minus-squareSidusetluna@mander.xyztoNo Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•How would being malnourished affect height development?linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down1·1 year agoBeing malnourished as a child/teen (pretty much any time prior to or at the beginning of puberty) can stunt growth. It can also cause other issues, but sometimes these children will grow into their 20s during a phase called “catch up growth”. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8005092/ linkfedilink
Being malnourished as a child/teen (pretty much any time prior to or at the beginning of puberty) can stunt growth. It can also cause other issues, but sometimes these children will grow into their 20s during a phase called “catch up growth”.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8005092/