HEIGHT QUESTION (need people who know what there talking about)

Question

alrightly latley i have been depressed about my height..i am 5'6-5'7 and a 15 year old persian male..my dad is 6'1 and my mom is 5'4. both sides of my family have all tall male adults. i drink atleast 2 glasses of milk everday eat a well balanced meal. lot of fruits and veggis.. i swim and play waterpolo..but on the down side i smoke marjuiana almost everyday (please dont bring that up just evaluate it)...how tall do you think i will grow to by college?? if i grow at all???

Answer 1

hard to tell, I was 5'10" when I was 15, I am 24 now and 6'3"

My mother is 5'7" and my Dad is 5'10"

Answer 2

From my calculations you should be 6'0 or 6'1

Answer 3

There is no way of telling, your just going to have to wait and see.

Answer 4

6 feet maybe

Answer 5

hey,

im 13 yrs old an im 5'7 im preti much da same as u except u dont smoke lol!

um i rckon milk makes u grow preti tall...works 4 me

u will grow agen u grow tall wen urs abt 13 an agen we u r abt 16 dnt worry abt it ull prob b about...5 foot 10 wen u reach ur full height dat is abt average

Answer 6

Height is a genetic determination.  You can't alter it.  However, you normally don't quit growing until well into age 16 or possibly 17.

Interestingly, an X-ray of your bone joints can indicate if your are through growing.

Smoking has absolutely nothing to do with heighth.  It may kill you but not make you shorter.

Relax, you will probably be closer to your dad's height than your mothers.  This is a good time of life...enjoy the trip and quit worrying about things you have absolutely no control over.

Answer 7

okay...  first stop worrying so much about it, you are NOT going to change the results with worry.

Second, your height is dictated predominately by genetics, secondarily by lifestyle and health issues.  At 15 y/o you are not quite finished growing taller or filling out... so there remains hope for you.

The rule of thumb I learned in medical school about height was...

add both your parent's height together, divide by 2... and add 2 inches for males or subtract 2 inches for females.  After the math, that would put you at 5'10.5"....  now that is just a guide.  So figure on being at least that tall.  If you have ALOT of tall relatives.... particularly males, you could be at least as tall as your father.

Now (yes here it comes) while I have not heard of any studies stating that smoking pot will stunt your growth...  there have been studies that showed smoking tobacco can.  By extension, I can only suggest that energy and nutrients that would go to growth and development are being used to counteract the damage being done by smoking (anything).  It still remains a choice for you as to what is important in your life.  Choose well.

Hope the info helps.    Peace.

Answer 8

You are 15 now and already worried about your length ?

I would not do that.As you said :all the males in your family are tall and you inherited those genes probably too.

Smoking does not stunt your growth at all.Smoked from age 16 and turned out to become 6'2",In fact,am the tallest of them all.

Drinking milk does not make you grow but makes your bones stronger because of the calcium.Sports do also nothing,but keep you fit.

And you will have still another growth spurt to come:I gather you can become at least 6'.

Men do not stop growing till their early twenties,so stop worrying

Regards:Planets

Answer 9

It's hard to tell because we don't know when you started puberty,etc. If you started later you'll probably grow a lot, if you started early you might not grow as much. I think you'll grow to be anywhere from about 5'10 -6'.

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Answer 10

Hey Richard I think I can help you,

I'm 21 years old .. and am a white male... my dad is very tall about 6'5 however my mom is very short.. 5'1... I currently am about 6'1 and I have a brother thats almost 6'3  but I can tell you that when I was 15 I was nowhere near this tall. When i was your age i was probably no more than 5'9 or 5'10 and the same for my brother. I can guarantee you that you will continue to grow until you are at very least 18 or 19 years old ... Most males dont finish growing fully until they are around 20 or 21 years of age!  For example my brother who is almost 19 has literally grown 2 inches in the last 6 - 8 months. Not even a year ago we were the same height and he is clearly taller than me now. What you have to remember is that everyone is different and everyone grows at different rates. If there are alot of tall men in your family there is a very good chance you will be one also. Alot of men end up being taller than their fathers (however not in my case!)  you have to remember you are very young still and your body is absolutely nowhere near finished growing. Just keep eating healthy and avoid anything bad you would put in your body :cough cough: =). Dont get discouraged !  

Answer 11

I'm not sure what stunts growth from cigarettes, but weed might have it too, so it might be holding back your growth.

Make sure you get enough sleep too.  you usually grow while you are sleeping.