In this era of “fear of shortness”, many parents try to give their children “increase height”. Television, the network, newspapers, a variety of “height increasing drugs” “height increasing secret formula” advertisements are endless. Recently, many accusations of “height-enhancing drugs” sound up: Nanjing, Ms. Xia’s 5-year-old son ate a “height-enhancing drugs”, not only did not grow taller, in turn, the hair became thicker, and even grew a moustache; Ms. Wang to her daughter to eat a “height-enhancing drugs”. “height-enhancing drugs”, although the height of a little longer, but the daughter’s fourth grade menstruation, diagnosed by the doctor to continue to grow high chances are very small; Mr. Liu’s daughter to take the drug, the height did not grow much, the body began to get fat, and the proportion became deformed …… These parents regret a lot, the loss of money is small, destroyed the child’s health and the hope of growing taller this is the most fatal. What in the world is the “height increasing drug”? Why it can not increase height, but instead “limit height”? A few days ago, the media on several drugstores and Taobao “hot-selling height-enhancing drugs” investigation found that in the “Nobel Science and Technology” “Chinese medicine secret recipe” “U.S. aviation science and technology” and so on. Aviation science and technology” and other varied packaging, “height-enhancing drugs” are divided into four main types: the first, calcium medicine; the second, compound amino acids; the third, there is no labeling of the ingredients of traditional Chinese medicine. These products will really have the role of height? Pediatric experts believe that these drugs have no significant height-enhancing effect, if taken blindly will even cause health hazards. For example, the first calcium supplements, calcium deficiency will limit the growth of height, if not calcium deficiency but blind calcium supplement, not only can not promote growth, but will cause hypercalcemia, calcium will also be deposited in the organs, affecting the function of the organs. The second compound amino acid, there is no research to prove which one amino acid can make people grow taller. Amino acids are just a substance produced during the digestion of proteins in the body, and there is no difference between eating amino acids and eating protein-rich foods, such as fish, meat and eggs. The third, growth hormone is even more unreliable, “the clinical use of growth hormone are using the injection method, if eaten directly into the will be digested, completely lose its effect.” The so-called growth hormone-containing is definitely a fraud. The last type of Chinese medicine containing unknown ingredients, but there is no way to evaluate its role and safety. For the case of “height-enhancing drugs” appeared after eating “long beard” “menstruation” situation, experts said that the drug may contain sex hormones. Sex hormones do promote the role of height, but it is a method of pulling the seedling to grow, because sex hormones will make the age of the bone, epiphysis closure faster, so that the child to end the growth of early, the final height will be shorter. Finally emphasized that if parents believe that their children’s short stature, must go to a major hospital for examination, with the help of doctors to determine the treatment plan, do not buy their own “heightening drugs” to take. Parents should be how to determine whether the child is slow growth? 1, the child in kindergarten or school is always in line with the first 3 or half a head shorter than children of the same age; 2, the child can wear a pair of pants (shoes) for several years? 3, there is a simple formula for 2-10 years old children’s average height calculation: height = age * 5 + 85cm If you find that the child’s height is lower than the average height of 5-7cm, parents should consider taking their children to the regular hospital.