Will Eating More Food make me Grow Taller?
 

DR. WALLACE: I'm 13 and not very tall. I'm a big eater and I'm wondering, if I ate more, would I grow taller? I don't have an eating disorder, but I do want to stay slim. But if eating more food will make me grow taller, then I'll stop worrying about being slim until I'm tall.
- Sue, Pekin

The University of Pittsburgh conducted research on 162 children to find out if the amount of food one eats determines one's growth and height. After five years of study, it was determined that those children who ate the most weighed more, but did not grow taller. The research group is convinced a person's height is governed by heredity. The majority of females continue growing until they're 17, so you've got four more years to add height.

THE NEWS, FREDERICK MD
June 11th, 1997

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