Does mild hunger make a child grow taller? How full is it for your child to eat?

Mondo Health Updated on 2024-02-24

Do you know? Before the child goes to bed at night, overeating and making up too much will make the child grow taller, and a proper hunger can make the child grow taller.

In the case of a child with proper starvation, growth hormone can be secreted better. Because there is a relationship between the secretion of growth hormone and blood sugar levels. When the blood sugar level is low, it is conducive to the secretion of growth hormone; When blood sugar levels are high, it will inhibit the secretion of growth hormone to a certain extent, hindering the development of height.

Didn't expect that, right?

Eight points of fullness can make the body have better elasticity and leave room for growth, so our three meals a day, children can eat seven or eight points full, don't eat too much. Another point to note is that 1-2 hours before going to sleep, do not give your child anything to supplement nutrition, which is not conducive to the child's growth.

About author:Wang Bin, a child nutritionist, is a registered dietitian in China, a national second-level public nutritionist, and a national senior nutrition lecturer. He is good at combining medicine with modern nutrition knowledge, focusing on the field of maternal and infant nutrition and health, and teaching you to feed your children scientifically.

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