Protein boosts height growth in girls (More = taller, less = shorter - Does not work with boys)

Medical Xpress / University of Bonn / The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism ^ | Apr. 7, 2022 | Yifan Hua et al

[ConservativeMind]

Quite a few young men would like to increase their height. However, a study by nutritionists shows that they do not benefit from increased protein intake in terms of their adult height. In contrast, young women often see it as problematic when their height significantly exceeds 1.80 meters. Here, during growth, a protein intake adapted to the recommendations can even cause a reduction of a few centimeters.

While an increase in protein intake had no effect on body height in the boys and young men, a clear relationship was found in the girls. According to the scientists' calculations, an average increase of about seven grams of protein daily above the intake recommendations leads on average to an increase in height of one centimeter. "If no increase in height is desired, girls may even achieve a reduction in their later adult height by a few centimeters during growth by adjusting their protein intake to the recommendations, i.e. by not unnecessarily raising their protein intake," says Remer.

In boys, there are interactions with sex hormones

Even at intakes clearly above requirements, protein still has significant growth-promoting effects in girls, according to the data. In principle, protein intake should not be markedly higher than recommendations, such as 48 grams per day for 15- to 17-year-old female adolescents, the researchers said.

However, in reality, daily protein intake for many children is considerably higher, in some cases by 1.7 to 2 times. "Possible long-term consequences of correspondingly high protein intakes have not yet been satisfactorily examined," says Prof. Remer. "Only for bone stability have we been able to observe positive relations with increased protein intake in past studies, provided that the fruit and vegetable intake was not too low and thus the diet-dependent acid load was not too high."

[bunkerhill7]

All the girls in my class growing up for 13 years were shorter than the shortest boy, except for two girls; they were the tallest girls.They both had millionaire fathers. They lived in mansions at the beach on the lake. I wonder why they were the tallest girls....duhhhhhhh

[YogicCowboy]

You wrote:

“Flawed study. Height during growth depends upon genetics and the amount of exposure to sunshine, the Vitamin D kick.”

I wrote:

“That is partly true, and partly false:...”

Then you wrote:

“If all growth factors... are not accounted for then it is a flawed study.”

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It is you who made a simplistic, categorical assertion. I was responding to that error.

I never said it was not a flawed study. I said that your original assertion was partly true, and partly false.

It indeed was partly true, and partly false: You admitted as much in your response by acknowledging that there were many factors involved (i.e., not just “genetics” and “amount of exposure to sunshine”!).

Your statement completely disregarded diet, digestion, and assimilation, among other things. Sunshine and genetics do not make D3 without the necessary dietary precursors and proper digestion and assimilation.

Respond to what I wrote - not to what I did not write.

[Paleo Conservative]

1.8 meters equals 5’9”

No!

1" = 2.54 cm exactly!

180 cm = 70.86"

That makes 180 cm just under 5'11".

[cpdiii]

Please please please you girls eat a lot of protein. I love lovely long legged ladies but alas I an 73 and married. Do it for my grandsons. LOL

[ConservativeMind]

I agree!

[bunkerhill7]

Sorry about that.

[humblegunner]

Respond to what I wrote

You don't give any orders around here, Yogi.