Does Coffee really stunt growth? Please provide some kind of evidence or facts, I was just wondering because im 5'8 and ive been drinking it for about a year and I do not know if i am getting any taller. So if you know if coffee stunts growth do tell, thank you.
2007-02-12 15:32:03 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
Yep-I was supposed to be 7'3", but I'm only 6'1". Just kidding...drinking coffee will not stunt your growth. You may get an acid stomach, though
2007-02-12 16:49:50 · answer #1 · answered by kartouche 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
FishRN makes some good points. I'd just like to add that maybe the "myth" that caffeine/coffee stunts growth is not what you should really be concerned about. Caffeine is a nervous system stimulant. While there are some positive consequences of drinking caffeine containing beverages like coffee (including being more alert, and according to some studies having more physical stamina), any stimulant has the potential to make you very jittery and nervous. As with most stimulants, there is an inverse "U" curve: increasing stimulant intake may help you focus and concentrate, but only to a point. Beyond that point you lose focus because you become so nervous and jittery. One or two cups of coffee a day should be enough to get your mind going in the morning. If you start to drink more than that you could eventually become addicted to caffeine. And caffeine also is a diuretic, meaning you lose water and with it also mineral nutrients.
2016-03-29 04:21:11 · answer #2 · answered by Karen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everything stunts growth now a days.
but apparently coffee does. I never drank and still don't because I'm only 5 3 and I'm hoping for a growth spurt. my doctor said I'll be growing until I'm 21 since I'm so small....so lets hope!
2007-02-12 15:36:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Will coffee stop you from growing taller, no. You height is pretty much determined by genetics not coffee. There are some interesting facts on coffe on this site.
2007-02-12 15:46:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Coffee doesnt make such a stunt growing.
Growth is form according to your generation person.
Most of them said that coffee is injurious to human health....
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2007-02-12 16:56:51 · answer #5 · answered by Catherine W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Framingham study, a thirty year study of a group consuming coffee, came up with no such finding.
2007-02-12 15:39:01 · answer #6 · answered by Serinity4u2find 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no coffee doesn't stunt your growth.... your height was decided while you were being formed in your mothers womb... just like gymnastics doesn't stunt your grownth either and stretching exercises don't make you grow.
2007-02-12 15:36:13 · answer #7 · answered by KitKat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no ...thats what my grandma us to tell us thoughwhen we were kids, thats funny.
2007-02-12 15:34:56 · answer #8 · answered by SARcasm,RN 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋