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Salt abuse delays puberty

29.05.2015

It's no secret that in our time, puberty in children occurs earlier than a hundred years ago.

The age of the first menstruation in girls is now 12 years old, while back in the 15th century it came at 16-XNUMX years old. Scientists name many reasons for acceleration: these are chemicals that affect the hormonal background, and fatty high-calorie foods, and an increase in the number of divorces and family quarrels. The consequences of early puberty can be sad - it increases the risk of developing "female" and "male" cancer, as well as heart disease. But few people know that delayed puberty is also dangerous. According to scientists from the University of Wyoming (USA), it can be caused by increased salt intake.

They conducted an experiment on baby rats, dividing them into two groups. Some ate as usual, while others were put on a diet in which the salt content in food exceeded the recommended amount by three to four times. As a result, in rats that ate salted foods, puberty occurred much later than in animals from the first group. The researchers believe that these data can be extrapolated to humans.

Delayed puberty is fraught with depression and stress, behavior problems and reduced fertility. And fast food, which many teenagers are fond of, contains shock doses of salt. The new study should be a warning to children, and most importantly, their parents - they are the ones who instill food habits.

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