Posted on 05/20/2022 5:14:12 AM PDT by algore
Young girls in America are experiencing puberty at an earlier age than biologists would particularly expect with the average age falling to ten, with black girls undergoing the process a year earlier than their peers on average, experts warn.
The phenomena was first detected by Dr Marcia Herman-Giddens, a public health expert at the University of North Carolina, when she began to gather data on more than 17,000 girls in the mid-1990s.
She found that the average age of puberty was dropping, falling to ten years old, with some girls developing as early as age six.
While there are no concrete reasons to explain what is happening, experts tell the New York Times they believe it has been caused by a combination of increasing obesity rates, the prevalence of chemicals used in plastic and the stress they are feeling in every day life.
Experts also warn that girls that undergo these early puberties are at an increased risk of developing multiple types of cancer and suffer from mental health issues like depression or anxiety
Black girls in particular are developing early, with the average age of puberty being found to be nine years old, according to recent studies.
This early puberty can come with serious risks as well. They are more likely to suffer breast cancer or uterine cancer later in life, other studies have found.
Rates of depression, anxiety, and other potential mental health issues are higher in girls who undergo an early puberty as well.
Discovering this phenomena was only the first step, though, as now researchers have to find out why.
While there is still no conclusive research, experts that spoke to the Times laid out three potential causes that are being investigated
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
I imagine this will justify the efforts to lower the Age of Consent ...
True or just because we’re doing more stats on it. Bet it’s just stats.
Another “no conclusion” study. Wonder how much that cost us??
Keep in mind that in centuries past, and in countries that still live in centuries past, the marriage age for young girls was around 9 or 10 and a 15 year old was considered an old maid. “The more things change, the more they remain the same” comes to mind.
Exactly...I can’t wait until some 6 year old takes school to court saying,I’m old enough to decide whether I go to school or not......
We’ve seen this for years now. I suspect growth hormones in milk and a lot of household cleaners, soaps and pesticides are hormone disruptors.
A relative said for decades, that it was due to the hormones added to chickens feed and injected into cattle.
“Keep in mind that in centuries past, and in countries that still live in centuries past, the marriage age for young girls was around 9 or 10 and a 15 year old was considered an old maid. “
Interesting, also people did not live as long.
Menstruation and covid-19 vaccination
...The widespread interest in this topic highlights how pressing a concern this is for the public. It’s time we started listening to them...
Bold is mine.
Its the chicken hormones . Mcnuggets, Bojangles, popeyes, and kfc are to blame. It will fix itself when we Get back to moms home- made pot roast, coleslaw and green jello with carrots in there.
Married at 9 years old. Your name must be Muhammad.
Green jello with pears at my relatives. And pot roast should be served with potatoes, not coleslaw :~ )
That be ra-acist!
Also: I can't believe that the average age of (the onset of) puberty is 9 years among Black girls!
Also, also: How about boys?
Sadly, no mention of boys in the article.
Regards,
I’m surprised they mentioned that because we must believe that genetically we are all the exactly same.
Children prior to this generation didn’t have anxiety or stress like they do now.....right. Give me a break. We...and our kids have had it so easy.
When do the Dems start screaming for age of consent to be changed to12?
(It pays for me to read the comments before posting.) That’s exactly what I was thinking.
I agree that it’s the hormones in the fast food children eat on a daily basis. If your diet consists almost solely of fast foods, McDonald’s chicken nuggets, etc., you are ingesting large amounts of hormones each day. I suspect young black girls from the inner cities live exclusively on those products.
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