No doubt about it, the human population
is in crisis, even if most people refuse to believe it. We are using
up our non-renewable resources and are using the renewable ones
faster than they can be renewed, we have a few solutions, one of
which is to delay the age at which some girls are getting pregnant.
Meat
It has also been suggested that a high
meat diet in general contributes to early puberty, particularly in
girls. Indeed there are many nutritionists who suggest most people
in the western countries eat as much as 4 times more meat than they
need. Studies have linked early puberty in girls to a diet that is
high in meat. Perhaps the meat based protein is a contributing
factor, but it could be something “in” the meat that should be
considered.
Growth Hormones
Growth hormones are being used in the
production of meat and in some countries in the production of milk.
The USA allows hormones to be used in the dairy industry, while many
other countries, including Canada, do not allow this. Other
livestock, with the exception of those sold as “organic”, are
often pumped with growth hormones to get them to the market sooner
and for a higher price.
The consumption of food products loaded
with growth hormones could be to blame for causing both girls and
boys to come into puberty sooner. The sooner people enter puberty
the greater the risk for early pregnancy, and the younger people are
when the have kids, the quicker the population booms.
Fat
Many people also consume more fat than they need and this too has been suspected as having a strong relationship with the early onset of puberty.
Processed foods
As processed foods are often loaded
with chemicals, they too have been linked to leading to causing
earlier puberty in girls and maybe even in boys too.
As a group we can lobby against
allowing growth hormones in meat and dairy. We can select better foods for our families. This is not just for health reasons, but as mentioned, if we can delay puberty we can hopefully delay some pregnancies and this should be a positive step in controlling the population growth.
If you are a grocery store owner you
are perhaps one of the most powerful people in regards to preventing
human overpopulation. The food industry is not going to change for
the sake of humanity, each entity of the production line wants its
share of the pie, and none are going to admit they are part of a
problem (again there are many people who refuse to believe there is a
problem at all). Grocery store owners could insist on organic meat
and dairy as well as reducing the amounts of processed foods they
sell in hopes it will make a difference.
