I've heard coffee can "stunt" growth but is it true and does it mean that it will temporarily stop growing or make it so that you really will be shorter when you get older?
2006-12-18 02:32:23 · 6 answers · asked by Courtney 3 in Food & Drink ➔ Non-Alcoholic Drinks
It does not stunt your growth. The only thing bad in coffee is caffeine. Caffeine is a diuretic.
If coffee stunts your growth, I wouldn't be 6'5". I started drinking coffee when I was 4.
2006-12-19 15:27:51 · answer #1 · answered by drewbear_99 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hello George Bitar here,
Neither.
Thanks, George Bitar
2006-12-18 10:40:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am taller then my peers and close family. I drink coffee all the time so I guess I'm living proof that caffeine probly doesn't affect your height.
2006-12-18 11:05:22 · answer #3 · answered by cuttiiee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a myth.
Coffee is actually recommended for ADHD kids, as caffeine has a calming effect on those guys.
2006-12-18 11:03:24 · answer #4 · answered by Sugar Pie 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think that is just an old wives tale. But there is a couple of articles on coffe here that may have info on it. I haven't read them yet but you can check them out here.
2006-12-18 11:36:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It does nothing. That's just something parents tell kids to make them not do something.
Frogs don't really give warts and playing with yourself won't make you go blind.
2006-12-18 10:35:53 · answer #6 · answered by ksmpmjoll 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋