American girls are now reaching puberty as young as SIX in phenomenon scientists think may be linked to childhood obesity, chemicals in plastic and stress

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  The age that many young girls in America are going through puberty has dropped in recent years, and experts can not nail down a cause
• One potential reason is the prevalence of obesity among American children, with one in five being an unhealthy weight
• Some also believe that chemicals that help strengthen the durability of plastic could also be triggers
• Stress has long believed to be a trigger for early puberty as well, and researchers note that early puberties increased across the world during the pandemic 

By MANSUR SHAHEEN U.S. DEPUTY HEALTH EDITOR FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

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….More Here

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