>I've heard if you don't get enough protein during childhood
>you may not achieve your full potential height.
>So if you've got the genes to be tall, but you don't get
>enough protein you may not become tall, in effect.
>
>Does anyone know if there is any truth to these claims?

I've heard it said that first-generation Asian Americans are often taller
than their parents due to higher protein consumption.  Can't cite a study,
though, sorry.

Dori Zook
Denver, CO

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