Is Tallness Important?
Our height is a biological characteristic that is affected by many factors. It affects our lives, from our choice of spouse, to our bank account, from our payroll to the length of our lives...
Growth
Growth is the most important indicator of a child's health.
In order to grow up healthy;
- There must be adequate nutritional intake,
- With a normal hormonal status,
- There must be an adequate love environment.
Normal growth is the child's growth at the weight and height values in the growth curve appropriate for his age and gender. Growth standards of each society are different and growth is evaluated with normal growth graphs specific to that society. The fastest period of growth is from birth to one year of age. In the first year, the baby grows up to 24 cm in length. There is an average increase of 12 cm between the ages of 1-2. In the following years, it decreases to 5-6 cm.
Growth reaches puberty;
- 15-20 cm in girls
- In men, it grows up to 20-25 cm
What is Growth Retardation or Short Stature? How is it detected?
The most common causes of short stature are genetic short stature and short stature due to structural delay. Apart from these
;
- Nutrition Insufficiency
- Chronic diseases and chronic drug use
- Lack of Love
- Skeleton Dysplasias
- Chromosomal diseases such as Turner Syndrome
- Endocrine diseases such as Hypothyroidism, Growth Hormone Deficiency and Cushing Syndrome.
Foods That Increase Height. What are they?
- It is important to have adequate and balanced nutrition for normal growth.
- It is extremely important to get enough vitamin D, calcium and zinc with food.
- Fish, dairy products and eggs are beneficial foods.
Sports
Sports is extremely important for a healthy life at all ages. . Stretching exercises such as basketball are especially useful in reaching genetic potential. It is known that exercise increases the secretion of growth hormone.
What to Pay Attention to in Children?
Your child is a year old. If the lda grows less than 5 cm,
If growth has slowed down in recent months and your child is falling behind his peers,
If you have not changed his clothes in the last 1 year,
If there has been no change in his shoe size in the last 1 year,
If your child If the child complains about being the youngest in the class, is withdrawn because he is younger than his peers, and chooses playmates who are younger than himself, be sure to consult a pediatric endocrinologist.
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