Beyond Height: Why Getting the Right Nutrients is Crucial for Your Kid’s Future

As a mom, you always want what’s best for your kid. And one of the most important aspects of your kid’s development and health is making sure that they receive the right nutrients for height growth. But if your kid is a picky eater, making sure that they eat a well-balanced diet can be a challenge. 

In the short term, not getting the right nutrients leads to stunting, being underweight, and wasting.¹ Furthermore, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), as stunting is generally irreversible, getting the right nutrients for height growth is crucial in early childhood. A kid cannot recover height in the same way that they can regain weight.² So recognizing the signs of picky eating and early signs of stunting is crucial during early childhood. 

Long-term impact of not getting the right nutrients 

Malnutrition and stunting during early childhood can have lasting effects on your kid’s life. Besides stunting, not getting the right nutrients can negatively impact your kid’s development in several domains. This can decrease the chances of success later in life, resulting in lower income and lost productivity in adulthood.² 

Furthermore, stunted growth later in childhood, when combined with excessive weight gain, can increase the risk of nutrition-related chronic diseases in adult life², such as obesity, cardiovascular diseases, and hypertension. 

How to support your kids’ growth today for their advantage tomorrow 

Ensuring your kid gets the proper nutrients for height growth is not only about ensuring they achieve their height and weight milestones but also about securing their future. 

However, once your kid becomes a picky eater, it can be challenging to reverse their habits. This is where Wyeth Nutrition’s NEW growing-up milk specially formulated for catch-up growth, ASCENDA® Kid, comes in. 

The NEW Wyeth ASCENDA® Kid promotes faster height growth 

A recent study conducted at the Las Piñas Doctors Hospital found that upon intake of oral nutritional supplementation twice a day like the NEW ASCENDA® Kid from Wyeth Nutrition, together with a healthy lifestyle and balanced diet, can help deliver faster height growth in kids in as early as three weeks*. 

The study involved 108 Filipino kids whose heights were below the 25th percentile according to the World Health Organization Growth Chart. In as early as three weeks, the kids showed 0.7cm height growth. By the sixth week, the participants registered 1.3cm height growth. By the 16th week of the study, kids registered a 3.0cm height growth.³

On top of a healthy lifestyle and balanced diet, this fast height growth is also supported by Wyeth ASCENDA® Kid’s ability to bring kids’ essential micronutrient levels close to 100%, making it perfect for picky eaters who miss out on essential nutrients needed for growth. 

With a taste that kids love, Wyeth ASCENDA® Kid is the ONLY premium growth brand with Growth Plus Advantage, clinically proven to help deliver faster height growth and healthier weight gain in as early as 3 weeks.³ The Growth Plus Advantage includes 100% dairy protein, high-quality carbohydrates like skimmed milk and lactose (no added sucrose or table sugar), and 38 essential growth and development nutrients that are easily absorbed, like vitamins A, D, K, iron, iodine, zinc, calcium and more. 

Get the right nutrients for height growth as early as now for your kid’s overall development and future success. Remember, your kid’s growth today is their advantage tomorrow. So, unleash the ASCENDA® effect today! 

*vs. leading premium 3+ brand. Dietary counseling conducted among toddlers. Two servings per day together with dietary counseling, a balanced diet, and a healthy lifestyle.