When it comes to the development of a child’s height, parents will naturally think of nutrition. In fact, the child’s failure to grow taller is not just a matter of nutrition.
How can a child not grow taller?
Factor 1 Genetic
Parents are not tall, the child will be short? Answer.
This is not true. Genetics does not determine everything about a child, at least in terms of height, genetics only accounts for 70% of the influence, and 30% depends on the nurturing of the child. That is to say, if properly raised, short parents can also raise tall children, on the contrary, if not properly raised, children born to tall parents, height is not necessarily high.
Factor 2: Endocrine gland function
Wow, what is this stuff? Answer.
The main endocrine hormones that affect height growth are growth hormone, thyroid hormone and sex hormones.
Growth hormone is necessary to regulate the normal growth of the human body from birth to adulthood, it increases in secretion in the case of deep sleep, exercise, hypoglycemia, etc., and decreases in the case of psychological depression, brain tumors, treatment with glucocorticoids;
Thyroid hormone is also an important factor in promoting bone growth and material metabolism;
Sex hormones are associated with accelerated growth and development during puberty.
Therefore, lack of growth hormone or insensitivity to growth hormone, hypothyroidism, precocious puberty and early epiphyseal closure, and excessive psychological stress can all lead to short stature or short stature.
Factor three disease influence
What is the relationship between diseases and children’s height? Answer.
The effect of disease on growth and development is obvious.
Chronic infections often lead to weight loss;
Long-term chronic diseases affect the development of weight and height;
Endocrine diseases often cause delayed skeletal growth and neurological development; congenital diseases have a more pronounced effect on growth and development.
Therefore, if a child is short or short, a comprehensive examination should be done to rule out the possibility of these diseases.
Factor 4: Influence of “external factors
I just want to raise my child quietly, from a young age, sound children’s personality cultivation, so that there is temperament! Answer.
The main thing to look at is temperament, there is nothing wrong with that. But don’t forget to also look at the base, a short small temperament where? How can “quietly” let the child lose at the starting line
Adequate calories, high quality protein, various vitamins, minerals and essential trace elements such as calcium, iron, zinc, etc. are the material basis for normal growth of children, and the younger they are, the greater the impact of nutrition. Severe rickets and iron and zinc deficiency can cause growth lag. Exercise and sleep can promote the secretion of growth hormone, so lack of nutrition or imbalance, exercise and lack of sleep can lead to short stature or short.
Factor 5 is related to maternal pregnancy condition
Wow! Is it possible that from the time of pregnancy, you can start to determine the future height of your child? Answer.
Many people overlook the fact that many of the mother’s actions while the child is still in the mother’s womb can also affect the child’s future height.
If the child does not receive adequate nutrition in the womb or if growth is affected by other factors, the child will be born smaller and lighter than expected, referred to as a “small for gestational age child”.
Although 90% of babies can catch up with their lagging height within 2 years of birth, 10% of babies are still born younger than expected. However, 10% of children will not grow as much as expected without treatment.