Obesity can lead to early puberty in girls and delayed puberty in boys. Fat cells do produce a weak estrogen (estrone). But the hypothalamus (the center in the brain that is the master control of pituitary-gonad function) responds to a minimum body fat percentage that signals sufficient raw material to initiate reproductive life.
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Obesity can lead to early puberty in girls and delayed puberty in boys. Fat cells do produce a weak estrogen (estrone). But the hypothalamus (the center in the brain that is the master control of pituitary-gonad function) responds to a minimum body fat percentage that signals sufficient raw material to initiate reproductive life.