Childhood Obesity - Do you have an overweight child? We offer tips to help your child lose weight and get fit!

The My Overweight Child blog will help you keep informed about the latest research, findings, and resources available to parents of overweight or obese kids. There are many knowledgeable people working on the increasingly dire problem of childhood obesity - and we want to give parents a place where they can check in regularly to see the latest studies and tips available to help you help your child lose weight and maintain a healthy lifestyle.

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Monday, April 02, 2007

Obesity and Onset of Puberty

Most parents would do anything to decrease their children's risk of behavioral problems, psychosocial stress, alcohol use, and sexual experimentation. But most don't know that one thing that they can do to delay or eliminate these problems for girls is to prevent obesity.

Sound strange? Not when you consider that recent research suggests that childhood overweight and obesity may be contributing to earlier onset of puberty in girls, some as early as 9 years old. And many previous studies have shown that early puberty is associated with stress and behavioral problems as well as earlier experimentation with alcohol and sexual activity.

Labels: health problems, puberty, substance abuse

Posted By: Aspen Education Group