I am a 15 year old girl wondering if there is anyway i can get any taller. My 15th birthday was in august and i am 5"4. i have heard that shoe size matters when it comes to your height, but have also heard it does not. my mom is 5"3 and my dad is 5"10. Thanks for all the help!
2007-12-11 05:34:15 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
I was told by a doctor that girls stop growing after they "start" that why some won't perform some surgries until the bones top growing.
2007-12-11 05:42:55 · answer #1 · answered by Too Much!! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe, maybe not.
The height of you parents does not matter (much).
A king in medeival Europe hired a fair number of 6'+ men (when the average male height was about a foot shorter) as an elite unit in his guard/army. He gave each of them wives who were also 6 feet or so in height. Almost without fail, every child born to these "overly" tall couples was "normal."
Given that determination of your height as an adult *does* have a genetic component...no one knows what controls height, although diet (both your mother's while you're in utero, and yours as you grow) does have a direct relationship.
You could come into a growth spurt in 6 months that will see you grow a foot taller in a matter of months, or you may remain 5'4" tall for the rest of your life.
Remember that the "16" for girls and "18" for boys is a *guideline* only.
In any case, if you must be taller, wear flats with thick soles as opposed to heels - infinately fewer health issues, the least of which is joint/back pain.
2007-12-11 14:35:24 · answer #2 · answered by jcurrieii 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Good nutrition & sport activiteis will be great help.Drink 2 or 3 glasses of milk every day (omit cola)...
Basket ball & those sport activities that make u jump encourge your bones to grow more& also be stronger.
Do not forget fruits in your daily diet.Minerals & vitamns r really necessary for u.
U have still 3 years to be taller but you should provide good condition for your body .
2007-12-11 13:51:40 · answer #3 · answered by atsa z 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are probally pretty close to your final height, Since you are a girl you will probably be closer to your moms height. But there is a chace you will still get taller you are still at the age girls still grow.
2007-12-11 14:02:17 · answer #4 · answered by jkinco 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your still growing..i was 16 was 6' now 5' 11''.. then wore 11 shoe size now wear 13...so that isint so on your shoe size
2007-12-11 13:39:09 · answer #5 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I kept growing until I was 16
2007-12-11 13:37:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i wonder the same
im 15
16 in a month tomorrow
and im about 5ft3 :(
i wanna grow some more
my mums dead short, my dads something over 5ft10
2007-12-11 13:38:26 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
swimming help u stretch ur body 2-5 ins
2007-12-11 13:39:41 · answer #8 · answered by Prestige Words 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
u won't stop growing 4 a few years. b patient
2007-12-11 13:42:03 · answer #9 · answered by stefstudy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you might get a inch or 2 but i think your not goin any where else
sry\
tall people aren't everything
i'm 6 feet
2007-12-11 13:42:36 · answer #10 · answered by Jaydow113 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋