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http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/08/09/girls.starting.puberty.early/index.html?iref=obnetwork
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Early puberty in girls is a growing public health concern because studies have shown that girls who start puberty earlier are more likely to develop breast and uterine cancer later in life. The National Institutes of Health funded the study as part of a larger investigation into the environmental factors that contribute to breast cancer risk.[/quote]
Jeebus, entering puberty at the tender age of 7 isn't what I would call ideal. Even at 16, you're still a kid and clueless about the world. Most don't usually get a brain until well into their 20s.
The article doesn't name a single specific cause, pointing to the rise of obesity, chemical processing in food, growth hormones, chemicals in plastic containers, etc, as contributing factors.
Who's get a pedobear pic handy?
Girls in the United States are entering puberty at earlier ages than they have in the past, a new study reports.
More than 10 percent of white 7-year-old girls in the study, which was conducted in the mid-2000s, had reached a stage of breast development marking the start of puberty, compared to just 5 percent in a similar study conducted in the early 1990s.
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Early puberty in girls is a growing public health concern because studies have shown that girls who start puberty earlier are more likely to develop breast and uterine cancer later in life. The National Institutes of Health funded the study as part of a larger investigation into the environmental factors that contribute to breast cancer risk.[/quote]
Jeebus, entering puberty at the tender age of 7 isn't what I would call ideal. Even at 16, you're still a kid and clueless about the world. Most don't usually get a brain until well into their 20s.
The article doesn't name a single specific cause, pointing to the rise of obesity, chemical processing in food, growth hormones, chemicals in plastic containers, etc, as contributing factors.
"If an 11- or 12-year-old girl looks like she's 16, people will interact with her as if she were 16," Biro says.
Who's get a pedobear pic handy?