What was studied: Whether kids who eat certain sweeteners (like aspartame, sucralose, glycyrrhizin, and added sugar) may face a higher risk of early puberty — especially when they carry genes that ...

Sweeteners can crop up in everything from squash and fizzy drinks to desserts, sweets and even ready meals – and a new study warns they could be increasing the risk of early puberty in children. In ...

Puberty is a natural phase in a child’s life when their bodies begin to develop into an adult. It is the transitionary stage in life, and the average age to start puberty for girls being 11 and for ...

Researchers are concerned about the effect of artificial and natural sweeteners on kids. New research out of Asia suggests that consuming artificial sweeteners aspartame and sucralose, natural ...

A sweeping review of 12 international cohort studies shows that heavier boys, especially those carrying excess weight after age six, reach key puberty milestones sooner, reshaping how parents and ...