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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's hard to believe there could really have been a huge change in the quality of food around 1980. I'm more inclined to believe an environmental chemical factor we haven't identified yet. [/quote]

This. The chemicals in our foods play a big role, IMO.

Young girls are starting their menstruation earlier and earlier. What happens after menstruation starts? Growth slows and for many, stops completely. Neither DD grew in height after they started their periods.

I also think our culture's obsession with starting kids in sports so young could also be a cause. I wish I had never started my oldest in gymnastics classes as a toddler. I wish I hadn't let her keep going after her first big injury at age 7/9. She's 21 now and has so many issues from her competitive gymnastics days. She's also my shortest kid at 5'3". I am 5'9" and my wife is 5'10" and our sperm donor was 6'1". My other kids are 5'8 (14 yo dd), 6'2" (17 yo ds), and 6'1" (19 yo ds). The other kids didn't start sports until they were in elementary school.  [/quote]

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