Junk Food can hasten puberty: Studies

November 02, 2012 20:14
Junk Food can hasten puberty: Studies

Puberty is a hard time for girls with several hormonal changes, emotional imbalances. The phenomenon which earlier used to happen generally at 12- 13 years earlier has now dropped to as low as 6 or 7 years in many cases.

Scientists blame junk food for this inadvertent phenomenon for the early puberty and this was not limited to the girls itself. US studies reveal the early physical maturity, at least two years early, this generation.

Reports show that the average age of onset of puberty in girls in the 1860's was 16.6 years which fell to 14.6 by 1920, 13.1 by 1950, 12.5 by 1980 and 10.5 by 2010.

How do the numbers matter? If a girl is mature by 6 or 7 imagine her getting pregnant at that age where she would be physically unfit to bear a child and it would end up killing both the child and the unborn.

After a person hits puberty there are several physical and physiological changes in the body as he/she changes from being an adolescent to a complete adult thanks to a few sex hormones from the pituitary gland in the brain to activate the sex glands.

Marcia Herman-Giddens, from the University of North Carolina claims obesity may well to be blame as it alters the body's hormones thus causing early maturity.

The more vegetables in the fresh form, like salads and fruits in your food the better your health is a rule of the thumb. Make sure to have a balanced diet at the right times of the day. Never skip morning meals and drink plenty of water. Avoiding junk food will save you from several other heart diseases and obesity too.

(AW- Anil)

If you enjoyed this Post, Sign up for Newsletter

(And get daily dose of political, entertainment news straight to your inbox)

Rate This Article
(0 votes)