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gdr2004 · 08-09-2004, 08:56 PM

So I'm 18, and I'm about 5'4 or so. *sniff* My mother is short but recently, one of my relatives told me that if I continue to drink milk and stretch in the mornings, I can still grow. This prompted me to do some internet research and lo and behold, I found a whole bunch of growth supplements. Their testimonials say that they've grown 3 inches or so! Does the body still continue to grow ever after 18? I've heard of basketball players continuing to grow even in their early 20's. What's the low down on this? Help! :-p

TopRamen66 · 08-09-2004, 09:19 PM

Those groth hormones can really fuck with you. I'd steer clear of those. That said I grew about an inch my 18th year, which was down from about 4 when I was 17, but I DID grow. Drinking milk and streching are still great things to do though.

CoachAlan · 08-09-2004, 11:53 PM

I did a quick search on Google, and it seems that most of the supplements are based on HGH. Before buying anything with HGH, you should read this article on Quackwatch.com. It will tell you the positive and negative effects of HGH therapies.

In the mean time, humor me with this mental exercise: Imagine you were a drug researcher. Imagine that you had developed a drug that would make people grow taller with absolutely no side effects (which these sites all seem to claim).

Would you...
A) Make up your own cheesy website and try to get people to buy your wonderdrug.
Or would you...
B) Put the drug through clinical trials and get it approved to be sold on the level to anyone looking to grow taller.

Consider that with option A, you might make some pretty good money and help some people, but with option B you would help millions more people to grow tall and make millions or billions for yourself in the process.

These supposed wonder drugs are listed as "supplements" for a reason. It's because they don't cut muster in clinical trials. Simply put, they don't work. You don't see Pfizer or Merck or Bayer claiming they can make people grow.

Stretching is a good thing to do, and drinking milk is probably good. Turning to the internet for a grow-taller pill is definitely not a good idea.

08-09-2004, 08:56 PM	#1 (permalink)
gdr2004 Crazy Location: CA	Growing taller (what can I do?) So I'm 18, and I'm about 5'4 or so. sniff My mother is short but recently, one of my relatives told me that if I continue to drink milk and stretch in the mornings, I can still grow. This prompted me to do some internet research and lo and behold, I found a whole bunch of growth supplements. Their testimonials say that they've grown 3 inches or so! Does the body still continue to grow ever after 18? I've heard of basketball players continuing to grow even in their early 20's. What's the low down on this? Help! :-p

08-09-2004, 11:53 PM	#3 (permalink)
CoachAlan Psycho Location: Las Vegas	I did a quick search on Google, and it seems that most of the supplements are based on HGH. Before buying anything with HGH, you should read this article on Quackwatch.com. It will tell you the positive and negative effects of HGH therapies. In the mean time, humor me with this mental exercise: Imagine you were a drug researcher. Imagine that you had developed a drug that would make people grow taller with absolutely no side effects (which these sites all seem to claim). Would you... A) Make up your own cheesy website and try to get people to buy your wonderdrug. Or would you... B) Put the drug through clinical trials and get it approved to be sold on the level to anyone looking to grow taller. Consider that with option A, you might make some pretty good money and help some people, but with option B you would help millions more people to grow tall and make millions or billions for yourself in the process. These supposed wonder drugs are listed as "supplements" for a reason. It's because they don't cut muster in clinical trials. Simply put, they don't work. You don't see Pfizer or Merck or Bayer claiming they can make people grow. Stretching is a good thing to do, and drinking milk is probably good. Turning to the internet for a grow-taller pill is definitely not a good idea. __________________ "If I cannot smoke cigars in heaven, I shall not go!" - Mark Twain

08-09-2004, 09:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
TopRamen66 Insane	Those groth hormones can really fuck with you. I'd steer clear of those. That said I grew about an inch my 18th year, which was down from about 4 when I was 17, but I DID grow. Drinking milk and streching are still great things to do though.