Obesity could be a contributing factor to early puberty, reveals a recent US research.
To Help Navigate The Adult World, Brain Adds New Cells During Puberty
Neuroscientists report in the issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that the brain adds new cells during puberty to help navigate the complex social world of adulthood.
Neuroscientists report in the issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that the brain adds new cells during puberty to help navigate the complex social world of adulthood.
A higher body mass index, or ratio of height and weight, was "the strongest predictor" of early breast development across all races in the study.
African-American girls continued to develop at earlier ages than whites and Asians, as previous studies have also found, though no earlier than was observed in prior studies from the late 1980s and 1990s.
Children Attaining Puberty Early Suffer Emotional Problems Even Before the Onset of Puberty
New study suggests that children who attain puberty early go through emotional, social and behavioral problems even before the onset of puberty.
New study suggests that children who attain puberty early go through emotional, social and behavioral problems even before the onset of puberty.
The research is based on a group of 1,200 girls in New York, the San Francisco Bay area and the greater Cincinnati area, as part of the government funded Breast Cancer and the Environment Research Program.
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Risk of Problem Drinking High Among Youth Who Have Their First Drink During Puberty
Individuals who have their first drink during puberty have higher levels of subsequent drinking than individuals with a post-pubertal drinking onset.
Individuals who have their first drink during puberty have higher levels of subsequent drinking than individuals with a post-pubertal drinking onset.
A trend toward earlier puberty has been noted in past international studies as well.
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An accompanying editorial in Pediatrics by Marcia Herman-Giddens of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill said that the reasons for early puberty are complex and may not be fully understood for some time.
"Each individual girl is exposed to multiple factors in today's environment, many not present decades ago, that may potentially influence her pubertal onset," she wrote.
"Furthermore, because early puberty and menarche are associated with many detrimental health and psychosocial issues, we must not accept this premature development as the 'new normal.'"
Instead, she called for a renewed push to create "a healthier environment for our children."
Source-AFP
