2007-12-27 08:52:02 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
At 19 your chances of growing taller are not particularly good as males usually stop growing at 18 and often earlier and sometimes later.
Perhaps a search for "grow taller naturally" might be of interest.
2007-12-27 12:45:22 · answer #1 · answered by Susan Yarrawonga 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately, this may not happen for you.
Long bone growth (i.e., your height) occurs in the epiphyseal plates http://www.mrs.umn.edu/~goochv/HAP/lectures/bone/Image43.gif. Cartilage ossifies, or is replaced by bone, until you are about 17. After that, the epiphyseal plates fuse into solid bone and you stop growing. An adult epiphyseal plate looks like this, fused solid: http://webschoolsolutions.com/systems/bone-growth.gif
In some individuals, epiphyseal plates fuse as late as age 21. However, there is nothing you can do to slow or stop this fusion process; it's genetic.
If your plates haven't fused yet, you can assure that you achieve your optimum growth potential by eating properly and healthy (i.e., proteins, fruits, vegetables).
(I would be happy to be 5'8"! I'm 5'4".)
2007-12-27 09:04:29 · answer #2 · answered by july 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, but there is no magic for this.... your height is determined mostly by your genes .... if your parents are a certain height, you will be close to that...
There is some evidence that growth hormones in red meat are making the overal population taller, but it can't be used indivdually......
2007-12-27 09:03:53 · answer #3 · answered by Sophie B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is nothing you can do, but find a way to accept the reality that you are 5'8" and will get shorter as you age.
2007-12-27 08:58:36 · answer #4 · answered by Christine M 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋