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What not to eat to get taller

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Healthy food doesn’t necessarily help children get taller.

Some food stimulates sex hormones in children’s body.

As a result, they might reach puberty earlier than they should.

Nutritionally complete food cuts short the possibility of getting taller.

Every daily necessary ingredient is in them, carbohydrate, protein, and fat.

Adults might benefit from them, but not so the children.

Eggs, beans, and sea shells are to be avoided.

“For example, an egg is in itself already an organism. It has every ingredient necessary for an organism to fully develop, sex hormones included,” said health scientist Park Seung-man.

He added a few tips, “Fat gets saturated more easily than protein, so eat more meat without fat.

Vegetable is also good. Skim milk is better than whole milk. Balanced diet is key to reaching the height you want.”