About 10 years ago I remember reading some research about the average  
age of puberty being later in people who were breastfed compared to  
those who were fed ABM.  Does anyone have references to research on  
this, especially more recent?  The magazine "Alternative Medicine"  
has a cover article on "Early Puberty-Can We Stop This Alarming  
Trend?" and mentions hormones in plastics and meats (among other  
things) but doesn't mention lack of breastfeeding as a factor in the  
increase in early puberty. I would like to write a letter to them and  
mention this information.

Lucy Towbin, LCSW, IBCLC

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