Health and Fitness

Earlier Onset of Puberty in Girls Linked to Obesity

Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—November 4, 2013. Several studies have documented earlier onset of puberty in girls over the past few decades. In a longitudinal study following more than 1,200 girls for seven years, researchers found those with higher BMI had earlier onset of puberty, as measured by breast development, and that white girls are entering puberty at younger ages than previously reported.

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