a little off topic- are hormones in meat products causing early puberty?

March 23, 2010

I apologize for the off topic subject, but I know there are some very

diversely educated RD's out there that may have some research on this for

me.

I have a friend whose 7 year old child is going through early puberty, see

email below:

*I wanted to ask your thoughts on do you think our meats and processed foods

affect today's kids little bodies? The reason I ask is because our 7 year

old son, is going thorough early puberty. He has acne, body odor, some under

arm hair, and even some dark pubic hair. Our doctor sent us to a Pediatric

Endocrinologist and she ran all kind of tests. (Dhea, testosterone, adrenal

ultrasound, cortisol testing, human growth hormone, etc. ) We got all of the

results back recently that they are normal. Could what he eat possibly be

causing early puberty in a first grader? I am just trying to explore some

options as to how I can help out our son. *

thoughts, research, experience?

I appreciate any help on this one!

Sara

Sara Schwertfeger, RD, LD

Sara B Consulting

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