Hi guys everyone here or almost are short we are all willing or searching for the same thing . But there is this question that is inside my head all day long , why am I short . Let's talk about my past ( growth spurt) , when I was a kid I was very fit ( 0 years to 12 or 13 years old ) . my predicted height for my first 10 years was 180 , 178 . But after that .... i became overweighted no sport and i came into food ( the bad ) . I ate a lot of candies ( fu**) and a lot at mc donald's very very often . I was around 152 cm at 12 13 years old . I will put a pic of my growth pattern . And i finally finished at 170 ( fu**) . My mother was 5 ft and my dad 5ft 10-11 . Do you think that I could have lost all these inches cause of the food or this is mostly genetic . 
Why on the hell am I short ?!!! My past
You didn't screwed yourself over. Having tall dad doesn't mean you will be tall aswell. I have tons of very fat/not eating well tall friends that outgrown their parents.
And trust me growing at all is better than being the same height since 12yo. 5'7 isn't even that bad.
I am very very sad cause of that you know . I always thought that i have lost some inches cause my predicted height is so different that my height right now. I did the opposite of what i should have done .
And i was predicted from 5'9 to even 6'7 range(cuz of my uncles) and i finished as 5'5.
Stuff happens, you didn't fked yourself so stop really dwelling on it.
You have to be really malnourished to stunt your growth. Sounds like you weren't 
In which case it's mostly genetics. Maybe you lost a few mm off your height potential but it takes a lot to noticeably stunt it. I heard that short genes are dominant and tall genes are recessive. So it makes sense that you can have a tall dad and grow up to be shorter.
Don't fk yourself up over it anyway. There's no point. You're at what height you are now, take it from there.
it can be genetics or big difference in height between your mom and dad ,food also ,but i think its All together
5 ft 7 not that bad by the way..
How old are you?
You answered ur own question. It was because u had a crappy diet which almost everyone has as a kid. 20% of height is dictated by the foods u eat so u cud have been maybe a strong 5'6 or solid 5'7 if u ate right back in the day. But eating good or not u wouldve have the similar height u do now give or take some cms. Simply put, the way u are genetically predisposed doesnt need a answer. My friend has diabetes and his parents dont have it neither does his grandparents (maternal and paternal) however, he inherited it from his great grandfather on his maternal side. You can't help the way u are genetically designed.
Edit: i wouldn't consider 5'7 "short" its not tall by any means but wouldnt go as far as saying its short. Where do u live? And secondly, dont waste ur time feeling guilty or regretful LL will always be around and u can safely lengthen 2 inches at ur height that shud put u to a respectable 5'9
I'm 19 by the way and i am turkish and french
you still have a tiny chance of natural growth about an inch ,no more and you can start save up your money for LL ,you young and have plenty of time for that (better to do this in your 20s)
I was only 145 cm when I was 12 and grew to 164 cm by the time I stopped growing at 15. I was active in sports a lot and ate well but that's just the way genetics work. My mom's grandpa was only 153 cm because he stopped growing at around 13 or 14. I guess our plates just fuse earlier in that line of my family.
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