If you did it constantly from the age of 13? I'm not talking about an eating disorder, just dieting.
2006-12-20 04:59:14 · 11 answers · asked by I am the Badger Princess. 4 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
Is that not the point of dieting to stunt growth? Outwards anyway. hehehe!
2006-12-20 05:02:37 · answer #1 · answered by firefly 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes it can, if it's done the wrong way. Starvation diets and the use of fat burners or diet pills can wreak havoc with anyone's metabolism, but the danger factor is much higher in teenagers because their bodies are still developing. Don't be misled though -- the wrong type of diet or using the wrong weight loss products CAN stunt growth in teenagers, but there's no way to be sure whether any of those things WILL stunt a teen's growth.
2006-12-20 13:08:09 · answer #2 · answered by sarge927 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not the dieting that stunts growth its the fact that when teenagers go on diets they usually either starve themselves or just eat dieting bars or drink dieting that do not give you all the nutrients needed to continue growth. Therefore the body doesnt have what it needs and growth will slow down.
2006-12-20 13:13:22 · answer #3 · answered by Jacob C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on what you consider "dieting." It's certainly not healthy to deprive your body of any type of nutrients, including carbs and fats. If you eat a balanced diet including *all* of the food groups, and get a decent amount of exercise, then you should be fine. If you did something like the Atkins diet, or counting calories, then it is very dangerous for any human being, but especially for one who is growing, and it could very possibly stunt your growth.
In the end, you should really ask your doctor, who knows more about you and your medical history and can give you a definite answer.
2006-12-20 13:02:31 · answer #4 · answered by Sappho 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, fat cells are used extensively in the growth process and mental development. Just be balanced and with your diet and exercise. There is no shortcut without bad side effects.
2006-12-20 13:02:18 · answer #5 · answered by Michael C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depends on what kind of dieting. If it means eating healthy and exercising properly, then no it won't stunt your growth, it might make you better physically.
2006-12-20 13:01:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes! It can affect both physical and intellectual upon the degree of the dieting.
2006-12-20 13:00:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sure. With out well balanced nutrition the body will not preform or grow to its potential.
2006-12-20 13:06:39 · answer #8 · answered by str_atKnowledge 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends. if you ate all of the major vitamins and got plenty of eversise, and ate your food groups then no. if you just ate one kind of food yes
2006-12-20 13:23:55 · answer #9 · answered by DAnne :] 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is possible.
i had a friend that went on a diet
and she never grew since then.
but i guess it does matter on
what you reduce your food on
as well.
2006-12-20 13:04:33 · answer #10 · answered by whylime 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋