Seven food groups that make you taller were recommended. These included eggs, milk, almonds, and sweet potatoes.
“Can food grow taller,” said Medical News Today, an online media for medical information in the UK. In the March 29 article titled Can food make you taller? Is it possible? I wrote to help.
Height is a large genetic factor. It is known that the contribution of genes to height growth reaches about 80%. When you become an adult and stop growing, eating certain foods may not make you taller.
In addition to genes, what affects height growth are nutrition, exercise, sleep, and disease.
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Eggs contain a variety of nutrients such as calcium, protein, vitamin D, folic acid, and vitamin B12 that help height growth and development. According to a study conducted in 2015, vitamin B12 and folic acid deficiency in children interferes with growth. In a 2017 Ecuadorian study, when children aged 6 to 9 months were given one egg per day for six months, their growth improved.
Dairy products such as milk are rich in calcium, which is essential for bone growth and development. Milk is nicknamed’King of Calcium’.
Almonds, a type of nut, contain plenty of vitamin E. A study published in 2014 found that vitamin E deficiency inhibited the growth of children. Vitamin E deficiency is more common in children than in adults.
Legumes are rich in protein that makes blood and flesh. A study published in 2016 found that lack of protein intake hinders height growth.
Fish such as tuna and salmon provide vitamin D and calcium. Vitamin D promotes bone growth and development by helping the body absorb calcium. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced that vitamin D helps prevent rickets.
Vitamin C, which is abundant in fruit, is also an important nutrient for bone health. Vitamin C helps produce collagen, which is a protein that strengthens bones and inhibits bone damage.
In a study introduced in 2016, berries such as strawberries were found to help bone health. It was interpreted by the fact that berries are rich in vitamins and ingredients that have excellent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects.
Sweet potatoes are a great source of vitamin A. According to a 2013 study, carotenoids such as beta-carotene, an antioxidant in yellow and orange vegetables, strengthened the bones. Carotenoids are converted into vitamin A in the body.
One whole roasted sweet potato contains 1,403 ㎍ of vitamin A. It was found to be 1.6 times the recommended daily intake of vitamin A. Reporter Kang Kyung-nam
