Girls who are obese during the early stages of puberty have an increased risk of developing abnormally high levels of androgens, a type of steroid hormone, according to a report in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
Obesity in puberty linked to hormone disorder (press release)
The thing that they don't explain in this research is whether those who are obese during puberty are more at risk of developing further problems due to being obese, or whether they are struggling with obesity because the health problems are there already.
Lisa
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