Nutrition, size, and tempo

Nutrition is a prerequisite, but not regulator of growth. Growth defined as increase in size over time. The understanding growth includes an the binary concept physical time and individual tempo. Excess food causes tempo acceleration. Food restriction delays Tempo reflects pace life. It dynamic response to broad spectrum social, economic, political, emotional (SEPE) factors can affect life expectancy. Variations create distortions z-score patterns height weight. Illness or intermediate shortage lead halts development short dips patterns. Children who develop throughout at delayed usually run lower z-scores for weight, show characteristic adolescent trough; children faster than average higher peak their During adolescence, almost half variance due variation. There one whole body. Different organ systems grow mature different pace.