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Publication Date: 1978
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Menarche and Fatness: Reexamination of the Critical Body Composition Hypothesis
Trussell, James
Science, 200, 4349, 1506-9, Jun 78
Examines the credibility of the theory that, menarche and fecundity require a certain level of fat in the body. Concludes that the evidence does not totally support this hypothesis and that further investigation is warranted. (GA)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Birth Rate, Females, Health, Nutrition, Physical Development, Pregnancy, Reproduction (Biology), Sex (Characteristics), Theories
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