Early Puberty in Girls

Girls are starting puberty at younger ages – a full year earlier than previously reported in some cases – and the main factor associated with early breast development is obesity, according to a new long-term study released Monday.

Researchers in the Bay Area, New York and Cincinnati have been following the sexual maturation of more than 1,200 girls – a third of whom were recruited from Kaiser medical centers in San Francisco, Oakland and San Rafael – since 2004. At the start of the study, the girls were between 6 and 8 years old.

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https://www.sfgate.com/health/article/Early-onset-of-puberty-in-girls-linked-to-obesity-4952063.php

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