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Girls hitting puberty younger
The article is ok. But I find the last line confusing/interesting.
http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/us_puberty_earlier
Biro said that there are things families can do to minimize the possible risk of early puberty in young daughters, including eating more fruits and vegetables and eating together as a family
Not sure how eating together is going to stop puberty from hitting early?
http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/us_puberty_earlier
Biro said that there are things families can do to minimize the possible risk of early puberty in young daughters, including eating more fruits and vegetables and eating together as a family
Not sure how eating together is going to stop puberty from hitting early?
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Re: Girls hitting puberty younger
If that's what the author meant, it could have been stated more clearly.
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Miss Mrs.
[QUOTE]I grew up eating dinner infront of the tv, no wonder I hit puberty when I was 11. It all makes sense now...
Posted by Nebb[/QUOTE]
Snort.
I think it's bad causation. As pp said, eating together =/= eating healthy.
There was just a big thing on the national news about this last night. They were saying it can lead to more instances of breast cancer and other diseases, not to mention how 7 or 8 year old girls aren't prepared for those kinds of body changes.
I read an article a few years ago that the age of puberty changing is also linked with immune illnesses that are on the rise, largely because of the preservatives that are in our diets.
When school reconvenes (my son is entering 5th grade), I know a lot of girls will have started "developing" over the summer. Anecdotally, a very few girls had already started in the 4th grade, and they were quite overweight. The boys are all still scrawny little kids, although some of son's friends grew a lot taller over the summer.
[QUOTE]Hmmm. Perhaps eating together as a family correlates with lower rates of obesity. Obesity is associated with early puberty. If that's what the author meant, it could have been stated more clearly.
Posted by ohwhynot[/QUOTE]
I can see this.
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[QUOTE]One thing I don't understand is, why aren't boys hitting puberty earlier, too? They're eating the same foods as girls and have similarly rising obesity rates, so why aren't they as affected? When school reconvenes (my son is entering 5th grade), I know a lot of girls will have started "developing" over the summer. Anecdotally, a very few girls had already started in the 4th grade, and they were quite overweight. The boys are all still scrawny little kids, although some of son's friends grew a lot taller over the summer.
Posted by ohwhynot[/QUOTE]
Not totally sure, but aren't most of the hormones that wind up in foods either estrogen or similar? I know that a lot of milk contains estrogen or something, meant to keep the cows producing milk, and I read somewhere that certain plastics also release an estrogen-like hormone. Scary stuff.
<a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090326100714.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090326100714.htm</a>
Miss Mrs.
And I think opalsky is right about the estrogen in foods being what a lot of people think is the cause.
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Obesity in boys can actually lead to feminization of their features. That's not good either. Imagine being a preteen boy with breast tissue?
It's all scary. Imagine being 8 and having your first period. Or going bra shopping at 7.
And puberty is triggered by different hormones in girls and boys, so it makes sense that girls might be hitting it earlier, but not boys.
[QUOTE]There have been well conducted studies that show that when your attention is divided while you're eating (eating while driving or watching TV), you eat more. Theoretically, children would eat less overall if they ate at the family table. Also, there's the issue of fruits and vegetables. When Mom and Dad aren't watching over little Danny's plate, he's more likely to push aside the stuff he doesn't want to eat and focus on the meat and starch. Obesity in boys can actually lead to feminization of their features. That's not good either. Imagine being a preteen boy with breast tissue? It's all scary. Imagine being 8 and having your first period. <strong> Or going bra shopping at 7.
</strong>Posted by mica178[/QUOTE]
I was really shocked when I had to take her last year for a training bra. Even scarier is the fact that I think she is on track to possibly wear a "real" bra by Christmas.
ETA: Didn't see the post by Aggie... agree.
- women who have remarried are more likely to have married young the first time
- women who hit puberty early are more likely to marry young
- women who hit puberty early are more likely to have daughters who hit puberty early