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Monday, March 05, 2007

Childhood obesity in girls can lead to early onset of puberty, study suggests

Childhood obesity in girls can lead to early onset of puberty, study suggests

Polly Curtis Health correspondent

The Guardian

05 Mar 2007



Girls who are obese at the age of four are significantly more likely to hit puberty before their 10th birthday, according to research which predicts that puberty will come earlier in the UK as the child obesity crisis worsens. The study is the first... read more...