While the Secular Trend Toward Earlier First Menstruation Has Stopped

question 63

Multiple Choice

While the secular trend toward earlier first menstruation has stopped in most industrialized nations, in the United States

• A) the trend has slightly reversed due to improved nutrition.
• B) soaring rates of overweight and obesity are responsible for a modest, continuing trend.
• C) improved health care is responsible for a modest, continuing trend.
• D) the trend has slightly reversed due to improved health care.

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