is that true as you get older you stop getting taller?

@sophie09 (34246)
Indonesia
November 20, 2020 6:53am CST
my mom once told me when i was 17 that i should do more exercise and workout to have a tall body and a good ideal of weight. when i was 17 i loved to eat at night and it made me gain weight easily. my mom told me when i turn 20 i would stop growing tall(upward). but i will be fatter or thinner. have you heard about such things?
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rakski
@rakski (112925)
• Philippines
20 Nov 20
when the growth plate of long bones close around age 17-18 I think, the growth most likely to stop also
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sophie a
@sophie09 (34246)
• Indonesia
20 Nov 20
yes i think you are right.
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rakski
@rakski (112925)
• Philippines
21 Nov 20
@sophie09 sleeping early has a big effect on growing. As per the pediatrician, one has to sleep at around 9pm, the growth hormones are usually released when one is in deep sleep between 9pm to 2am
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sophie a
@sophie09 (34246)
• Indonesia
21 Nov 20
@rakski good effect or bad?
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Shifa
@ShifaLk (17817)
• India
20 Nov 20
Yes that's true scientifically too
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Shifa
@ShifaLk (17817)
• India
22 Nov 20
@sophie09 yes right
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sophie a
@sophie09 (34246)
• Indonesia
22 Nov 20
@ShifaLk happy monday! good morning
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sophie a
@sophie09 (34246)
• Indonesia
20 Nov 20
yes my mom always warns me if i dont wanna get fat, start doing exercise
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Jandie
@tech40 (23128)
• Philippines
20 Nov 20
They said that when you grow older your bones are shrinking and getting smaller. Not sure if that is also true or not.
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sophie a
@sophie09 (34246)
• Indonesia
20 Nov 20
maybe that is right and makes sense too
Juliaacv
@Juliaacv (48447)
• Canada
20 Nov 20
Our bones are still growing up until our mid-20's. Your energy level, diet and genes play a part in your size, fat or thin.
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sophie a
@sophie09 (34246)
• Indonesia
20 Nov 20
oh i undestand it now, thank you
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Danna B.
@db20747 (43427)
• Washington, District Of Columbia
20 Nov 20
Yes, you get shorter they say as you get older. I think it's that your posture hunches over
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sophie a
@sophie09 (34246)
• Indonesia
20 Nov 20
you are right. thank you for dropping your comment
Teti ariani
@Cheyee (8362)
• Pakanbaru, Indonesia
20 Nov 20
Yes, but it's different for men and women. Women stop growing up at 17/ 18 years old (my experience) and men stop at 19/ 20 years old. My brother used to shorter than me, but not now. He is 177 cm now.
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sophie a
@sophie09 (34246)
• Indonesia
20 Nov 20
yes i think you are right. so now im 22 and i stop growing and eat carefully and start my exercise
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sophie a
@sophie09 (34246)
• Indonesia
21 Nov 20
@Cheyee me too actually, i seldom do that
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Teti ariani
@Cheyee (8362)
• Pakanbaru, Indonesia
21 Nov 20
@sophie09 that's great. I don't like exercise.
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OceanTiara
@RebeccasFarm (86769)
• United States
21 Nov 20
Yes I believe it. I have even shrunk one inch since I am older now. I hope you will not grow heavier.
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sophie a
@sophie09 (34246)
• Indonesia
21 Nov 20
yes i hope so too, i think i will have to do more exercise
DianneN
@DianneN (246902)
• United States
21 Nov 20
Women reach their adult heigh at atout age 15.
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DianneN
@DianneN (246902)
• United States
21 Nov 20
@sophie09 It seems so. but don't worry, you will shrink after meopause!
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sophie a
@sophie09 (34246)
• Indonesia
21 Nov 20
im 22 and now im 165 cm tall. it means this will be my height for the rest of my life?
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sophie a
@sophie09 (34246)
• Indonesia
21 Nov 20
@DianneN i understand
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (306354)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
20 Nov 20
That's common knowledge. We all stop growing taller in our teens.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (306354)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
25 Nov 20
@sophie09 She'll stop. Everyone does.
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sophie a
@sophie09 (34246)
• Indonesia
20 Nov 20
yes but my friend keep getting taller lol
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sophie a
@sophie09 (34246)
• Indonesia
25 Nov 20
@just4him yes you are right
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Thelma
@thelme55 (76476)
• Germany
20 Nov 20
I think that is true.
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Thelma
@thelme55 (76476)
• Germany
21 Nov 20
@sophie09 Your mom is right.
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sophie a
@sophie09 (34246)
• Indonesia
20 Nov 20
yes my mom always tell me if i dont wanna get fat, i should balance with my exercise
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sophie a
@sophie09 (34246)
• Indonesia
21 Nov 20
@thelme55 yes she is. thank you
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Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (129482)
• Israel
20 Nov 20
@sophie09 I do know if you eat at night you can gain weight if you are prone to it. I know when you get older you stop growing and get shorter.
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sophie a
@sophie09 (34246)
• Indonesia
20 Nov 20
yes so my mom is right. so i need to start workout and doing exercise to get my ideal body
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Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (129482)
• Israel
22 Nov 20
@sophie09 Do you feel you are fat? Only you can tell if you want to lose weight and how you want to do it for yourself.
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sophie a
@sophie09 (34246)
• Indonesia
22 Nov 20
@Hannihar yes i think im gaining weight than i am before
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honesty and loyalty
@Merliva (3539)
• San Marino
20 Nov 20
Wow for true? I thought you got taller as you get older
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sophie a
@sophie09 (34246)
• Indonesia
20 Nov 20
the bones stop growing in the age 18 for women
relcap23
@florelway (23141)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
21 Nov 20
Yes there's an age limit to growing height but when it comes to weight no limit lol.
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relcap23
@florelway (23141)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
22 Nov 20
sophie a
@sophie09 (34246)
• Indonesia
22 Nov 20
haha yes you are rigght
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jdbc
@jdbces (1847)
• Philippines
20 Nov 20
I have a minor backbone problem and my doctor told me before that it wont worsen when I reached 18 because bones would finally mature.
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sophie a
@sophie09 (34246)
• Indonesia
20 Nov 20
im sorry but does it bother you that you have a minor backbone problem?
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sophie a
@sophie09 (34246)
• Indonesia
22 Nov 20
@jdbces oh alright then, glad you can tolerate it
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jdbc
@jdbces (1847)
• Philippines
22 Nov 20
@sophie09 Carrying my two-year old would sometimes cause me back pain but it's always tolerable.
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simplyme
@m_audrey6788 (58485)
• Germany
20 Nov 20
Yes. I heard that but it depends on your body if you grow taller or not. There are people who really don`t grow taller as they want because it is their body`s maximum height.
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simplyme
@m_audrey6788 (58485)
• Germany
21 Nov 20
sophie a
@sophie09 (34246)
• Indonesia
20 Nov 20
yes you are right, it depends again on every person, because not everyone has the same story
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May2k8
@May2k8 (18080)
• Indonesia
23 Nov 20
Generally, if we are in our 18s, the growth will stop and age will reduce the size of the body slowly.
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sophie a
@sophie09 (34246)
• Indonesia
23 Nov 20
yes you are right. thats true
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Notlilie
@prinzcy (32322)
• Malaysia
21 Nov 20
Normally girls will grow taller faster around 12, if I can remember correctly and slow down when reaching 15 and stop around 18. Boys start a bit late and then rapid growth at 15-16 until they they're in the early 20s. It's in the science class but I don't remember much anymore. It's a long long time ago. But I don't know whether exercise can make you grow taller. Never heard of that. I thought it's genetics.
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Jabo
@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
22 Nov 20
I never grew ant taller after I reached 16, but now in old age I'm shrinking a little.
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sophie a
@sophie09 (34246)
• Indonesia
23 Nov 20
i see. some people are like that
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