Many Chinese people do not believe that children from China are shorter than those from Japan. However, scientific research has revealed that seven-year-old Chinese boys and girls are 0.6 centimeters and 0.5 centimeters shorter than Japanese boys and girls at the same age respectively. And the differences in the height of teenagers are more obvious. Japanese male teenagers are 1.4 centimeters taller than Chinese ones, while Japanese female teenagers are 0.6 centimeters taller. Why Chinese children and teenagers are shorter than those in Japanese? The reason lies in the nutriment that they ingest.
Nutriment plays an indispensable role in the development of height. Theoretically, the height of a person depends on the growth and development of long bones. In other words, the height is closely related to the aggradations of minerals and bone glue.

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In order to make their children grow up healthily, parents always provide a variety of nutritious food to them. However, although these nutritious foods are really helpful for children's physiological and mental development, while some of them contain various kinds of harmful substances, which are not beneficial on children's health and may even cause some diseases.
Firstly, food containing saccharin, essence and pigment, such as jelly, bubble gum, instant noodles, sweet beverages, etc. This kind of food contains very few nutrients but a lot of saccharin, sweetener, colorant, essence, etc. All of these substances have certain toxicity. If children often eat these foods, it is not conducive to their health. In addition, fruits such as orange and pineapple are the favorites for many children. However, although these fruits are very nutritious, they always contain a lot of natural erythrophyll.

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Children develop so quickly. Their bodies require optimal level of nutrition to allow them to reach their maximum potential both mentally and physically. But study after study shows that the children today are not getting enough of the nutrients they need in their diet.
Research data tells us that average kids just don't eat enough of the things they need to get the proper balance of vitamins, minerals, protein and other nutrients. More often than not their diets are high in fats, sugar, artificial colors and preservatives, but low in all important fruits and vegetables.
Why are fruits and vegetables so critical? Because they are the main sources of essential vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and other plant nutrients vital for optimal health.
Essential nutrients commonly lacking such as vitamin A, beta carotene, zinc and B vitamins are critical for children because they are required for proper development of the brain, immune system, bones and vision.

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