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Reuters Health: Birth weight, early weight gain may hasten puberty (tx, novapsyche)

Dec 10, 2009 15:52

A relatively low birth weight and early-age weight gain may increase the likelihood of early puberty, hint findings from a German study. Earlier onset of puberty has been linked to certain cancers, high blood sugar and obesity.

I reached puberty relatively late. Overall the onset age of puberty in the USA is trending younger.

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doc_neuro December 14 2009, 06:34:40 UTC

yeah well it's also been shown that exposure to certain chemical substances, some of them toxic and some just plain poorly understood (including food additives, things dumped by industry that find their way into the groundwater, etc) have also been linked to early onset of puberty. thats both in utero and during early development. So it sort of makes sense that it would be associated with other health problems, statistically speaking.

Personally I was a late bloomer as well. but I'm sure I was exposed to other unsavory substances that have different effects and indicators. That's the modern world for you.