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Girls are entering puberty at an accelerated rate at a very young age

Endocrine-disrupting substances, obesity, and fatherlessness could all be factors. Puberty is occurring earlier than it did even in the 1970s, according to a recent 2020 review that looked at 30 studies. The study was based on a seminal study conducted in 1997 and published in the journal Pediatrics by Marcia Herman-Giddens, which made the pattern […]

Obesity rates among American children and teens are rising

According to Staiano, director of the paediatric obesity and health behaviour lab at Louisiana State University’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, the percentage of obese children rose from 18% in the 2011 cycle to 22% in the 2020 cycle. According to a new analysis of data from a national health survey, obesity rates […]

Processed foods are detrimental to children’s health

According to a recent study, kids between the ages of 3 and 5 who ingested ultra-processed foods had worse locomotor abilities than kids who consumed less of them. Additionally, it revealed that 12- to 15-year-olds who ate more ultra-processed meals had lower cardiovascular fitness. This is one of the first studies to link intake of […]

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