The Trade-Off Between Fertility and Longevity, and Causes of Precocious Puberty
A century ago, the age of first menstruation averaged as late as nearly 17. Why is sexual maturity coming so much earlier now?
All Videos for Puberty
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How to Delay the Age of Menopause with Diet and Lifestyle Factors
Approximately half of the variability of age of menopause among women is explained by genetics. What behaviors or circumstances can help explain the rest?
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Plant-Based Meat Substitutes Put to the Test
What are the effects of plant-based meats on premature puberty, childhood obesity, and hip fracture risk?
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Does Marijuana Cause Permanent Brain Damage in Teens?
Is the American Academy of Pediatrics’ opposition to cannabis legalization just reefer madness revisited?
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The Best Diet for Fibroids
The same diet that helps regulate hormones in women may also reduce exposure to endocrine-disrupting pollutants.
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Which Has More Caramel Coloring Carcinogens: Coke or Pepsi?
How many cola cancer cases are estimated to be caused by Coke and Pepsi in New York versus California, where a carcinogen labeling law (Prop 65) exists?
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Avoiding Adult Exposure to Phthalates
Eating a plant-based diet and avoiding scented personal care products and certain children’s and adult toys can reduce exposure to hormone-disrupting chemicals.
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Does Rye Bread Protect Against Cancer?
The lignans in rye could explain why rye intake is associated with lower breast and prostate cancer risk.
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Flame-Retardant Pollutants and Child Development
PBDE fire-retardant chemicals in the food supply may contribute to attention and cognitive deficits in children.
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Dietary Pollutants May Affect Testosterone Levels
Endocrine-disrupting industrial toxins in the aquatic food chain may affect genital development of boys and sexual function in men.
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Formula for Childhood Obesity
Feeding infants cow’s milk formula may adversely alter metabolic programming.
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Why Do Vegan Women Have 5x Fewer Twins?
The hormones naturally found in foods of animal origin may help explain why women who eat conventional diets are five times more likely to give birth to twins than those eating plant-based diets.
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Saving Lives by Treating Acne with Diet
Over-activated TOR signaling may help explain the link between acne and subsequent risk for prostate and breast cancer.
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Alkylphenol Endocrine Disruptors and Allergies
The dramatic rise of allergic diseases such as eczema and seasonal allergies may be related to dietary exposure to endocrine-disruptor xenoestrogens, such as alkylphenol industrial pollutants.
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Lavender for Generalized Anxiety Disorder
In a double-blind study, lavender oil worked as well as the valium-like drug lorazepam (Ativan) for relief of persistent anxiety, though there are concerns about estrogenic effects.
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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.
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The Effect of Soy on Precocious Puberty
Meat, animal protein, and soy milk can affect premature breast development in girls.
