June 11/Brighton, England/PA Regional Newswire of English Regions -- A diet high in meat may lead to early puberty in girls, a new study at the University of Brighton suggests.
The research, led by Dr Imogen Rogers at the university in East Sussex, compared the diets of 3,000 12-year-old girls. It found that girls who had higher intakes of meat and protein aged three and seven were more likely to have started their periods by the time they were 12-and-a-half years old than girls who ate less meat and protein.