Yes, but the two quotes I provided go against the argument for lack of nutrition delaying puberty:Puberty is happening earlier now. Girls in the West, particularly those living in poverty, get breast buds a year or two earlier in the 21st Century than they did in the mid-20th Century... AI agreed with my contention: A scarcity of food can trigger early puberty -- an attempt to reproduce before an early death. But AI pointed out it becomes a complicated game of possibly going early, possibly later. We do know that girls hit puberty earlier when there is no father-presence in the household. The survival strategy is obvious: Less chance of survival without a father-figure around for protection, so go early, girl. The principle here could theoretically apply to nutrition. Although nutrition affects the ability to carry out the physiological process. Which is where the complication comes in. I think. |