[ElleR]

That's really interesting I suppose in order to get a good idea about growth patterns you really need to look at every individuals history, age, weight,hormones, biological gender etc,etc...
Interesting to hear about the warm seasons being better for growing. I wonder if it isn't so much a case of needing more vit D but more a case of people's metabolisms working harder during the winter to stay warm and burning off more fat, especially as I've noticed through reading the boards that being able to gain or retain fat can be a real hindrance to people's NBE programs.

Thanks for the replies guys,much appreciated