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  • Protein, Puberty, and Pollutants
    Protein, Puberty, and Pollutants
    The early onset of puberty in girls associated with animal protein consumption may be due to endocrine disrupting chemical pollutants in the meat supply.
  • The Effect of Soy on Precocious Puberty
    The Effect of Soy on Precocious Puberty
    Meat, animal protein, and soymilk (soya milk) can affect premature breast development in girls.
  • Protein & Puberty
    Protein & Puberty
    The type of protein young children eat at a critical age may affect when they start puberty.
  • Dairy & Sexual Precocity
    Dairy & Sexual Precocity
    The effects of the hormones in cow's milk on men and prepubescent children.
  • Hormones in Skim vs. Whole Milk
    Hormones in Skim vs. Whole Milk
    Genetic manipulation has resulted in cows lactating into the third trimester of pregnancy, leading to milk with abnormally high hormone levels.
  • Xenoestrogens & Early Puberty
    Xenoestrogens & Early Puberty
    Until the twentieth century, the average age of puberty for girls was 16 or 17 years old.