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Study Links Obesity To Early Puberty
Research Finds Obesity In Preschool Girls Can Lead To Early Puberty
CBS News, 3/5/07

"The study followed 354 girls over a decade. Researchers found at age 9, 80 percent of the obese girls were entering puberty. In contrast, only 58 percent of overweight girls and 40 percent of normal-weight girls were entering puberty at that age."


Little Melissa at 15 months, weighing 55 pounds


Melissa at 9 years old, weighing 95 pounds