According to the Journal of the Endocrine Society, the potential risk factors were more time on electronic devices and less physical activity.

The increase in diagnoses of precocious puberty is also related to poor eating habits and sleep disturbances.

“We found weight gain among the girls diagnosed with precocious puberty during the pandemic, and rapid body weight gain is associated with advanced pubertal development,” experts from the University of Genoa and the Giannina Gaslini Institute in Genoa, Italy, underlined in the article.

Stress, social isolation, increased conflicts between parents, the economic situation and the increased use of hand and surface disinfectants are other hypotheses as to why precocious puberty is increasing in young people, the source commented.

Although the consequence of biological adaptation cannot be completely ruled out, the specialists suggested.

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