I am 17 and around 5'7" I want to grow a little more! somewhere near 6! what I should do to get there! I have improved my daily diet I take 3 glass of non far milk daily! (2 of 240 ml and 1 of 300 ml with 2 spoon of protinex) I have also started eating 2 to 3 fruits daily! and cut my 2 time meal in 6 different meals and increased protein intake and I also sometimes do height exercises in morning (hanging on pole and sprinting) and one more thing I used to go for morning runs and sprints I stopped it now should I continue that? And do basketball really makes you taller? I want to be a fast bowler so height is important for me! and if basketball does make you tall I came play it for warmups daily for cricket practice! I would really appreciate your quick response! Thanks!

Dt. Rohini MondalDietitian/Nutritionist0yrs exp

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Hello lybrate-user, I would really like to appreciate the way you are maintaining your diet, a lil add-on to it (only possible if you a non-vegetarian), at least 1 egg daily (boiled, half boiled or poached or omlet), sauteed chicken or else best will be lean chicken soup and fish. In addition, playing basket ball does helps in increasing height, since your age is 17, you have at least 5 to 6 years more to increase your height. But please, do not go for iron and/or dumble lifting exercises now, because if you do so at this age then am sorry to say, your height may become shunted. But yes on the other hand you have stretching exercises, swimming and vitamins and minerals (mainly from fruits and green vegetables), proteins (to make your muscles stronger pulses, milk and milk products, animal sources and also soy bean and its products). All the best for your future. I hope this will be helpful to you. Thank you. Have a nice day!  

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