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Are Hormones in Food Linked to Early Puberty?

Many of today’s parents are purchasing antibiotic-free meats, and organic fruits, veggies and dairy products because they worry about hormones in food and their possible link to early puberty. Check out these articles for more information on this controversial issue. (By the way, I wrote the last one 2 years ago when I was editor of Wake Living magazine.)

The Truth Behind Early Puberty
Live Science

Most Often, Early Puberty Still Normal
Healthlink

Consumer Concerns About Hormones in Food
Cornell University

More Girls Experience Early Puberty
CNN.com

Modern Puberty
Los Angeles Times

Precocious Puberty: Ealry Onset of Puberty
BabyMinding.com

Does the use of antibiotics in food animals pose a risk to human health?

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Antibiotics in Food
Children's Health Environmental Coalition

Antibiotics Paradox
Scientists Live

Hormones in Food and Early Puberty: Is There a Link?
Wake Living Magazine

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