Childhood obesity triggers early puberty - study
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Childhood obesity in the United States appears to be causing girls to reach puberty at an earlier age, for reasons that are not clear, a study said on Monday.
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Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:    ------      Early Puberty Increases Risk of Substance Abuse      Youngsters who begin puberty at an early age are more likely to experiment with and abuse alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana than kids who start puberty at a later age, says a Australian study in the September issue of the journal Pediatrics.      The study found that early puberty was more important than school grade or age in influencing this kind of behavior...
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NEW YORK  - Children who are overweight  appear to be at increased risk of cancer later in life,  according to an analysis of British records.
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A good night's sleep may reduce a child's risk of becoming obese, according to research from the US.
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Leptin, the hormone best known to control appetite, also appears to play a major role in fertility and bone development in women. A small, new study
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The stigma that society  attaches to obesity can cause children immediate, and possibly  lasting, harm, according to a research review.
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Researchers find that weight gain in middle-age occurs in two distinct phases.
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NEW YORK  - Teenagers who are either underweight or obese are likely to have fewer children in adulthood, a study has found.
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Children with a clustering of  cardiovascular risk factors that define the so-called metabolic  syndrome are very likely to have the syndrome in mid-adulthood,  or even overt heart disease or diabetes, according to a new  study.
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WEDNESDAY, Dec. 8 (HealthDayNews) -- Rates of overweight among young children in low-income U.S. families increased between 1989 and 2000, says a study in the December issue of the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine.
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Tall girls who were given oestrogen to restrict their growth had more risk of fertility problems later in life, an Australian study has found.
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That could be your child, if you have an overweight little boy or girl. According to a study conducted in Naples, Italy on 147 children between ages six and 14, overweight children had higher insulin resistance
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The way a girl grows during adolescence and even in the womb may play an important, if murky, role in her risk of breast cancer later in life, a study suggests.
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The way a girl grows during her early years may influence her risk of breast cancer, research suggests.
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NEW YORK  - Fathers are important influences on their daughters' perceptions of their weight and shape during childhood, and can increase their risk of developing an eating disorder in adolescence, research shows.
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NEW YORK  - Children born to mothers who developed diabetes during pregnancy are more likely to be overweight or obese than their peers, according to a new study.
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Becoming overweight as a child is more likely to be the result of your genes than your lifestyle, claims a study.