Do girls grow taller after 16?

Girls can still grow taller after the age of 16, because girls basically enter puberty at the age of 16, and the secondary characteristics of women begin to appear, but it will not affect the physical development of girls. Moreover, children at the age of 16 develop height rapidly, while the development age of boys will be lower. Girls start growing taller after they are 18 years old, and each woman has a different physique and the age of development is also different.

1. The basic stage of growth: 1-9 years old is the foundation-laying stage for children to grow taller

2. The growth spurt: 10-16 years old is the growth period of children.

As children grow taller, they need more calcium ions. Experts have found that for every 30,000 mg of calcium ions a child absorbs during this stage, his or her height will increase by 1 cm. However, the calcium ion content on the daily dining table of an average family is less than 50% of what teenagers need. Different families have different calcium ion nutrition. In this way, the height gap between children gradually widened.

3. The final sprint stage of height growth: Males aged 17-26 and females aged 16-25 are in the final sprint stage of height growth. Studies have found that the epiphyseal cartilage of adolescents has not truly healed at this stage. Therefore, it is still very important to receive reasonable and effective treatment and adequate calcium ion nutrition at this stage.

Many girls worry that their height will stagnate after menstruation. Experts point out that this idea is wrong. After menarche, as long as you exercise diligently and choose the correct method to increase height, you will definitely grow taller!

The age of menarche varies greatly, generally ranging from 10 to 16 years old. People usually think that girls will not grow much taller after their menarche. In fact, this is not the case. Girls' height will still grow slowly for 1-3 years after their menarche, and the extent of the increase varies depending on the age of their menarche. According to a large number of observations by some domestic experts, from the time girls reach menarche to the end of their development, they can grow as much as 8-10 cm in height, or as little as 1-2 cm.

According to the formula below, you can also roughly estimate your child's final height based on his or her height at menarche!

Height calculation formula:

Final height = height at menarche ÷ (0.9585 ± 0.0178)

You may want to try a simple test based on the formula above. For example: if a child is 150 cm tall at menarche, his height can increase by 6.5 cm after menarche, with a range of 3.6-9.5 cm, which means that the child's final height can reach 153.6-159.5 cm.

Clinically verified by authoritative growth and development specialists, adequate nutrition, reasonable physical exercise and sufficient sleep are the three major factors that promote the growth of adolescents and children.

The daily protein intake should be no less than 18%-20% of the total

Eat more animal protein and soy protein, such as milk, eggs, lean meat, fish, etc.

10-13 years old, need 70g protein/day

13-18 years old, need 80g protein/day

Generally, for adolescents aged 13 to 18, the staple food should be ≥ 500g/day

Vegetables ≥400g

On the basis of ensuring sufficient energy, we should also pay attention to the combination of coarse and fine foods, meat and vegetables, and not be picky or biased in eating.