Every age group is a "critical period" for growth.

Especially before girls 13 years old and boys 15 years old, the height can basically reach 95% of the height. In order to let children grasp this growing period, many parents will try their best to make their children eat more.

But can you grow taller if you eat too much?

Some children, urged by "eating more", develop horizontally instead of vertically. Once they gain weight, their height will grow more slowly. ...

What's going on here?

It's probably that parents feed their children too much.

Overnutrition in the process of growth will affect the secretion of growth hormone in children and make them gain weight, not grow taller.

First of all, the amount of growth hormone secreted by children is mainly related to heredity, and it is also related to children's living habits and eating styles. From 1 year-old to 18-year-old, and then to 30, 50 and 80-year-old, the level of human growth hormone is decreasing year by year, which is the inherent law of growth hormone.

For every child, the secretion level of growth hormone in his body is also related to external factors.

A scientific study in March of 20 1 1 year found that growth hormone is related to blood sugar and insulin levels. Children who eat too much will inhibit growth hormone.

Hyperglycemia stimulates insulin secretion and inhibits growth hormone secretion.

So:

1. The diet structure of high-carbon water stimulates insulin to soar, which in itself will inhibit growth hormone;

2. If you eat too much, excess sugar will be converted into fat and accumulated, and the increase of visceral fat will inhibit growth hormone;

3. After childhood obesity, free fatty acids can directly block the secretion of pituitary growth hormone;

4. Long-term overnutrition may lead to the child's early development, and the epiphysis closes earlier than peers, affecting the final height;

Seeing this, you can understand why the height growth of children often stagnates after they start to gain weight ~

Therefore, moderate hunger can help children grow taller.

There is a saying in the medical book "Wan Mi Zhai" in the Ming Dynasty: "If you want your child to be safe, you should be hungry and cold." In other words, if you want your children to get sick less, you can't give too much food and warm clothes, but less, not more.

How to help children maintain moderate hunger?

1. Pay attention to the diet structure

Our human body is a very sophisticated instrument, and what we eat is like the energy and nutrition needed for the operation of this machine. I have to think about what we eat every day, whether it is good for our health or not, and whether it will cause a burden.

Especially during the growth and development of children, eating more is not as good as eating right.

If you want to eat correctly, you must follow the scientific diet method and pay attention to the diet structure. The easiest way is to ensure 50 grams of meat, 1 eggs, 500 ml of milk, and pay attention to supplementing green leafy vegetables and fruits. Especially in areas where the nutritional structure is relatively simple in eating habits, such as the north where pasta is the main food, porridge and steamed bread in the morning, noodles at noon and noodle soup at night are all carbohydrates, with three meals a day. Be sure to remember that you should eat protein, fat, carbohydrates and trace elements.

2. Don't eat too much for dinner and ensure enough sleep time.

Eating too much will affect hormone secretion, so pay special attention to your child's dinner. Don't let your child eat too much at dinner or before going to bed.

Because we know that the most exuberant secretion of growth hormone is in the state of deep sleep at night, and the secretion of growth hormone is five times that of daytime. Moreover, growth hormone is pulsed, with two secretion peaks, one at midnight 10 and the other at six or seven in the morning. Try not to let the children miss it.

If you eat too much dinner and eat something before going to bed, the gastrointestinal peristalsis time will be prolonged and the gastrointestinal burden will be aggravated after the child falls asleep. Children are not easy to fall into deep sleep, and even can't sleep because of stomach upset. Over time, it will affect the secretion of growth hormone.

3. Don't eat too fast

In the process of eating, the body will give us a signal that we are full, but this signal will be delayed. If a child eats too fast and always wolfs down, he has actually eaten too much when he feels full.

The ancients paid attention to eating seven points full for health preservation, because when you eat seven points full, you are actually full, but your body hasn't reacted yet.

And if children eat too much, too fast and too full every meal, they should eat again at the next meal, so there will be no hunger.

4. Develop good eating habits.

Sometimes children get fat, and the rest of the family get fat at the same time, which is related to the eating habits at home.

For example, some parents like to persuade their children to eat more, like to persuade their children to eat more vegetables, like to add more meals to their children, or like to cook more and feel wasted, and finally ask everyone to share the rest of the meals. This kind of obesity is called "virtue obesity". You should let the children eat by themselves and decide how much to eat.

Some parents put more fat in cooking, and the whole family is fatter;

Some families like to eat while watching TV, which will make children not concentrate on eating, affect digestion, and also make children miss the signal of "full" sent by their bodies. ...

Some families always chase after their children when they are young, but children don't like to eat, and they are thin and stunted, which will also affect their height development.

On the contrary, those who prepare dining chairs and exclusive bowls and chopsticks for their children from an early age and cultivate their children to eat independently are very worry-free. Why do people buy plates for their children now, not only for taking pictures to look good, but also for children to develop good dining habits, and also for treasure moms to learn how to match meals scientifically and prepare a variety of food types.

Finally, of course, I should remind you that besides diet, the secretion of growth hormone is also affected by many factors. A child's height and weight are more dependent on genes, which can only be an auxiliary means to help the child grow taller the day after tomorrow.