Why Girls Are Starting Puberty Early.

• Autores: Dina Fine Maron
• Localización: Scientific American, ISSN 0036-8733, Vol. 312, Nº. 5, 2015, págs. 28-28
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The article explores the question of why girls are beginning puberty early. Topics include the risk of cancer or other illnesses later in life in girls who experience breast development younger than 11 years old, research in 1997 that identified obesity as a major risk factor for the early onset of puberty, the effects of prolonged exposure to the female sex hormone estrogen and environmental exposure to endocrine disruptors, and the relationship between breastfeeding and puberty.