Nutrient Intake through Childhood and Early Menarche Onset in Girls: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Nguyen, Ngan Thi Kim; Fan, Hsien Yu; Tsai, Meng‐Che; Tung, Te-Hsuan; Huynh, Quynh Thi Vu; Huang, Shih‐Yi; Chen, Yang Ching

doi:10.3390/nu12092544

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“…A recent metanalysis systematically investigated the relationships between nutrient intake and childhood early menarche onset, revealing a significant association with high energy intake, animal protein, and iron [ 102 ]. In particular, protein intake needs to be considered, since protein hypothesis establishes that early protein intake inclines children to adiposity rebound before the onset of pubertal marker [ 103 , 104 ]. Considering the type of proteins, animal sources, including meat and dairy products, with high-quality proteins, have been investigated in relation to sexual maturation.…”

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The Role of Fetal, Infant, and Childhood Nutrition in the Timing of Sexual Maturation

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Puberty is a crucial developmental stage in the life span, necessary to achieve reproductive and somatic maturity. Timing of puberty is modulated by and responds to central neurotransmitters, hormones, and environmental factors leading to hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis maturation. The connection between hormones and nutrition during critical periods of growth, like fetal life or infancy, is fundamental for metabolic adaptation response and pubertal development control and prediction. Since birth weight is an important indicator of growth estimation during fetal life, restricted prenatal growth, such as intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) and small for gestational age (SGA), may impact endocrine system, affecting pubertal development. Successively, lactation along with early life optimal nutrition during infancy and childhood may be important in order to set up timing of sexual maturation and provide successful reproduction at a later time. Sexual maturation and healthy growth are also influenced by nutrition requirements and diet composition. Early nutritional surveillance and monitoring of pubertal development is recommended in all children, particularly in those at risk, such as the ones born SGA and/or IUGR, as well as in the case of sudden weight gain during infancy. Adequate macro and micronutrient intake is essential for healthy growth and sexual maturity.

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“…Childhood obesity and excessive nutrient intake are known to independently advance the onset of puberty in girls [69,70], leading to abnormal (neuro) endocrine activity during adolescence, which can potentially predispose to PCOS [71]. In general, high dietary intakes of energy, protein and polyunsaturated fatty acids are associated with early puberty onset, whereas high-fiber and monounsaturated fatty acid diets are associated with later menarche onset.…”

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Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Brain Disorder Characterized by Eating Problems Originating during Puberty and Adolescence

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Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is an endocrine condition associated with reproductive and psychiatric disorders, and with obesity. Eating disorders, such as bulimia and recurrent dieting, are also linked to PCOS. They can lead to the epigenetic dysregulation of the hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal (HPG) axis, thereby impacting on ovarian folliculogenesis. We postulate that PCOS is induced by psychological distress and episodes of overeating and/or dieting during puberty and adolescence, when body dissatisfaction and emotional distress are often present. We propose that upregulated activation of the central HPG axis during this period can be epigenetically altered by psychological stressors and by bulimia/recurrent dieting, which are common during adolescence and which can lead to PCOS. This hypothesis is based on events that occur during a largely neglected stage of female reproductive development. To date, most research into the origins of PCOS has focused on the prenatal induction of this disorder, particularly in utero androgenization and the role of anti-Müllerian hormone. Establishing causality in our peripubertal model requires prospective cohort studies from infancy. Mechanistic studies should consider the role of the gut microbiota in addition to the epigenetic regulation of (neuro) hormones. Finally, clinicians should consider the importance of underlying chronic psychological distress and eating disorders in PCOS.

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“…These findings suggest that the associations between puberty timing and subsequent health may be modifiable by dietary intake and adiposity. In addition to reported associations with higher total energy intake and higher protein intakes on earlier menarche in girls [14,15], fat quality, indicated by different types of fatty acids (FAs)-saturated (SFA), monounsaturated (MUFA) or polyunsaturated (PUFA), is a key dietary determinant of cardiometabolic health [16] and may potentially influence puberty timing [15]. Furthermore, due to their highly distinct biochemical properties, individual FAs, either from dietary intakes or endogenous synthesis, can have different physiological and metabolic effects [17], probably including the progression of pubertal development [15].…”

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Prepubertal Dietary and Plasma Phospholipid Fatty Acids Related to Puberty Timing: Longitudinal Cohort and Mendelian Randomization Analyses

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Dietary intakes of polyunsaturated, monounsaturated and saturated fatty acids (FAs) have been inconsistently associated with puberty timing. We examined longitudinal associations of prepubertal dietary and plasma phospholipid FAs with several puberty timing traits in boys and girls. In the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children, prepubertal fat intakes at 3–7.5 years and plasma phospholipid FAs at 7.5 years were measured. Timings of Tanner stage 2 genital or breast development and voice breaking or menarche from repeated reports at 8–17 years, and age at peak height velocity (PHV) from repeated height measurements at 5–20 years were estimated. In linear regression models with adjustment for maternal and infant characteristics, dietary substitution of polyunsaturated FAs for saturated FAs, and higher concentrations of dihomo-γ-linolenic acid (20:3n6) and palmitoleic acid (16:1n7) were associated with earlier timing of puberty traits in girls (n = 3872) but not boys (n = 3654). In Mendelian Randomization models, higher genetically predicted circulating dihomo-γ-linolenic acid was associated with earlier menarche in girls. Based on repeated dietary intake data, objectively measured FAs and genetic causal inference, these findings suggest that dietary and endogenous metabolic pathways that increase plasma dihomo-γ-linolenic acid, an intermediate metabolite of n-6 polyunsaturated FAs, may promote earlier puberty timing in girls.

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Nutrient Intake through Childhood and Early Menarche Onset in Girls: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Cited by 34 publications

References 55 publications

The Role of Fetal, Infant, and Childhood Nutrition in the Timing of Sexual Maturation

The Role of Fetal, Infant, and Childhood Nutrition in the Timing of Sexual Maturation

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Brain Disorder Characterized by Eating Problems Originating during Puberty and Adolescence

Prepubertal Dietary and Plasma Phospholipid Fatty Acids Related to Puberty Timing: Longitudinal Cohort and Mendelian Randomization Analyses

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