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Orrex

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41. Interesting

Tue Nov 5, 2013, 01:16 AM

Nov 2013

NPR has been running a ton of stuff about the "micro biome" lately, and the link that you provided goes along well with that info. I should have thought of that.

Of course, so far it's still conjectural, so I'm not ready to get behind it 100%. It's intriguing, though, and definitely bears further study.

Thanks for the link.

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Early onset of puberty in girls linked to obesity [View all] Jesus Malverde Nov 2013 OP

yikes my daughter didn't hit it til 11 gopiscrap Nov 2013 #1

11? Jebus Crikey! I was 14!!! Myrina Nov 2013 #8

yeah she wasn't 11 til 2009 gopiscrap Nov 2013 #39

IIRC, breast development has been beginning earlier, but menarche has not moved too much. Brickbat Nov 2013 #2

not good for us humans...... dipsydoodle Nov 2013 #3

It's not evolution. Avalux Nov 2013 #9

Evolution takes a very long time to produce biological changes ? dipsydoodle Nov 2013 #31

Thanks for that. Avalux Nov 2013 #34

I didn't mean to sound sharp dipsydoodle Nov 2013 #38

Hormones go into cows, pigs, and chickens bettydavis Nov 2013 #4

sounds like they dont want those results reddread Nov 2013 #19

Menopause in the 40's JustAnotherGen Nov 2013 #5

Ugh. So true, your last sentence. :( nt laundry_queen Nov 2013 #13

We'll just make a pill for that! adirondacker Nov 2013 #20

Of course we will JustAnotherGen Nov 2013 #26

Do you mean to say Insurance companies aren't going to pay for nuticles! adirondacker Nov 2013 #32

Ahhh JustAnotherGen Nov 2013 #35

Good thing I have a couple of veterinarian friends! :) adirondacker Nov 2013 #36

Very well said. nt redqueen Nov 2013 #30

.... and rBGH/antibiotics/hormones and HFCS in crap-food we feed kids ... Myrina Nov 2013 #6

And carts may push horses Brainstormy Nov 2013 #7

True, but obesity probably makes their impact greater FarCenter Nov 2013 #10

vicious circle. Chicken and egg question as well. laundry_queen Nov 2013 #12

The egg came first FarCenter Nov 2013 #14

the rooster came first leftyohiolib Nov 2013 #33

thank you for science lesson, but Brainstormy Nov 2013 #16

Can you provide documentation of that? Orrex Nov 2013 #21

studies Brainstormy Nov 2013 #40

Interesting Orrex Nov 2013 #41

Other factors laundry_queen Nov 2013 #11

Wow. 50 yrs ago, I hit puberty at about age 12.5. I read that in Nay Nov 2013 #15

I didn't know about that in the 1500's, interesting...nt Jesus Malverde Nov 2013 #18

IIRC, the cause of the later puberty in the Middle Ages was Nay Nov 2013 #22

Nutritious & plentiful food adds weight (fat) which triggers puberty SoCalDem Nov 2013 #28

i didn't hit puberty (get my period) until i was 13.5... Scout Nov 2013 #17

I hit puberty at 16! blueamy66 Nov 2013 #24

Got my period at 11 PasadenaTrudy Nov 2013 #23

What's happening with the boys? Auggie Nov 2013 #25

Apparently with boys, obesity can delay puberty davidn3600 Nov 2013 #37

estrogen is stored in fat... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #27

This isn't entirely new info -- a certain amount of body fat MUST be present for the body ... moriah Nov 2013 #29

I started when I was 11, and that was 26 yrs ago before all the alarms started going off. liberal_at_heart Nov 2013 #42