Nutritional supplement for growth enhancement

A method for enhancing the linear growth of a pre-pubertal human subject, as measurable using growth charts of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the method comprising administering a nutritional composition to a pre-pubertal human subject having a short stature compared to the norm as measurable using growth charts of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), thereby improving the linear growth of the pre-pubertal human subject, wherein the nutritional supplement having per 100 g supplement a total caloric content of from about 300 kcal to about 500 kcal comprising per 100 g supplement arginine in an amount of from about 500 mg to about 1000 mg and a micronutrient combination comprising calcium in an amount of from about 250 mg to about 750 mg;

• vitamin C in an amount of from about 15 mg to about 350 mg;
• zinc in an amount of from about 2.0 mg to about 15 mg;
• iron in an amount of from about 2.0 mg to about 10 mg;
• vitamin A in an amount of from about 50 μg to about 350 μg;
• and vitamin D in an amount of from about 2 μg to about 10 μg, wherein about 20% to 35% of the total caloric content is proteins, wherein the pre-pubertal human subject is at age 3-9, wherein the pre-pubertal subject height is below the 10th percentile as measurable according to growth charts of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and wherein the pre-pubertal human subject does not have a gastrointestinal disease, malabsorption or is not under chronic medical treatment, wherein the growth rate is enhanced by 0.5-3.0 cm per year relative to the expected growth rate.