on taking in enough protein and calcium etc to build strong bones but basically hereditary determines how tall you will be.
2006-10-29 12:54:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have only known one vegetarian and she was about the same height as I am 5'6". So I don't think it affects ht. But I don't know positively.
2006-10-29 12:59:06 · answer #3 · answered by Donna J 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't know, but the vegetarians that i know tend to look at least 15 years "older" than they're real age.
2006-10-29 12:52:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋