The changes they are a-timed: Metabolism, endogenous clocks, and the timing of puberty.

Childhood obesity has increased dramatically over the last several decades, particularly in industrialized countries, often accompanied by acceleration of pubertal progression and associated reproductive abnormalities (Biro et al., 2006, Rosenfield et al., 2009). It has long been thought that the ti...

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Main Authors: Kristen P Tolson, Patrick E Chappell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fendo.2012.00045/full