Puberty In Adulthood

functions of the HPA axis and the steroid hormone, cortisol, aid in identifying the precursors to

Puberty refers to the adolescent physiological development and psychological development period of rapid change, the transition from childhood period to adulthood; a critical period of life and worldview is gradually formed. Usually is after the child 10 years old. In the transition to adult sexual development, performance, body, and an important period of heart full development characterize sexual maturity. Sexual maturity is the core of puberty.

The lack of nutritious food has many negative effects on the human brain, and body. In the United States, obesity rates amongst children under the age of 11 have been rapidly increasing. Obesity in children is likely to lead into adulthood, due to habitually poor eating patterns as well as the absence of resources to change poor habits. Adults with obesity are far more likely to experience a number of serious health conditions including type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. While the rise

Elderly people physically slow down and have lower energy levels. There are changes in the body systems and organs that can usually result in all types of

Early puberty or menstruation due to hormone imbalances that can may puberty start earlier than

Remember when you were a teenager and had plenty of energy? You could probably eat anything you wanted without gaining weight. That's because your body was producing high levels of anabolic hormones, including human growth hormones, sex hormones, and DHEA. As we age, we all start producing less of these vital hormones. However, it doesn't have to be this way.

Hormones found in food is causing early puberty in adolescents. In recent news article published by NBC News an eight year old girl started developing acne and breast. Her parents didn’t know how to cope with their daughter maturing at such an early age so they decided to take her to the doctor. There the little girl was diagnosed with early puberty and had to be treated with drug implants to slow down her sudden growth. Recent studies have shown that meat industry animals injected with synthetic growth hormones such as Zeranol, Trenbolone, and Melengestrol that leads to negatives effects to the people that consume the foods that the animals produce. Some of these hormones found in animals can throw off the natural chemical balance and affect your hormones. If children are consuming these foods with added hormones their natural balance may be thrown off which causes them to endure early puberty.

The most resent measure states that over two million adolescents have prediabetes (Braveman, 2009). Nguyen and El-Serag (2010) found that obese adolescents are far more likely to become obese adults than their leaner peers. Studies by Reading (2002) and Nguyen and El-Serag (2010) also found obese adolescents also more likely than their leaner peers to develop cardiovascular problems, hypertension, dyslipidemias, orthopedic problems and various forms of cancer in adolescence. Moreover research has found that the health issues present in obese adolescents often continue on into adulthood. Adolescents who are obese are likely to be obese as adults and are therefore at increased risk for adult health problems such as heart disease, type 2 diabetes, stroke, several cancers, and osteoarthritis (Reading,

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In men who were obese during adolescence, all-cause mortality and mortality from cardiovascular disease and colon cancer were increased. In both men and women obese during adolescence, rates of cardiovascular disease and diabetes were increased. Among women but not men obese during adolescence, obesity has a variety of adverse psychosocial consequences (Dietz, 1998).

As would be expected from recent research on brain development (Spear, 2000), the use of particular cognitive strategies such as strategizing, decision-making, planning, and ref lection does not seem to be widespread until late adolescence or even early adulthood. In fact, the pubertal transition marks a time of less extensive use of problem-solving than in late childhood. This time-limited decline in problem-solving may correspond to a particular time of heightened stress reactivity that limits a young person‘s capacity to direct attention to problem- solving coping strategies. At the same time, increases in distraction, rumination, aggression, and avoidance are apparent.

1. Chapter 9, “Adolescence” Body and Mind,” section Puberty explains the physical and mental changes that teenagers go through, it’s the state in which they transition from children to young adults, incapable of completely just one or the other (Berger, 315). The first changes of puberty, physically-wise, begins around the ages of 9 – 13 years’ old for both boys and girls, which include facial and body hair, deepening of the voice, and of course body growth; such as the hands, feet, face, and private parts. Although genetics do play a role of the timing of these body changes, environmental, emotional, and cultural factors can also affect the time and age when puberty happens. Sometimes it’s delayed, other times the process is quicker than norm. “About two thirds of the variation of age of puberty is genetic, evident not only in families, but also in ethnic groups…precocious puberty is genetic, but the cause of the increase is largely unknown – perhaps childhood obesity or new chemicals in the environment” (Berger, 320-321). Among puberty, adolescents’ nutrition become poor due to body image…In addition, there eating disorders that teenagers discover during their transition, they are more “vulnerable to unhealthy eating,” and unlike childhood, “eating disorders increase drastically during puberty” (Berger, 325). This part of the chapter explains two major and serious types of eating disorders. Anorexia Nervosa is a voluntarily starvation in which a person will starve him or

Everybody knows the child that can eat any type of food all day and never seem to gain weight. This occurrence has led researchers to investigate the role that genetics plays in childhood obesity. Not all children who are inactive or who eat poorly are obese, much in the same way that some obese children eat fairly healthy, and exercise moderately. Heredity has recently been shown to influence body fat percentage, regional fat storage, and the body?s response to overeating (Rush, 1). Children who have obese parents are 80% more likely to be obese than their lean parented counterparts (Buffington, 16). This familial correlation is contributed to genetics as well as the parents eating habits. Children with obese parents typically aren?t taught the correct way to choose when and what food to eat, leading to poor eating habits and eventually obesity. Many genetic defects can have a significant effect on obesity such as variable thyroid activity and pituitary defects. Abnormalities in any one of these regulators could be responsible for appetite abnormalities and weight gain. Furthermore, obesity leads to defects in appetite regulation, hormone production, and metabolic events (Oklahoma Cooperative, 4) that are responsible for further weight gain,

Throughout the Human Behavior and the Social Environment course, we have encompassed the many stages of the life cycle process. Now that I am twenty two years old, I found the early adulthood stage to be the most influential, and the most sensible one to relate to given the point that I am at in my life. More importantly, I decided to research and apply this life cycle stage to a variety of milestones, experienced by my interviewee, Chelsie. Living just houses apart, being raised by single fathers, Chelsie and I found that we had many things in common. We have remained friends since we were children, and have only grown to be closer into our early adulthood years.