Day by day, you are not a child any more. You become a strong adult as time goes by. But do you know what is going on in your body when you are growing up?
An adult has 206 bones，but a baby is born with over three hundred bones. Many of the bones are cartilage. As a baby grows, the cartilage grows, too. Over time, most of it slowly turns into hard bones with the help of calcium. This is called ossification. Ossification usually finishes when you are more than 20 years old. At that time, your bones are as big as they'll ever be. Then your bones will grow much slower, or even stop growing.
Many of you want to grow tall, but do you know how you can grow tall before your bones stop growing? Here is some helpful advice for you.
●Pay attention to what you are eating. Have a lot of fruit and vegetables every day. Fruit and vegetables are rich in vitamins and have little fat. Drink milk every day. Kids need calcium to have strong bones, and milk is rich in it.
●Have enough sleep. As we all know, sleep is very important to us. If we don't have enough sleep at night, we may lose the chance of growing taller.
●Enjoy the sunshine. People can get vitamin D from sunshine. It can help our bones grow better.
