Protein, Puberty, and Pollutants

The early onset of puberty in girls associated with animal protein consumption may be due to endocrine disrupting chemical pollutants in the meat supply.

February 25, 2013 | Volume 12

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For more videos on this topic see:

• Protein & Puberty
• Dairy & Sexual Precocity
• The Effect of Soy on Precocious Puberty
• Xenoestrogens & Early Puberty

If you're not familiar with IGF-1, I have a series of videos about the growth hormone (though mostly in relation to cancer risk). See, for example, The Answer to the Pritikin Puzzle and Cancer-Proofing Mutation. And if you've never heard of "metabolic syndrome" I talk about it in Metabolic Syndrome and Plant-Based Diets. Is it possible to overdo soy? Yes, but you'd have to work at it: How Much Soy Is Too Much?

I talk more about endocrine disrupters in:

• Xenoestrogens & Sperm Counts
• Flame Retardant Chemical Contamination
• Food Sources of Flame Retardant Chemicals 
• Pollutants in Californian Breast Tissue.

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