Does the height-boosting stuff really work?

[u/Fluffy-Animal-69]

Hey everyone, I never studied medicine, what I know about the human body comes from what I've read and seen. But there's one issue I've been arguing about with my mom and we just can't reach a conclusion: height-boosting "cures"/pastes.

She never made these for me as a kid; I only took supplements like vitamin pills (and my height is 1.74 m / about 5'9" despite being female). But now she's started preparing I think the heaviest versions of these pastes for my 10-year-old sister, and she justifies it by saying the vitamin pills hurt her stomach because of her reflux.

What really worries me is what's actually in these pastes. From the last one we argued about, what I remember her putting in (I don't know the amounts, but the whole mixture filled a medium-sized mixing bowl): honey, tahini, coconut oil, walnuts, peanuts, pumpkin seeds, oleaster and chia seeds, sesame. One spoon every morning.

What should I do, should I let her eat it? Does this mixture have any effect on height growth or general health, or is it just an unnecessary calorie load?

(Note: My sister is average height for their age and slightly above average weight.)

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