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All right, so we're talking about puberty and in this scenario you are a parent, counselor, teacher noticing that your prepubescent child, client, or student who is female is growing more and more overweight based on their bmi.
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So we're gonna talk a little bit about some questions associated with that.
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So how would this increase in weight either trigger delay or have no effect on the onset of puberty for this individual? so based on many studies, increased weight or bmi girls before puberty will trigger puberty earlier.
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And this is because many studies have shown a positive correlation between age at puberty onset and childhood body size.
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So if you are a heavier set girl, you are likely to start puberty earlier.
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The relationship between fat mass and puberty is mediated at least in part due to the permissive actions of leptin, which is a hormone that is a key regulator of body mass produced from white adipose tissue.
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White adipose tissue is produced when you are heavier.
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So if you have more white adipose tissue, this means more permissive action of leptin, which means earlier puberty.
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So let's talk about three factors that can trigger puberty.
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So one, emotional well -being.
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There are studies showing higher stress levels can lead to earlier onset puberty.
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And this has been shown during covid.
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The average age of puberty has dropped, showing that in the stressful situation of seeing loved ones be sick, being locked up in your home, there are higher stress levels and therefore people are getting their period.
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I'm going into puberty younger.
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This is mostly in correlation with women.
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There's also genetics and inheritance...