Why is she so tall if she grew up with little nutrition and with short parents?

[Anonymous]

My 15-year-old cousin in a developing country is 5'7''. For reference, her 25-year-old brother is 5'4'', same as her dad, and her mom is 4'11''. Growing up in a poor household, her mom (my aunt) didn't have enough money to buy milk for her when she was little. She rarely eats veggies or meat because her family can't afford it; she practically grew up eating rice and eggs. I remember when she was 8 or 9, she was really short. Now completely different. Her older brother grew up on basically the same thing, and he's 10 years older than her but 5'4''.

[Guy__]

Estrogen prevents you from growing tall. Could be that being malnourished kept estrogen really low.

[Asker]

She's malnourished and TALL though.

[Guy__]

To be honest rice and eggs is better than what many civilized humans are fed.

[Asker]

That doesn't explain how her brother, who grew up on the same food, is 5'4''. He's older than her, and guys are usually taller than girls. But she's already taller than him. And in their country, I've seen many malnourished children like her grow up to be short and petite.

[Guy__]

Things happen. I'm sure that the tallest man in the world outgrew his dad.
The same way she grew taller than her parents. Of course if her dad is her biological father.

[Asker]

But why is her older brother short though?

[Anonymous]

Genes from her grandparents, one or more of her grandparents or great grandparents was/ were tall so she got it from them

[Asker]

Her mom and my mom are sisters. Our grandparents aren't tall at all. Grandma's 5'0, granddad's about 5'4''. Her dad (my uncle) also said that his parents aren't tall. I guess she just hit the gene jackpot because her older brother is shorter than her.

[Opinion Owner]

I don't know maybe but we can inherit genes from our great - great grandparents up to 5th or 6th or maybe even 7th great grandparents from both mom side or dad side so imagine how many genes we can hold from our parents and grandparents... So maybe there's at least one great great grandparent was tall from dad side or mom side and she got it

[lamaguy]

I have no idea but maybe it has to do with metabolism?

[SeekingVirginWife]

Had sex with tall men is what made her tall?

[Asker]

Dude, she's 15. She's not having sex with anyone.

[SeekingVirginWife]

How would you know? Schools are controlled by pedophiles nowdays.

[Asker]

She lives in a developing country where sex is basically taboo. And sidenote, having sex with tall people doesn't make you taller.

[SeekingVirginWife]

Then explain how she got tall?

[Asker]

That's why I'm asking. I don't know. Do you even know the definition of a question?

[SeekingVirginWife]

I understand your question that's why I proposed a theory for you to do your own research.

[Guy__]

Wtf, if you said her mom did, I could've entertained it.

[Asker]

@Guy__ Her dad's 5'4''. She's taller than her dad.

[WhitneySnow]

Good genes somewhere way back in her family tree

[siseñor]

was she very active?

[Asker]

Nope, all she does is watch Youtube videos or listen to music all day. Her older brother's been playing soccer since he was 5, very active, and yet he's shorter than her.

[siseñor]

that's so weird lol

[siseñor]

maybe she stole his height

[Asker]

Everyone in my family is shocked that she's so tall. Especially her 4'11 mom. And she's only 15, so it's possible for her to get even taller.

[cootjuhh]

tall is sexy