Overweight and lower age at menarche: evidence from the Italian HBSC cross-sectional survey.
Giacomo LazzeriClaudia TostiAndrea PammolliGianmarco TroianoAlessio VienoNatale CanalePaola DalmassoPatrizia LemmaAlberto BorraccinoFelice PetragliaStefano LuisiPublished in: BMC women's health (2018)
The results show that overweight in childhood is in relation with the early puberty in girls. Future surveys may take into account this report to clarify if overweight is the cause or consequence of early menarche.