Is height hereditary?

Every parent hopes that their child can grow taller, so they let their children drink milk from an early age. However, some children are always shorter than their peers. Is height hereditary? In genetics, many aspects are indeed related to heredity, and height is also largely hereditary. Seventy percent comes from parents, but thirty percent is acquired. If the parents are not tall, they can make their children grow taller through diet, exercise and other methods.

Is height hereditary?

Height genetic code: 35% from dad, 35% from mom, 30% from environment

In view of this genetic law, some scientists have compiled a formula to predict the height of children:

Boy's height = (father's height + mother's height) × 1.08 ÷ 2 or (father's height + mother's height + 13) ÷ 2

Girl's height = (father's height × 0.923 + mother's height) ÷ 2 or (father's height + mother's height - 13) ÷ 2

Therefore, it is incorrect to blindly measure a child's future height based on the height of his or her father or mother.

How to make your baby grow taller

1. Protein intake

Protein is a key nutrient for children's growth. Japanese children are accustomed to drinking a glass of milk every day. The improvement in their physical fitness has attracted worldwide attention: the average height has increased by 11 cm compared with the previous generation, and the weight has increased by 8 kg. They have become one of the countries with the longest life expectancy in the world and are internationally recognized as a "miracle of human physical development."

2. Sports

Physical exercise promotes children's blood circulation, accelerates metabolism, and promotes bone growth and development. Outdoor sports are also beneficial to calcium absorption. We often see children running happily, getting tanned and strong, rarely getting sick and being strong and tall.

3. Psychological pressure

Excessive psychological stress on children can lead to dysfunction of the neuroendocrine system, thereby affecting the secretion of growth hormone and ultimately causing short stature.

Precautions during pregnancy

Pregnancy is a wonderful life experience, but it is also accompanied by discomfort, stress, danger and confusion. For pregnant women, every aspect of life will affect the fetus in the belly, so pregnant women should pay attention to every small detail in life and deal with it patiently to make pregnancy life easy and happy, and allow the baby in the belly to arrive in the best condition. Prospective parents must do their homework in all aspects during pregnancy. The physical and mental health of pregnant women will undergo great changes during pregnancy. As a pregnant woman, you must face these detailed changes and know what you can do and what you cannot do. Life begins with a fertilized egg cell. A cell divides, differentiates, develops into a normal fetus and is delivered, which requires coordination between the mother and the fetus. During this process, any abnormality in either the mother or the fetus may affect the normal progress of the pregnancy. In short, pregnancy is a physiological process that brings both joy and worry. Expectant mothers should maintain a healthy mentality and care for themselves, which is caring for their children.