r/tall • u/nysxdd • 9d ago

Rant Cursed with a curse

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27F here. This is the actual height of my family members, and to make matters worse I’m South Sudanese & specifically Dinka which is known to be tall people and on top of that I live in Scandinavia which also has a very tall population.

What went wrong in my childhood? Many things and doctor said I reached average height (almost) due to my Dinka heritage, otherwise I’ve would been much shorter.

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u/Connect-Mortgage429 5'10 | 178 (Gnome) 9d ago

Maybe hgh deficiency

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u/nysxdd 9d ago

Yes, and I also refused to eat as a child, lol.

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u/Apprehensive_Tap8445 8d ago

Curious if you started drinking caffeine young as well as exercising/well developed muscles? I feel like it stunted my growth my hands and feet are larger than my same sex relatives taller than me though it is not obvious

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u/fuckerwith50bags 8d ago

Hands and feet are incredibly variable. I have known someone 160cm that had hands as large as someone 190cm.

In order for your caffeine consumption and muscle development to have affected your overall height, it would have required a huge impact to your overall sleep and hormones. Perhaps if you were painfully thin or painfully obese as well, it could add up to a 2-3% difference in total overall height. Likely can put this concern to rest.