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Does coffee stunt your growth?

Kenbo: I've heard this before and wondering if its true or not.

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3 years ago

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  • Guest
  • -  0 pts
  • -  (3 years ago)

false. I have nothing to back it up but I drink a shit ton of coffee and am 6'....

  • Nagare
  • -  1615 pts
  • -  (3 years ago)

that is most likely due to heredity.

But several studies point to a slight stunt in growth, but that could also be due to other factors in the person's life OR because they began measurements after their growth cycle halted.

  • god
  • -  4827 pts
  • -  (2 years ago)

Coffee, no, caffeine, yes.

Caffeine stunts your growth, but not as bad as over exercising whilst young.

I would be more likely to say an overall poor diet is going to stunt your growth rather than a regular intake of coffee. I drink coffee fairly often and my own height is in between the range of both of my parents, neither of them ever drink coffee.

Perhaps if a person's diet was mostly of the consumption of coffee then it would have some adverse effects on the growth.

  • Aphex
  • -  1559 pts
  • -  (2 years ago)

Yeah, too much can lead to problem.s

life begins after coffee!!

 

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