The potential relationship between childhood obesity and earlier puberty onset has major
public health implications. Earlier menarche in girls is associated with increased risk of adult …

Most people associate fluoride with the practice of intentionally adding fluoride to public
drinking water supplies for the prevention of tooth decay. However, fluoride can also enter …

Objective: To characterize the menstrual cycle (regularity and menstrual flow length), the
prevalence of dysmenorrhea and self-monitoring of the cycle in students from Lisbon region …

The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of overweight and obesity in Portuguese
children age 7–9 years and to analyze trends in body mass index (BMI) from 1970–2002 …

Ever since the publication of the first textbook on human growth by Johann Augustin Stoeller
in 1729, temporal changes (or secular trends) in growth and pubertal maturation have been …

Background Age at menarche is considered a reliable prognostic factor for idiopathic
scoliosis and varies in different geographic latitudes. Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis …

Introduction Age at menarche reflects the health status of a population. This marks the
beginning of sexual maturation and is affected by nutritional status and prevailing …

Study aims at assessing the knowledge, attitude and practice regarding reproductive health
among 200 school girls in the age 15-19 years from rural and urban settings of Jaipur …

Background: Menarcheal age is the most important measure of sexual maturation in girls
and a sensitive indicator of environmental conditions during childhood. Objective: The study …

This study examines patterns of secular change in cranial morphology in the New Lisbon
collection, a documented skeletal collection from Lisbon, Portugal with birth years from 1806 …