With the use of height-increasing drugs, "dwarf sprouting stars" also have the opportunity to develop again.
Rumor:
As the saying goes, a high height covers all ugliness, and a short height destroys everything. "I want to grow taller and taller" is really the voice of every "short and cute star" and is also a very concerned issue for many parents at present. Enter "booster drugs" on search engines and e-commerce platforms, and you will see all kinds of booster products that claim to have miraculous effects, and even a list of booster drugs appears.
What magical substances do these drugs contain? Can they really make bones develop again? In fact, in the eyes of pharmaceutical professionals, all the antihypertensive drugs on the market can be summarized into the following categories:
(1) Nutritional supplements, that is, trace elements such as calcium, zinc and magnesium are added to the product, or vitamins such as vitamin D, or compound preparations containing lysine, etc. The lack of some elements does affect the development of human body, and some nutritional supplements also have the effect of promoting appetite, but we should consult professional medical personnel for evaluation before judging whether it is necessary to supplement. What needs to be reminded is that the country has formulated the recommended nutrient requirements for people of different ages, and the more the better. For example, the latest "China Children's Calcium Nutrition Expert's Knowledge (20 19 Edition)" shows that the recommended dose of calcium is: 200mg／/day for infants of 0-6 months, and 7 ~ 1 2. 800 mg/day for 4 years old, 800 mg/day for 7 years old, 1 1 year old ~1000 mg/day [1]. If you don't make an individualized evaluation, you can only supplement calcium with good wishes, not only can you not grow taller, but you will have adverse reactions due to excessive intake, such as stones.
(2) products with increased sex hormones illegally added. It must be emphasized that such products are extremely harmful to the health! Why? Because it may make children in the growth and development period grow rapidly in a short period of time; However, sex hormones can cause children's epiphyseal line to close ahead of time, leading to premature stop of children's height development, but children will not grow tall [2]. Therefore, for this kind of products, we must be careful to identify them, and we must not believe those unreliable exaggerated advertisements, so as not to bring irreparable consequences!
(3) Recombinant human growth hormone, abbreviated as rhGH, is a hormone similar to human endogenous growth hormone synthesized by recombinant gene technology, which can stimulate the differentiation and proliferation of epiphyseal chondrocytes, the growth of chondrocytes and the differentiation and proliferation of osteoblasts. RhGH came out in 1985, and its indications are mainly growth hormone deficiency (GHD) and idiopathic short stature (ISS)[3]. In 2008, the Endocrinology and Metabolism Group of Pediatrics of Chinese Medical Association issued the "Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Short Children" [4], and many short children can use growth hormone to achieve the purpose of growing taller.
Is it possible for short and cute people to use it? That's not true. There are strict indications for the use of rhGH. The most important thing is to check whether the epiphysis is closed. The use of growth hormone must be carried out on the premise that the epiphysis is not closed, otherwise it will have no effect. At the same time, it is necessary to carry out drug provocation tests in regular hospitals to determine whether there is growth hormone deficiency. RhGH is a prescription drug, which can only be prescribed by a doctor. It works by subcutaneous injection, because it is a polypeptide hormone from protein, but it is ineffective by oral administration! Therefore, those advertisements that claim that oral growth hormone can make people grow taller are unscientific and can be ignored altogether.
In short, the use of antihypertensive drugs must be used under the evaluation and guidance of doctors. Blind use, not only can not achieve the effect of growing taller, but also may affect the normal growth and development!
references
[1] Qin Rui. Knowledge of children's calcium nutrition experts in China (20 19 edition) [J]. chinese journal of woman and child health research, 20 19, 30(03):7- 14.
[2] Pan Hui. Beware of "height-increasing drugs" that will not increase the maturity [J]. Family Medicine (below), 20 12, 000(007):22.
Liang Yan. Suggestions on the application of recombinant human growth hormone in pediatric clinical practice [J]. Chinese Journal of Pediatrics, 2013,051(006): 426-432.
[4] Endocrinology, Genetics and Metabolism, Pediatrics Branch of Chinese Medical Association, Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment of Short Children [J]. China Medical Information Herald, 2008, 23(24):20-2 1.
Rumor expert: Li Li, deputy director pharmacist of Chengdu Women and Children Central Hospital.
Review expert: Li Gen, Director of Pharmacy Department of Chengdu Women and Children Central Hospital and Chief Pharmacist.