Do people grow in height only at night?!
Question: Do people grow in height only at night.?
like my brother has his schedule all weird because of loads of work and he sleeps in the afternoon like 3pm-11pm then wakes up. Most people obviously sleep at night. Will teenagers or still-growing people grow if they sleep in the afternoon.? Or only at night time.? And why is this.?Health Question & Answer
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I would guess you grow mainly when asleep - but doesn't matter if it's night or day.Health Question & Answer
My answer to that question would be according to whether I think gravity is a force. I believe gravity to be a continuous force not regarding the angle; in other words, you would have the same gravity against your head if you were standing as if you were laying down. So, there would be as much resistance to the growth. But, you have to factor in the sun and its pressure. The pressure seems to stabilize at night when the sun disappears so there is less resistance at night. Hmmm.Health Question & Answer
you aren't really growing at night. what it is is your spine has little things that get compressed down while standing for a long time because of the pressure. when you sleep these things get stretched out cause there is not any pressure on it. this is why you seem taller.
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in this picture the things labelled as dics are what im talkin about.Health Question & Answer
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in this picture the things labelled as dics are what im talkin about.Health Question & Answer
growth happens at night. at 5:30 am to be exact. the reason is that the growth hormone is secreted at night when person is sleep. If your brother is still growing then he really needs to change his job. If he is done growing, then the effect is much less.Health Question & Answer
people will grow their whole lives but i think u mean if wen they are sleepin will they only grow at night. no u will grow whenever u are sleeping the reason for this is while u are laying down gravity pushes down on ur spine and spreads it out so u can become about 1 inch taller however after waking up u will shrink down a little bit because of da way that gravity pushes on ur spine while u are standing or sitting upHealth Question & Answer
Peoples bones and whole structure is building up when your body is still. It does not have to be while sleeping. Even if it was what's the difference if you sleep at night or during the day.Health Question & Answer
Depends on what you eat, drink, and if you exercise.Health Question & Answer
no, in the "growing years" you grow without even realizing it because your so busy. that's how it is when you sleep.Health Question & Answer