I have never drank milk, and I don't like it. I'm 4ft11in. Could that be a reason why I am short. I am also 14. So, please help me. My parent are like 5ft9in. and they drink milk? So, can you tell me how tall I will be? And also answer my milk question.
2007-08-10 05:23:07 · 12 answers · asked by Nicole. 3 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
No, not at all:) My sister is 6 feet tall and she s never drunk milk cause she can t digest the lactose. You are only 14 so you have many years ahead to keep growing. Just eat things that have calcium and that will help your bones.
2007-08-10 05:29:22 · answer #1 · answered by Jassy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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Good luck
2007-08-12 10:50:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was 4ft 9in until i was 15 and then i shot up to 5ft 7in..which is how tall i am today and I'm 23. I never drink milk. I would suggest getting your calcium some way. I take multi-vitamins everyday. But i doubt your short because you don't drink milk. And you may not get much taller, but once again, I doubt its from milk.
2007-08-10 12:27:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's a lot of fall out to not drinking milk. It is a good source of calcium. There are other sources, but if you don't get enough it will stunt your growth. It can also effect your hair and nails making them thin and brittle. You will also make yourself lactose intolerant. Humans are born with the enzyme needed to digest milk at birth. The enzyme continues to exist as long as it's used. If you go a long period of time without dairy, that enzyme sort of dies.
2007-08-10 12:29:01 · answer #4 · answered by DrDebate 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No one can really tell how tall you will be without factoring in your parents height. Milk probably didn't have a factor in it at all. My guess is that you may be genetically short. Give your parents height and a doctor can probably average it out for you. That's what mine did.
2007-08-10 12:27:03 · answer #5 · answered by Hello Again 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will definitely be more susceptible to breaking bones all the time and osteoporosis when your older. And that's not good at all.
as far as your height goes, you're ONLY 14. you haven't finished growing yet. my cousin (boy) was 5'5" all through high school and then grew 7 inches after HS graduation.
2007-08-10 12:35:33 · answer #6 · answered by sugar sweet 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no..LOL! milk just makes your teeth strong and the reason why your short is because of your mom's or dad's ancestors.... you still have time to grow i was 5'3 and in less in a year i was 5'7... you will be like 5'3-5'5 which is not bad because that almost everyones height now days if you wanna get taller get in a sport basketball... that got me taller
2007-08-10 12:28:20 · answer #7 · answered by gaby_villanueva 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A nutritious diet makes people taller on average. It also makes them live longer. Genetics play a much greater role, though.
2007-08-10 12:26:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no. because carrotine is the mineral that responsible for growth and development so as all other are secondary in this case if u worry about calcium thtere are many other resourses of it such as ice cream eggs etc.
2007-08-10 12:29:09 · answer #9 · answered by alex 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not at all.... i didnt drink milk or take supplements until this year (im 24) and i am 6'0".... sadly i also smoked since i was 12 which was supposed to stunt my growth as well. but i also didnt have a growth spurt until i was 14.
2007-08-10 12:27:32 · answer #10 · answered by dan l 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋