The incidence of precocious puberty in children is increasing in Spain for several reasons. In the first place, there is the circumstance that now more importance is given to problems of this nature and therefore a better diagnosis is made.
In addition, precocious puberty is related to overweight and obesity, which as we have been saying in Babies and more is considerably increased in the child population.
Another risk factor for precocious puberty is in the case of adoptions of children over 3 years old, when the probability of suffering from this disorder is between 10 and 20 times greater. The reasons are diverse, but specialists point out that children who have suffered nutritional deficiencies in their countries of origin and who suddenly find favorable feeding conditions, experience a very rapid growth development.
This rapid growth can cause a pubertal advance, which is characterized by an increase in height for chronological age, but low for bone age. The early sexual development is accompanied in addition to an increase in the speed of growth, as well as an acceleration in the fusion of your bones.
In addition, precocious puberty can generate psychological problems due to the mismatch between body maturity and childlike age-like infantilism.
In any case, it seems to me one more reason among many others of look for the health of our children, taking care of what is in our hands such as a healthy and balanced diet or exercise regularly to prevent obesity and related problems.
