<p>How do you become taller? I've once heard its only a genetic thing but I've read that nutrition and other factors impacts it as well. What are the other factors and what type of nutrition contributes to height? </p>
<p>Does lifting weights stunt growth?</p>
<p>It's partly genetics and partly nutrition. The genetics you obviously can't change, and if you're past puberty, the nutrition part isn't going to help all that much either.</p>
<p>So without some kind of crazy(ie illegal and dangerous) medical procedure, you're pretty much stuck with your height.</p>
<p>if you are not done growing: calcium and protein!!!! (milk!!)</p>
<p>Sleep. You're taller in the morning than the evening because of it.</p>
<p>Lifting Weights does NOT stun height growth.</p>
<p>I've heard too much caffeine can stunt growth if you're still growing (in other words, 14 year olds needs to stop drinking so much Starbucks). Poor nutrition can stunt it, but I think it has to be really bad to keep you more than an inch from where you would normally be, like having an eating disorder-- one of my friends had bulimia when she was 9 (yes, nine years old) and then again when she was 13 and she's most likely several inches shorter than she should be. Her mom is about 5'5 and her dad is about 6 foot and she's only 5'1. </p>
<p>I have heard that what you can do is take your parents' heights and average them and add 2 inches if you're male and subtract 2 inches in you're female. That's what I did and I am approx. that height. (maybe like 1/4 of an inch off)</p>
<p>By using that formula, I should be 5'10.5". Its an inch too short. </p>
<p>I bet some types of stretching will make u taller.</p>
<p>I'm pretty tall (5'11") considering I come from a very short family ..</p>
<p>The only thing I can think of is simply eating well and getting all your vitamins. I also drink a glass of milk before bed every night. How much this impacted my growth -- IDK.</p>
<p>It's genetic</p>
<p>I'm 6'3 and I didn't eat well as a child</p>
<p>cmaher: Not eating well as a child in a first-world country isn't eating that bad at all. I meant more like semi-starvation or some sort of eating disorder (as was previously mentioned).</p>
<p>I recommend stilts.</p>
<p>Ritalin and other meds in that category slow linear growth
You will end up shorter if you do not take drug holidays---no meds over the summer/weekends for example</p>
<p>im 6'9" and i just drink alot of milk and drive fast it seems to work for me</p>
<p>sleeping. not getting enough rest won't help. the exact same thing with losing weight. you're body works best when it has had enough rest.</p>
<p>Good posture will make you appear taller (and it's good for you too!).</p>
<p>Let's see...</p>
<p>I have a horrible diet.
I play video games all day long.
I have horrible sleeping patterns.</p>
<p>I'm 6'4" and still going.</p>
<p>So much for nutrition and sleep!</p>
<p>You could always wear verticle stripes, straight-legged jeans, and pointy shoes to make you look taller, spike your hair if you're a guy. I don't know about that formula though. Wouldn't that mean it would be very rare for anyone to be taller or shorter than both of his/her parents? I think that situation is common enough. My mom is 5'3'', my dad is 6', and I'm 6'2''; the formula says I should be 5'9.5''.</p>
<p>I don't know about that "formula".</p>
<p>I'm taller than both of my parents.</p>
<p>Again, Chris C2, nutrition will only have a significant impact if you are extremely underfed. While living off twinkies and pop-tarts certainly isn't good for you, it won't impact your height as long as you're not starving yourself. A 'horrible diet' isn't really all that horrible in the first world.</p>
<p>My dad is 5'9 and my mom is 5'4. However, I am 6'2. My dad always tells me that I am big for a chinese guy. That's why I can never buy any good clothes that fit me in China. </p>
<p>Height is hard to predict. Generally, Americans are taller than other races. My dad once told me that if you play basketball, you will get taller. I did play basketball for three years from 10-13, when I was still growing. I don't know if that helped me or not.</p>