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The Metabolic Programming of Pubertal Onset

There is increasing evidence that maternal factors such as nutritional status (both under and over‐nutrition) and diabetes, alongside prenatal exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs), are associated with early pubertal… Click to show full abstract

There is increasing evidence that maternal factors such as nutritional status (both under and over‐nutrition) and diabetes, alongside prenatal exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs), are associated with early pubertal onset in offspring. Such children are also at increased risk of the metabolic syndrome during adolescence and young adulthood.

Keywords: pubertal onset; programming pubertal; endocrinology; metabolic programming

Journal Title: Clinical Endocrinology
Year Published: 2024

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