During the past decade, possible advancement in timing of puberty has been reported in the
United States. In addition, early pubertal development and an increased incidence of sexual …

Life history theory provides a metatheoretical framework for the study of pubertal timing from
an evolutionary-developmental perspective. The current article reviews 5 middle-level …

Using data from rural Bangladesh, we explore the hypothesis that women attain less
schooling as a result of social and financial pressure to marry young. We isolate the causal …

The aim of this 12-month prospective study was to investigate risk factors for stress fractures
in a cohort of 53 female and 58 male track and field athletes, aged 17 to 26 years. Total …

Since the 19th century there have been clearly documented secular trends to increasing
adult height in most European countries, with current rates of 10–30 mm/decade. Over the …

Background: Dietary patterns, which represent whole-diet and possible food and nutrient
interactions, have been linked to the risk of various cancers. However, the associations of …

Preventing stress fractures requires knowledge of the risk factors that predispose to this
injury. The aetiology of stress fractures is multifactorial, but methodological limitations and …

Objective. To assess secular trends in menarcheal age between 1973 and 1994 and to
determine whether childhood levels of height, weight, and skinfold thicknesses can account …

Background Several studies have shown that girls who undergo menarche at a relatively
young age tend to be more obese as adults. However, because childhood (pre-menarcheal) …

This systematic review collates research on the topic of dietary patterns and breast cancer
risks. The literature search targeted epidemiological studies published up to December …