0:01So this process is mostly genetically driven.
0:06About 80 to 90% of your height is in this process, has to do with your genetics of height between both of your parents corrected for gender.
0:14However, there are four main modifiable risk factors that every parent should know about to optimize this process.
0:20The first and foremost is still nutrition.
0:23One, high quality protein, 1 to 1.2 grams per kilogram per day, IGF1 requires both energy and amino acids for optimal levels, and there's a significant association that's been studied between consumption regular consumption of fish, poultry, meat, dairy, with healthy serum IGF1 levels.
0:45Two, micronutrient sufficiency.
0:47In America, children who are getting sufficient calories because of our food choices can still be micronutrient deficient.
1:02Most important among them, vitamin D, zinc, selenium, and iron.
1:07Three, exercise.
1:09It's been shown over and over in every part of the world that a that regular exercise.
1:17is associated with healthier IGF1 levels that are measurable.
1:24And four, to no one's surprise, is sleep.
1:28IGF1, just like growth hormone, is secreted in a pulsatile circadian way, when kids are getting sufficient sleep.
1:40The studied number is between 7 and 9 hours.
1:45They have healthier pulsatile release and levels of IGF1.
1:51By the way,
