Professor Barry Bogin says a young person's emotional well-being is critical for preventing stunted growth
It’s not just genes, diet or exercise that allows children to grow tall, a scientist says.
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It’s not just genes, diet or exercise that allows children to grow tall, a scientist says.
Feeling unloved - and lacking any hope for the future - causes "toxic emotional stress" that can harm the body, "including blocking hormones needed for growth and height", according to a new study.
It's not just genes, diet or exercise – children also need love, hope and happiness to grow tall and develop physically, an expert has said.
Professor Barry Bogin, a biological anthropologist at Loughborough University, claims a young person's emotional wellbeing is critical for preventing stunted growth.
Professor Barry Bogin said that living without hope can cause toxic emotional stress, which can block hormones needed for growth and height.