below average height is due to poor nutrition or due to genes?

Hello! The gene has its impact on the growth of the children.There is no magic nutrition that influence the height of the children.However,a diet with sufficient calories and right mix of nutrients in general is what helps people grow as tall as possible.But diet by itself is not responsible for whether people reach their genetic potential for height.Environmental factors such as good housing,medical care,and sanitation facilities are also key.thanx.

Mostly genes. Very little chance of you being over 6ft if your parents are around 5ft ish. My science professor told me you can have very poor nutrition and still be really tall. I would say protein or a good diet is probably an aid in growing.

It has to be both, I'd think. I know genes play a big role in it from looking at my family, but better nutrition has made people taller overall. Or it could have to do with the growth hormones we all eat when we eat commercially raised beef, pork and chicken.

I think the genes and the nutrition is the big factor in height. My parents are in the average height my mother is 5'2 my father is 5'6. I watched a health shows about what average height that your children going to have based on the parents height. Female height are base on their father height and the Male is base on the mother height. Nutrition is affects the height if your diet is more of calcium the chance to getting taller is possible. I observe that in US and in European countries many are taller.

mainly it is due to genes........ but it can be overcame little bit bye nutrition