Early puberty increases risk of overweight later in life for girls

This is shown by a new study from Aarhus University, which has analyzed height, weight, and puberty data from nearly 13,000 Danish children.

“Overall, we found that children who entered puberty early had a higher BMI before, during, and after puberty,” explains postdoc Anne Gaml-Sørensen from the Department of Public Health.

“However, we were surprised to…