Milk Intake and Total Dairy Consumption: Associations with Early Menarche in NHANES 1999-2004
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- 14 February 2011
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Public Library of Science (PLoS) in PLOS ONE
- Vol. 6 (2), e14685
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0014685
Abstract
Several components of dairy products have been linked to earlier menarche. This study assessed whether positive associations exist between childhood milk consumption and age at menarche or the likelihood of early menarche (PPPPPPPPP<0.03), but not after controlling for overweight. There is some evidence that greater milk intake is associated with an increased risk of early menarche, or a lower age at menarche.Keywords
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