Is the high incidence of precocious puberty in children related to diet?
Recently, media reported that a 6-year-old girl in Yangzhou, Zhejiang, developed "breast development" the size of quail eggs after accidentally ingesting her mother's contraceptive pill. After being diagnosed by a doctor, this is an obvious symptom of precocious puberty. The introduction of estrogen and progesterone into the body through contraceptive pills stimulates breast development. Precocious puberty caused by accidental consumption of contraceptive pills is pseudo-precocious puberty, and when the child avoids exposure to sources of estrogen, their sexual development will also slow down.
【4-8 years old is the period with the highest incidence of precocious puberty in children】
In medicine, "breast development in girls before 8 years old and menstruation before 10 years old; and the development of secondary sexual characteristics in boys before 9 years old" is called precocious puberty. The causes of precocious puberty in children are multifaceted, with girls having a significantly higher incidence than boys.
4-8 years old is the period with the highest incidence of precocious puberty in children, with symptoms appearing in many children as early as 2 years old. Parents must be vigilant when children complain of breast pain. Once signs of precocious puberty are discovered, the child should be taken to the doctor in a timely manner. The earlier it is detected, the better the effect of treatment. Bathing the child is the best opportunity for observation.
【Preventing precocious puberty: foods to give children less】
1. Quail eggs and pigeons should not be eaten
According to Chinese medicine, pigeons are a yang-promoting food. Li Shizhen recorded in "Compendium of Materia Medica" that pigeons are good at mating, and the Chinese character for "pigeon" consists of the characters for "union" and "bird," implying that pigeons are highly promiscuous. In addition to pigeons, quail eggs and shrimp are also yang-promoting foods that have been verified by ancient Chinese scholars and mentioned in some traditional Chinese medicine literature. Therefore, young girls should be cautious when consuming them.
2. Poultry, especially poultry neck
Most of the poultry sold in the market today is fed with feed containing growth promoters. Residues of ripening agents are mainly concentrated in the glands of the head and neck of poultry. Therefore, eating duck neck and goose neck becomes a high-risk behavior for early puberty.
