Designing Water Consequences (2008) : precocious puberty dolls

Puberty refers to the process of physical change by which a child becomes an adult capable of reproduction. In many studies, there is a general trend of decline in the age of puberty amongst girls around the world. In Europe the average age for puberty has fallen to 10.5 with even reported cases of as young as 6. A large part to play is endocrine disrupting chemicals in agricultural pesticides, hormones in meat, steroids, anti depression, and birth control medicines. These chemicals reach us through our food and drinking water. Early puberty raises risks for health and mental problems that can persist into adult life. It raises the risk for childhood violence and sexual abuse and breast cancer and cardiovascular diseases in later stages of life.