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This is the most knowledgeable board i know, so maybe you can help me with the question below:
Question: Can exercise stunt growth (namely height) in children/teens, or can it make them grow taller? Please include refs if you happen to have any.
Reason for question (for those interested): I've heard both of the above claims, but i have no idea whether they are fact or fiction or unsubstantiated hypotheses. What is a fact is that taller people earn on average more than short people (by about 2% more per inch in the USA). This however is not a causal relationship. i.e. research has shown that employers do not discriminate in favor of taller people, instead it appears that taller people perform better across the board in most vocations so they receive more pay raises & promotions.
The correlation between height and wage stems from teen height and wage correlation. So what matters is how tall you were as a teen (relative to other teens) rather than how much you grew after highschool, and again why teen height affects wage is somewhat under debate, but one theory, supported by strong data, is that teens discriminate against short people, and mostly so in atheletics. Taller teens are more likely to make it into the basketball team or football team, etc. so they have more chance (if you want to call it that) to develop team work skills, discipline, competitiveness and a taste for winning/success, which later on in life seem to translate into better job performance. however, all this research could be bullshit if in fact atheletics causes (significant) changes in height, so please if you know of any studies then point me in the right direction or include some refs in your replies. thank you.
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Question: Can exercise stunt growth (namely height) in children/teens, or can it make them grow taller? Please include refs if you happen to have any.
Reason for question (for those interested): I've heard both of the above claims, but i have no idea whether they are fact or fiction or unsubstantiated hypotheses. What is a fact is that taller people earn on average more than short people (by about 2% more per inch in the USA). This however is not a causal relationship. i.e. research has shown that employers do not discriminate in favor of taller people, instead it appears that taller people perform better across the board in most vocations so they receive more pay raises & promotions.
The correlation between height and wage stems from teen height and wage correlation. So what matters is how tall you were as a teen (relative to other teens) rather than how much you grew after highschool, and again why teen height affects wage is somewhat under debate, but one theory, supported by strong data, is that teens discriminate against short people, and mostly so in atheletics. Taller teens are more likely to make it into the basketball team or football team, etc. so they have more chance (if you want to call it that) to develop team work skills, discipline, competitiveness and a taste for winning/success, which later on in life seem to translate into better job performance. however, all this research could be bullshit if in fact atheletics causes (significant) changes in height, so please if you know of any studies then point me in the right direction or include some refs in your replies. thank you.
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