Human height is a measurement of the length of a human’s body, from the bottom of the feet to the top of the head, when standing erect. The eventual height of an adult human is dependent on both hereditary and environmental factors.

This means that your child’s height will be dictated by both genetics and the lifestyle, nutrition and environment your child will be subjected to.

The particular human genome that an individual inherits is a large part of the first variable (”nature”) and a combination of health and other environmental factors present before adulthood (when growth stops) are a major part of the second determinant (”nurture”). Hereditary factors include both genes and chromosomes, and are inborn. Environmental factors are events that occur before adult height is reached, such as diet, exercise, disease and living conditions.

When populations share genetic background and environmental factors, average height is frequently characteristic within the group. Exceptional height variation (around 20% deviation from average) within such a population is usually due to gigantism or dwarfism; which are medical conditions due to specific genes or to endocrine abnormalities.

In regions of extreme poverty or prolonged warfare, environmental factors like malnutrition during childhood or adolescence may account for marked reductions in adult stature even without the presence of any of these medical conditions.

Adult height between ethnic groups often differs significantly, as presented in detail in the chart below. For example, the average height of women from the Czech Republic is currently greater than that of men from Malawi. This may be due to genetic differences, to childhood lifestyle differences (nutrition, sleep patterns, physical labor) or to both.

Although you don’t have any choice when it comes to your genes, you do have the ability to affect your environment, and the nutrition you provide your body at an early age.

We therefore recommend this growth supplemement which will provide you with all the necessary vitamins and nutrients to make sure you don’t miss out.