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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Berkey, Catherine S.
• Gardner, Jane D.
• Lindsay Frazier, A.
• Colditz, Graham A.

Titel

Relation of Childhood Diet and Body Size to Menarche and Adolescent Growth in Girls

Ist Teil von

• American journal of epidemiology, 2000-09, Vol.152 (5), p.446-452

Ort / Verlag

Cary, NC: Oxford University Press

Erscheinungsjahr

2000

Link zum Volltext

Quelle

Oxford Journals 2020 Medicine

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Adolescent growth and development may be affected by factors such as dietary intake and body size from much earlier in childhood. In a longitudinal study of 67 Caucasian girls in Boston, Massachusetts, data were collected prospectively from birth during the 1930s and 1940s. Heights and weights were measured semiannually, and dietary history interviews were conducted with mothers. Stepwise linear regression methods were used to seek factors which best predicted age at menarche, adolescent peak height growth velocity, and the age at which peak growth velocity occurred. Girls who consumed more (energy-adjusted) animal protein and less vegetable protein at ages 3–5 years had earlier menarche, and girls aged 1–2 years with higher dietary fat intakes and girls aged 6–8 years with higher animal protein intakes became adolescents with earlier peak growth. Controlling for body size, girls who consumed more calories and animal protein 2 years before peak growth had higher peak growth velocity. These findings may have implications regarding adult diseases whose risks are associated with adolescent growth and development factors. Am J Epidemiol 2000;152:446–52.