Insufficient weight at birth, as well as rapid weight gain in the first two years of life, may indicate early achievement of puberty in the future. After a similar dependence was established in the past for girls, German scientists proved that it is true for both sexes.
Researchers watched 215 children from the moment of birth and until coming of age. Scientists regularly measured weight and height, fixing the moments of spasmodic growth that precedes the onset of puberty.
The results of the study showed that in adolescents, whose birth weight was 2.5 to 3 kilograms, puberty came 7 months earlier than their larger peers. In addition, if a child rapidly gained weight during the first years of life, puberty came 4 months earlier, experts said..
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