It is well established that stress is linked to changes in eating behaviors. Research using
adult populations has shown that stress is associated with both increases and decreases in …

Since the early 1980s, the focus on the importance of puberty to adolescent development
has continued with variability in the methodology selected to measure puberty. To capture …

Background Comparable global data on health and nutrition of school-aged children and
adolescents are scarce. We aimed to estimate age trajectories and time trends in mean …

Importance The association between increasing body mass index (BMI; calculated as weight
in kilograms divided by height in meters squared) and risk of breast cancer is unique in …

Pubertal development is a nonlinear process progressing from prepubescent beginnings
through biological, physical, and psychological changes to full sexual maturity. To tether …

Precocious puberty results mostly from the precocious activation of the gonadotropic axis.
Although the age limits have recently been discussed, most physicians consider that onset …

Puberty is a period of development characterized by partially concurrent changes which
includes growth acceleration, alteration in body composition and appearance of secondary …

Background Early menarche tends to be preceded by rapid infancy weight gain and is
associated with increased childhood and adult obesity risk. As age at menarche is a …

Background Treatment with a luteinizing hormone–releasing hormone (LHRH) agonist
increases adult height in children with LHRH-dependent precocious puberty and is …

Background During adolescence, deselection from sport occurs during team try-outs when
month of birth, stage of growth and maturation may influence selection. Aim The purpose of …