[jawknee]

I know drinking milk will help you grow taller, but if you're a teen that is still trying to grow, will milk really help? Has anyone ever had a person actually sprout because they drank milk at a later age? I'm 17 BTW

[x0_tiKKi]

I'm not really sure since I barely drink milk.
But my friend, who loves milk, says it doesn't work. SHe was like "Whoever said drinking milk makes you taller is lying, 'cause I've been drinking milk every day and I'm still short."

[PDURRR]

i love milk and i'm short too hahah

milk doesn't really make you tall, it just makes your bones stronger

[amore.]

I love milk and drink lots of it daily... but I'm still 4'11. Myth!

[Anglian_Viking]

I know drinking milk will help you grow taller, but if you're a teen that is still trying to grow, will milk really help? Has anyone ever had a person actually sprout because they drank milk at a later age? I'm 17 BTW

Milk alone does nothing to growth unless your growth plates are still active and opened, they can increase density of bone but it won't stretch height just width, there are good build blocks and stimulants in milk.

Nutrients in milk:
calcium; the main structural building blocks in your bones,
magnesium; helps synthesise proteins and strengthen bone structure,
Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1); a sort of stimulant and a by product of growth hormone that promotes growths and recovery,
proteins; the basic working and structural building block of the body,
bovine colostrum*; stimulant that boost Immune system, growth, physic strength.

*(If lucky enough to get milk from a cow that's just given birth)

Having extra building block such as calcium and proteins won't make a difference, just like a house with a specific building plan that has extra bricks, the bricks are just going to lay there when the required amount of bricks are already used up. The stimulants, hormones, growth factors or whatever you call them are the builders, they speed up the amount of bricks being laid, once the building has finish they have little use except for repairing, builder work according to the structural plan and need. Everyone has a building plan and that's your genetics.

I'm bad with analogies

I drink 2 litres (8 glasses) of milk a day cause I'm a lac-ova vegetarian(I depend on milk and eggs for liquid and protein rather than soy and other beans) at the age of 16, I used to drink atleast 1 litres (4 glass) when I was 11, that's not including cheese and yogurt I eat everyday. 75% of milk is complete protein so it's a slightly better quality than soy. After all these years I'm still short, though my leg and arm bones are very dense on X-ray pictures, possibly due to the combination of running, jumping exercises and calcium intake. I have 3 time the daily recommended amount of calcium and I always tend to get anemic once in awhile due to malabsorptions, calcium and iron has to cancel each other out and since I got way more calcium than iron guess what ends up being absorbed? The calcium.

[Jiae]

^You took the words out of my mouth! ^ ^;
Milk is good for your bones because it has Calcium! (:

(If only t here was a 'remedy' to get alittle shorter.. (jk) ahaha)

[Anglian_Viking]

^You took the words out of my mouth! ^ ^;
Milk is good for your bones because it has Calcium! (:

(If only t here was a 'remedy' to get alittle shorter.. (jk) ahaha)

I might be very likely to put a remedy for height increase, it'll be very a intensive height growing routine with a 97% fail rate, I just don't have the time or equipment right now. When I say intensive I mean like giving up atleast 2 hours a day. everyday for months on end exercising, stretching and hanging using lots of weights and equipment. The routine will be designed to for people will closed inactive growth plates by totally altering the building plan that I'd talk about from my previous post above, the only way change your genes is put your self through so much pain and endurance of time that the piezoelectrical current would change genetics, I.E going through hell is the only way for me. There must be a need for my bones for adapt to in order to grow, if you have a large muscle mass your bones will adapt to grow wider in order to support it, the piezoelectrical current produced from the actual exercise may actually change your genetics or atleast phenotype, all I have to do is to make a routine that obeys wolf's law in a vertical sense so I grow in length and not width.

[tuna_madunna]

I love milk yet I'm only 5'4 and something, I'm 18 and I haven't grown a single centimeter since I was 16 :[
Good luck for the both of us. LOL. We must do some STRETCHING XDD

[tomatomato]

milk only build stronger bones, not taller bones. by 17, it's ot likely you'll grow any taller

[~ BunnyliciouS ~]

if you're a guy, you're still growing.

most cases you'll be as tall as your dad, rarely go over.

[kimchii]

^ yeahhh my OLDER brother's SOO SHORT, shorter than me then again my dad's considered a giant amongst asian men o__o

i'm 5'9 and i never drank milk... voluntarily.. LOL so i don't think so i think it's 90% genetics, the rest... exercise and lifestyle

[haute_byul]

depends .. if youre a girl, probably not but guy, youre probably still growing... best bet would be .. exercise a lot, especially stretching ^^ ..last year i was 5'5 and now im 5'7 from all the stretching ive done and exercising and eating right gluck~

[I_broke_a_nail!]

Maybe it'll work for you... but you're closing in on the age where you stop growing height-wise.
I want to be 5'8" but i'm just like... 5'6.. and a half or something.

I drank so much milk but never worked out.
I think yoga might help or stretching in general.

How much do you want to grow?

[Anglian_Viking]

^ yeahhh my OLDER brother's SOO SHORT, shorter than me then again my dad's considered a giant amongst asian men o__o

i'm 5'9 and i never drank milk... voluntarily.. LOL so i don't think so i think it's 90% genetics, the rest... exercise and lifestyle

Tall fathers tend to have taller daughters and tall mothers tend to have taller sons and vice versa.

[yienyienyien]

I don't think it helps. My sis is lactose intolerant, she doesn't drink milk but she's tall (because of genes). Try doing some stretching, swimming, basketball, SPORTS. (:

[Pogichinoy]

Milk, donuts and stretching help get your taller.

[sentuhmentalfo0l]

^ donuts?
my brother and i swam a lot during like middle-high school
and he shot up like 7 inches while i only grew about an inch and a half

[Eternal Love]

I love milk and drink lots of it daily... but I'm still 4'11. Myth!

^amore:
omgsh, a 4'11"-er!!!!
that's my height T_T
i just wanna kill my genes and like create a new one.
i'd REALLY like to grow over 5 ft, but i doubt that's happening.
my mom's at my height, so i doubt i'm growing anymore either.
howeverrrrr, my parents continue to make me drink like a gallon of milk everday,
and jumproping. they apparently heard somewhere that jumproping help you get taller. >_<

as for an input on this topic, milk helps strengthen your bones and teeth!
its good to drink milk, but it only plays a part in helping you grow taller.
maybe you should try jumproping (like me =_=) or stretching like some people said up there ^.

[chery]

depends on people. milk might help some get taller and it might not. but all i ca be sure is milk does keep your bones healthy.
well i used to drink milk when i was 9-12...like 3cups everyday o-o... at 6th grade, i was the tallest one in my class... then i stopped... and i dont think i ever took a cm after that. haha.

your 17... it might not really work now... unless your "late" in your...you know... it still depends if your a boy or a girl.
girls usually stop growing(taller) around 18... but if your a boy... lol you still have 3 years?
so try it. just remember to do exercices too... only milk wont help

[meilove]

i don't think milk is what makes you taller but it helps
because it makes your bones really strong so i guess do a lot of stretching or play sports like basketball or volleyball , drink 2 cups of milk a day and depending on ur genes you might grow
good luck!