A 15-year study of young girls in Denmark found that the average age of breast development has fallen by a full year compared to girls studied in the early 1990s.
The findings, published this month in the journal Pediatrics, add to a growing body of evidence that the timing of puberty is changing, possibly related to environmental exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals that mimic estrogen in the body.
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The phenomenon is suspected to be related to pollution by plastic. With plastic and chemicals invading the food chain, the implications are clear. Occasional reminders are responsible reporting.
Studies have documented that a number of chemicals, such as bisphenol-A used to make hard clear plastic containers, may act as endocrine disruptors and have estrogenic effects on the body.
“Probably, the majority of these girls will mature without any side effects. The problem is that we do not know.’’
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