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Yes, according to the many researches that have been conducted over the course of the past few decades, there is no doubt to the fact that smoking does stunt one's growth overall despite for both the genders when they are of growing ages. Let's look at these studies to have a better look at what is being talked about. An online study in the journal Annals of Epidemiology found that teenage boys who smoke an average of 2.54 centimeters shorter than their non-smoker counterparts. But, on the other hand, in this experiment the girls, both smoker and non-smoker didn't show any significant difference when it came to their growth. Dr. Jennifer O'Loughlin from the department of social and Preventive Medicine at the University of Montreal gave the following information to CBC via an email "Girls who smoked did not end up skinnier than girls who did not smoke. They ended up having a similar height and BMI,". But the study went on to say that the difference in effect seen in boys and girl's height might be due to the fact that, boys keep on growing for a longer period of time and till they have reached an older age than girls which often leads to them smoking even when their body is still in the process of growing. And it was also remarked in the study that the girls in the study might have already stopped growing and their plates might have conjoined which would have made the result for the girls not conclusive. And perhaps it was to have the same effect on girls if this was also taken into account. And even younger girls would have been used for the sake of this experiment To get a bit more into depth about the matters of this study that was conducted, the researchers Montreal surveyed 1293 teenagers every 3 months between the ages of 12 and 17 to try to better answer questions regarding the impact of smoking. Researchers found that smoking didn't tend to have an impact when it came to weight of the teenagers. O Laughlin said that researchers conducting this experiment were rather quite shocked to see there being no link between gaining or losing weight and smoking. This could really help stop many of the girls from smoking who just think that smoking would make them skinnier then they are, when it as shown in this study, there is no evidence to support that and the study has proved to some extent that there is no link between weight and smoking. O Loughlin goes on to say that preaching the following things that have we have learned as an outcome of this experimennt can help teenagers from not get started with smoking from the very start "Girls might not start smoking if they realize that they will not end up skinnier than girls who don’t smoke," she said. "Boys may not start smoking if they think they might end up shorter and smaller overall if they smoke." She further goes on to say " This finding might also help uncover the reasons why smoking affects birth weight and possibly growth in adolescents." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmMFB_7KiqQ Another Study On Height And Growth A study that was conducted in Harvard University found that smoking only a few cigarettes a day can stunt teenagers' lungs. A previous research then this also went on to conclude that youngsters who smoke tend to be more probable to have asthma and bronchitis. Moreover, this study also went on to conclude that smoking ends up making boys' and girls' lungs grow a bit slowly then usual as the lungs end up holding lesser air. Dr Dian R. Gold goes on to say "It was surprising that we could determine an effect of smoking on lung growth so early in the process, Some would say that it takes many years to see an effect.″ Gold along with her colleagues conducted the experiment on 5,158 boys and 4902 girls between the ages of 10 to 18, only a 3rd of whom had smoked in their lies. The study concludes that smoking as much as 5 cigarettes a day can reduce the size and the volume capacity of lungs, and this was especially noticed in girls. They elaborated on this by saying that girls who smoke 5 or more cigarettes a day have a 1 % slower growth rate per annum for the amount of air that should be blown out of their lungs, this is one of the many important aspects of lung health. On the other hand, when talking about the subject matter with boys, their rate of growth slowed down by 2 tenth of 1 percent per annum Smoking And Height Growth In Adults Smoking isn't going to affect adult's height who have already grown and reached their already maximum growth, but this doesn't mean that smoking also doesn't cause the rest of the negative effect that it comes with to adults, as it is still highly injurious to health and can cause some or all of the following problems Reduction in the activity of the brain and the nervous systemfeeling faintconfusionrapid decrease in blood pressure and breathing rateseizuresheart disease, stroke, lung diseases, diabetes, stomach and bladder cancersstomach ulcersdecreased appetitegrey appearanceearly wrinklesslower healing woundsdamage to blood vessel wallsincreased likelihood of back painincreased susceptibility to infectionlower fertility and increased risk of miscarriageirregular periodsearly menopausedamaged sperm and reduced spermimpotence.stomach and bladder cancersstomach ulcersdecreased appetitegrey appearanceearly wrinklesslower healing woundsdamage to blood vessel wallsincreased likelihood of back painincreased susceptibility to infectionlower fertility and increased risk of miscarriageirregular periodsearly menopausedamaged sperm and reduced spermimpotence.chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)increased alertness and concentrationfeelings of mild euphoriaincreased blood pressure and heart ratedecreased blood flow to fingers and toesdecreased skin temperaturebad breathdecreased appetitedizzinessnausea, abdominal cramps, and vomitingheadachecoughing, due to smoke irritation. Hopefully, this article was helpful, if you want to know about certain foods and how they promote growth, healthline has a great article written on just that so do give it a look if you are interested “11 Foods That Make You Taller". And last but not the least if want an answer to how to grow taller 5 inches in 2 weeks, we have a great article written on just that so do give it a look too if you are interested “How To Grow 5 Inches Taller In 2 Weeks?”

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