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US girls got their first periods increasingly earlier over the last 50 years, new study finds
(www.theguardian.com)
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Or better nutrition. Hmm, what's the real reason behind acceleration. Who knows, right?
i remember years ago an article said it was from eating pork (genetically quite similar to human) which had tons of hormones injected so they would grow up faster for more profit turnover. i wonder if theres puberty age data from groups that dont eat pork.
I mean you can probably find something for Muslims if you look at data from a Muslim majority country.