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Girls are getting their first periods earlier. Here's what parents should know
MPR News· 3 days agoGirls in the U.S. are getting their first menstrual period about 6 months earlier on average than...
Age of first period declines - could be obesity or pollution
Cosmos· 4 days agoA big study has shown that the average age for US girls to experience their first period is now...
Girls’ periods starting earlier and becoming more irregular: Study
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 5 days agoSome of the risk factors some believe lead to early menarche are also risk factors linked to the...
How schools can help children eat well and be active
Medical Xpress· 4 days agoThe latest report by the Child of the North research group, which includes academics from the N8 Partnership universities, including the University of...
"Super Size Me" at 20: How America's obesity conversation has evolved and stalled
Salon.com· 5 days agoIn the late documentarian Morgan Spurlock’s 2004 film “Super Size Me,” it’s clear that he’s casting...
New study finds that Black children begin to menstruate at earlier ages
theGrio via AOL· 3 days agoResults also indicate that the trend is linked to lower socioeconomic status and high body mass index. Recommended Stories “This implies that childhood obesity< ...
Lead Author of Study on Girls and Periods: 'It Alarms Us'
newser· 5 days agoThe rate at which girls got their period early (younger than 11) increased from 8.6% to 15.5%...
Black children are menstruating earlier than ever, and more irregularly
NBC Universal via AOL· 6 days agoBlack children and those of low socioeconomic status are starting their periods earlier, and it's...
After-school care is critical to Michigan’s future success, leaders say
Michigan Advance via Yahoo News· 3 days agoAs elected officials, policymakers and business leaders grapple with how best to increase workforce...
Average age of girls getting periods lowers from 12.5 years to 11.9 years, study says
Dayton Daily News· 5 days agoA new study led by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health shows the average age at...