Does coffee REALLY stump your growth?

Question

im 5'4'' and i really want to be a model when i get older [im fourteen now]

i LOVE carmel frappacinos from starbucks. unfortunately where i take ballet...there is a starbucks right across the street...i cant resist!

i used to get one once a week but now that my mom told me it's possible that it could stump your growth, i avoid it...but i miss my carmel fraps xD!

Answer 1

NO! It's a myth that coffee stunts growth....many people think that the caffeine will stop growth but this is FALSE.

Think about this--chocolate is made from cocoa beans which is the main source of all caffeine and think about how much chocolate children/people eat and still grow into tall individuals.

Consider that kids have been drinking more and more caffeine-laced sodas for the past 30 years, and yet the average height keeps increasing.

It's funny how people cringe at the idea of an 8-year-old drinking a cup of coffee, but think nothing of a toddler drinking Coca-Cola.

Answer 2

i know some pretty tall people who have drank coffee all their  lives almost

Answer 3

i think that it can if you are a kid?

Answer 4

i dont think so;)

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Answer 5

That what I heard, like literally 5 seconds ago, from a friend who was drinking coffee since she was 13... and boy is she short!

Answer 6

No:

http://health.yahoo.com/experts/joybauer...

Answer 7

no

Answer 8

no ive drank coffee since i was 9 and im the tallest person in middle school

Answer 9

no it doesnt