Study: obese kids have puberty later (girls, moms, problem, Kentucky)

[censusdata]

Bluegrass Moms | Obese boys more likely to begin puberty late, study finds (http://www.kentucky.com/moms_hottopics/story/1121105.html - broken link)

[cdc3217]

This is weird because in girls the trend is the exact opposite! What does it mean?

[springfieldva]

^Fat has a feminizing effect on hormones - delaying puberty for obese boys, bringing it on early for obese girls.

[aidxen]

And when I saw this thread I thought well here is a solution to teen pregnancies. Get them all really really fat and delay puberty until they are 20. Problem solved.
but then reality hit.
blast