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Originally Posted by twinzplus3

Here is a link I found: http://www.center4research.org/children11.html regarding early onset. There is a disparity between different races so it can't just be animal product foods. Anyhow, I thought this research looked interesting at the very least!

thanks twinzplus3 -
i skimmed it and one interesting point was the increase in puberty onset in African American girls in the States... while it may not be simply related to food products, I would suggest that 1)white children, especially those of middle and higher classes, are more likely to get access to hormone-free products (though I'd like to see class-based data), and 2)there may be other environmental factors that might be associated with African Americans such as living in more industrtial/pollutant-heavy urban centers (such factors have been linked to increases in asthma for children living in such places).
The article you linked is a great place to start, but it does look like the research is also only beginning. Thanks again.