Is it true that girls are starting their periods earlier cause they eat meat?!


Question: Is it true that girls are starting their periods earlier cause they eat meat.?
Someone told me today that the hormones you'll find in most meat (the hormones they give the animal so that it grows faster/bigger) is causing girls to go onto their periods at an earlier age.? and causing a sex drive in boys and girls earlier too.?Health Question & Answer


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There are certain studies that have been done that indicate that the growth hormones contained in milk & meat products MIGHT cause menarche to begin earlier.

That being said however, the age of menarche has only advanced about 1/2 year (about 6 months) since the 1950's when the study was started.

The average age of menarche now is about 12-1/2 years; in the 1950's, it was just short of 13 years. But that is AVERAGE. There are girls that start as young as 8 and those that don't start until 16. Health Question & Answer

I wouldn't know for sure, but that sounds like a load of crap. I mean, think about it for a minute... Girls have been eating meat for centuries! A long time ago people living on farms and stuff fattened up animals just so they could eat them. Plus, whenever crops failed they would have to rely on whatever game (meat) they could hunt. I didn't mean for this to sound like a history lesson, it's just common sense! Hope this helped! ;-)Health Question & Answer

Well, I don't think so because my whole family eats lots of meat and I know people who do too, and we're all healthy and got late periods. My mom when she was 15 and me this summer when i was 13 and a half. The average age is 12 and 3 months.Health Question & Answer

Yes and no. They are saying it is from a spike in hormones,... but a lot of it has to do with plastics, like BPA.

They are saying that what is used in plastics is mimicking hormones found in breast tissue and faster development. (In girls and boys!) Health Question & Answer

that is the silliest thing i heard all week - and believe me it has been a weird week.

200 years ago, people were lots smaller. humans are getting taller and taller, changing all the time. its called evolution.Health Question & Answer

Yes very true. also many other harmful effects. Check out this web link. http://www.sustainabletable.org/issues/h...Health Question & Answer

vegi tairian s hav less periods, i dont eat much meat, i have less periods, and they r not as heavyHealth Question & Answer

no...cause I started at 11 yrs old...back in the 60's. BEFORE there were hormones in food and sex on everyones mind....
it's evolution...(and stupidity)Health Question & Answer

maybe. i never thoughtof that.Health Question & Answer

Eating meat has nothing to do with getting your period.. It usually starts when ur body is ready for puberty.Health Question & Answer

I dont think that has anything to do with it. some people are just different and start earlier. Health Question & Answer

no you normally get it depending on when you mother or sister got itHealth Question & Answer

poppycashHealth Question & Answer

it could be alot of reasons..even the hormones in milk!Health Question & Answer

No.Health Question & Answer

i have never in my life of 27 years heard such a thing but this is interesting.Health Question & Answer

It certainly is a factor, no doubt.Health Question & Answer

No,
that has nothing to do with it.Health Question & Answer

ya i heard that too
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no but it depends on what u eat Health Question & Answer

that has nothing to do with it Health Question & Answer

noooo i don't think so...Health Question & Answer



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