It is not necessarily true that Latin dancing leads to precocious puberty, so let's go over what is recognized as a cause of precocious puberty.

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The reason why this story got so fired up first stems from the fact that a prominent vlogger from a private hospital (or healthcare related organization) blasted the story to begin with.

But I don't think there's anything wrong with what the head pediatrician in the report said. The doctor in the report said it very rigorously. First of all, he admitted that there were no scientific studies to prove it, and in fact, he stated that, from his experience, Latin dance might be related to precocious puberty. This is his opinion, and he also emphasized that it is a family opinion, the wording is very rigorous.

Whether or not Latin dance can cause precocious puberty is inconclusive, but we can look at the origins and introduction of Latin dance.

Latin dances originated in different countries and mainly include rumba, cha-cha-cha, samba, cowboy and bullfighting.

The rumba originated in Cuba and is also known as the dance of love, the rumba is characterized byMore romantic, dance charming, sexy and passionate; pace delicate love, lingering, pay attention to the body posture, dance soft and charming, step graceful swing, if the teasing, is to express the feelings of men and women adoration of a kind of dance.

Samba is passionate

So, in itself, the origin of Latin dance has something to do with the adoration between men and women. The movements are some of them very daring.

Coupled with the fact that we are not doing a good job of sex education on children and teenagers, will this overly intimate, revealing and daring dance lead to a premature start of sexual awareness in children? Will it go astray due to the lack of proper guidance?

According to the Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Precocious Puberty issued by the Ministry of Health, precocious puberty is defined as the appearance of secondary sexual characteristics before the age of nine for boys and before the age of eight for girls.

Secondary sexual characteristics are breast development, pubic hair growth, beard growth, etc.

Precocious puberty is divided into central and peripheral. Central puberty is the early secretion of gonadotropin-releasing hormone-dependent hormones by the hypothalamus in the brain, leading to early initiation of sexual development. Peripheral precocious puberty is caused by an increase in hormones and is not initiated by the release of hormones from the hypothalamus.

One of the biggest dangers of precocious puberty is that it affects height. That's why the principles of treatment also emphasize

It can also be left untreated if it has no effect on future height (future height is predicted primarily by observing bone age).

But tumors that are caused by these lesions definitely need to be treated.

If there is an effect on height, there is an intervention.

Let's take a closer look at the factors that are currently recognized by the scientific community that can lead to precocious puberty.

1. Obesity: Fat can promote the secretion of estrogen, and excessive fat accumulation can have a driving effect on precocious puberty. The risk of precocious puberty in obese children is 2.34 times higher than that in normal children.

2. Unharmonious family relationship: If the child's parents have an unharmonious relationship and the family relationship is not harmonious, it may lead to psychological problems in children, affect the endocrine system and lead to precocious puberty

3. Excessive use of nutritional supplements: leading to overnutrition, causing obesity and promoting sexual development

4. Commonly used skin care products and cosmetics: Some skin care products and cosmetics contain sex hormones or similar substances, thus causing precocious puberty.

5. Certain diseases: such as pituitary tumors, adrenal tumors, tumors of the testes or ovaries, etc., which can cause abnormal secretion of hormones and lead to precocious puberty.

Obesity, a factor that leads to precocious puberty, is basically ironclad, so we must be careful not to let our children become chubby, and strengthen exercise and sports. In addition, the harmonious relationship between husband and wife is also a key factor affecting the child's precocious puberty, please create a good space for the child's growth.

Harmonious family relationships have a huge impact on a child's future health and development, and may be more useful than putting your child through a bunch of interest classes!

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Latin dance leads to early maturity, square dance leads to premature aging, although there is no scientific basis, but the reality is largely so. A person began to dance square dance, it means that she has been psychologically recognized to enter the stage of old age; a child to learn to dance Latin dance, it means that she may be precocious, some of the analysis is not qualitative and quantitative, but the feeling is that there is still a certain truth. After all, in the animal world, dance is originally used for courtship, too early to let the child contact Latin dance, frequent physical contact, a huge amount of exercise, exposed clothing, heavy makeup makeup, may prompt the child's sexual psychology premature development, perhaps this is the Latin dance leads to precocious puberty.

In today's society, children's living conditions are getting better and better, parents also pay more attention to education, in order to let the child moral, intellectual, physical, aesthetic and labor all-round development is also almost to the point of no matter what the cost. We all know that learning to dance for the shape and temperament has a great help, many elegant stars are also learning to dance from, so many parents are willing to give their children to enroll in a dance training courses.

Recently, a news about Latin dance will lead to precocious puberty in the circle of friends exploded, many people are hesitant about this. Learn Latin dance so many children, Latin dance dance up passionate and healthy, how to become a culprit leading to precocious puberty?

For this problem, the relevant pediatrician also explained, Latin dance in the West is a kind of dance between men and women to express their love, there will inevitably be physical touch. Although these dances in the eyes of adults there is nothing wrong, but nowadays children have a lot of access to the network, relative to their parents puberty to come earlier, this time ignorant, the body will be more sensitive, coupled with the parents do not pay attention to the diet of health, the child excessive intake of junk food or nutrients, making the child's hypothalamus is stimulated, gonadotropins began to secrete earlier, which ultimately lead to Precocious puberty.

From all aspects of analysis, it seems that Latin dance is not the direct cause of precocious puberty, but it is not wise to let children learn dance too early. First of all, Latin dance clothing is more exposed, the performance of the limited conditions, there is no formal dressing room, the children to change the performance of clothing is not avoided, and does not distinguish between men and women, which makes the children very young failed to establish self-privacy protection awareness. Secondly, children learn adult dance steps too early and put on heavy stage makeup, which is not conducive to the establishment of a correct aesthetic, and will also have a negative impact on future learning.

Many training organizations publicize that learning dance early can cultivate the child's optimistic and cheerful personality, shape the perfect body, and even on the intellectual development is also very good. At this point it is necessary for parents to carefully distinguish between the truth and falsehood, too early to learn dance, the child's bones are not yet fully developed, this time high-intensity, high-difficulty exercises can easily cause strains, which may lead to lifelong regrets, such as X-shaped legs, finger deformation and so on.

Dance, like calligraphy and musical instruments, has to be started at the right age for the child to maximize its effect, just as pulling up seedlings to grow will not allow them to grow up healthily. If a child can't even walk well and is sent to learn twisting, striding, and spinning at an early age, not only will the child not be able to understand and the parent's hard-earned money will be wasted, but it will also cause irreparable damage to the child's body and mind.

As in the case of the "Latin dance causes precocious puberty" issue, the culprit is certainly not the dance itself, parents should pay more attention to their children's growth in general, learning with their children, so that they can do the right thing at the right age, fully discover the child's interests and talents, which is truly responsible for the growth of children.

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Recently, a tweet about a 9-year-old girl's precocious puberty being inferred by her doctor to be related to learning Latin dance made it to the microblogging hot list. It caused a lot of controversy and discussion not only in the Latin dance circle, but also in the medical circle. After taking a closer look at that article, it's inevitable that we medical professionals are a little disappointed with this kind of theory that comes out of our heads.

Luo Xiaoming said: "Although there is no scientific research in the academic community to argue, but we have found from the clinic multiple cases of the situation, dancing Latin dance and children precocious puberty between a certain link."]

Director Luo is also aware that there is no scientific research in the academic world to prove the relationship between Latin dancing and precocious puberty, so it is highly likely that the outpatient cases he observed were coincidental or forced associations. Firstly, the size of the sample size he observed is unknown, and secondly, in terms of causality, correlation/similarity between the two does not necessarily lead directly to the existence of causality between the two. Take a very simple example:

School was about to start in 2013 when Malaysia Airlines disappeared .

The 2014 school year was almost over when Tianjin exploded .

School is almost over for 2015 and there's an earthquake in Taiwan .

2016 is almost over and Wong is divorced .

The 2017 school year is about to start, Xinjiang Jiuzhaigou earthquake.

So we have come to the conclusion:It is not advisable to start the school year. As you know, this conclusion is absurd.

["Latin dance is a social dance. Both dancers, a man and a woman, are dressed and in an enthusiastic mood, and it requires strong interaction between the dancers." Luo Xiaoming said that around puberty, the body is very sensitive to the "male and female" information, may be an adult seems healthy, ordinary movements or eyes, in puberty will start the brain in the switch. When this "switch" is turned on, it will directly stimulate the hypothalamus, inducing the secretion of gonadotropins in the pituitary gland and initiating pubertal development.

Adolescent children are sensitive to changes in their bodies, which is an inevitable result of growth and development. However, there is no basis for believing that a certain "youthful cue" will activate a "switch" that will trigger the secretion of gonadotropins in the pituitary gland and initiate pubertal development.

A child, from the time he croaks to the time he reaches the age of eight or nine, goes through a lot.

1, some children may be breastfed until the age of 2, or even 6 years old. And then usually will follow mom and dad to go to the bathhouse to take a shower together, so will this promote the child's precocious puberty?

2. When many parents are watching various romance TV series and various movies with some inappropriate scenes for children, will it promote precocious puberty?

3. Primary and secondary school textbooks tell us that Li Qingzhao did not hide her longing for her husband in One Cut of Plum; and Wen Tingjun wrote in Two Songs of Nan Gezi that the red bean in the dice is exquisite, and that the love in the bones is known to be unknown. The masterpiece "Dream of Red Mansions" in a large part of the write Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu love before and after, whether from the beginning of reading will imply that the child some hormonal information?

There will be many cases like this one, and in today's modern medicine, we know a lot about the mechanisms by which precocious puberty occurs. If you really want to determine the relationship between Latin dance and precocious puberty, at least the following aspects:

1. Excluding other interfering factors

According to epidemiological investigations, physiological aspects, precocious puberty is related to hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis precocious puberty, central nervous system lesions, genetic mutations, female ovarian cysts and ovarian tumors, and familial male precocious puberty. Environmental factors include hormone residues in plants and animals, environmental hormones, blind supplementation, and intake of health care products.

Excluding physiological factors, environmental factors are also aspects that we often ignore. Traditional medicine emphasizes "toning", but many of the ingredients and herbs used for toning are of unknown composition and side effects, so there is no way to judge. Moreover, many Chinese herbal medicines contain phytohormones, which can produce hormone-like effects, and the licorice in many food and drug products nowadays can produce steroid hormone effects.

This tweet also mentions this 9 year old girl whose parents have been taking her to seek medical treatment and taking Chinese medicine in the hope of delaying her development, only to find out that the medicine can't be suppressed either. It's also very possible that this parent didn't choose the proper treatment at first, and then the condition worsened due to the wrong medication. Before we can tell whether the two are related, it is best to remove these interfering factors and reflect on our own living and eating habits.

2. Design of large-sample double-blind controlled trials

Only Latin dancers who have eliminated all distractions can be considered observable for research.

Large samples, is required for research observation of the object sample size to be sufficient, observed 10 Latin dancers, there is 1 precocious puberty, can not say that the probability of dancing Latin dance lead to precocious puberty is 10%. This sample is too small, to draw scientific conclusions can be thousands or even 100,000 people.

Double blinding, is the requirement that the person participating in the observation and the person being observed do not know what everyone is studying, but are simply asked to live a normal life and then record objective observational data. To avoid being psychologically implied, and to avoid having the children worry out of thin air and disrupt their lives.

Comparisons are made to compare each other and to avoid human interference. For example, two groups of children of similar age, size, etc., one group is learning Latin dance every day, the other group is not learning Latin dance, and then both groups have the same school life every day. Eventually to compare to see if the group that dances Latin dance is really the probability of precocious puberty increased.

First of all, to be sure, as the doctor himself said, the so-called "Latin dance causes precocious puberty" is just a doctor based on "clinic multiple cases" made by the speculation, "in the academic community has not been scientifically proven! ". And the logic of this speculation is: there are more than one child with precocious puberty, is a Latin dance.

Scientifically, this is a simple "correlation" that does not at all lead to a causal relationship such as "causes".

In fact, this "relevance" is not rigorous.

To establish a "correlation", one needs to count a certain number of children with precocious puberty and determine the proportion of them who are Latin dancers, denoted as p1, and the proportion of those who are not Latin dancers who develop precocious puberty, denoted as p2. Only if p1 is greater than p2 and the difference is statistically significant, can one say that "Latin dancing is associated with precocious puberty".

Even if such a correlation is established, it cannot be said that "Latin dance causes precocious puberty". This is because there may be other "confounding factors" that may be infecting the correlation, i.e., children who dance Latin dance have some other characteristic (e.g., a good family, over-nutrition, etc.), and that characteristic is the risk factor for precocious puberty. Only if all known risk factors are excluded, and p1 is greater than p2 and the difference is significant, can we say "Latin dance is a risk factor for precocious puberty".

In reality, "high risk factor" is often expressed as "causes". Although not scientifically rigorous, this is acceptable, for example, "smoking causes lung cancer" is actually "smoking is a high risk factor for lung cancer".

In order to conclude that "Latin dance causes precocious puberty", we need evidence of the mechanism by which Latin dance causes precocious puberty. Only when the mechanism is clearly defined can we say "scientific proof".

Obviously, the doctor's statement is not even "prima facie evidence", but only "speculation". In scientific terms, this is the lowest level of evidence.

There are several risk factors for precocious puberty for which there is currently scientific evidence:

1. Ethnicity, with a higher incidence among blacks;

2. Diseases and injuries to the brain or other parts of the body that affect hormone production;

3. Radiation therapy for tumor or leukemia;

4. Obesity;

5. Exposure to sex hormones

This story was probably the biggest controversy on April Fool's Day. There were basically two schools of thought.

It won't cause it. Doctors are alarmists.

Parents or dancers who have learned Latin dance believe that learning Latin dance can make their children's bodies straight and temperament, and there are many reasons that cause precocious puberty, and they do not take the blame for this pot.

It can lead to precocious puberty

Latin dance, basically male and female partners, and wearing very exposed, the child watched, contact. Nearby feel the breath of the opposite sex. Inevitably, to promote the secretion of sex hormones, and then accelerate the development of sexual physiology.

So does it cause precocious puberty or not? Parents are all very vocal and unforgiving. Let's take a look at what is precocious puberty, the factors that cause precocious puberty, and what are the causes of precocious puberty?

precocious puberty

Precocious puberty is a common developmental abnormality of the endocrine system in pediatrics is an abnormal disorder in which girls show the development of secondary sexual characteristics before the age of eight and boys before the age of nine.

Factors causing precocious puberty

precocious puberty

Doesn't it all dawn on you to see that Latin dancing can cause precocious puberty or not?

How to prevent precocious puberty in children

Precocious puberty is a quiet epidemic in industrialized countries.

This question has been many professional doctors from the medical point of view of the professional answer, which is also divided into the tendency to think that the Latin dance may induce precocious puberty, there are some people think that in the absence of a truly in line with the large sample of modern medicine before the study, this kind of personal experience point of view is not worth taking seriously, but we live in an uncertain world, and still want to be in this world to make rational choices, this thing is really hesitant.

For example, some parents will face a dilemma, can you let your child learn Latin dance? You know, that dance is certainly from childhood to learn, it is easy to reach a higher level, but the biggest danger of precocious puberty is not early love, but is likely to affect the growth of ah, and the height of this thing, whether it is for boys and girls are very important.

However, precocious puberty in girls is not an isolated problem, but a matter that is becoming a trend in industrialized countries. During the last three decades, children (especially girls) have also been maturing at an earlier age (there are tens of times more girls than boys with precocious puberty). Long ago, the normal age of puberty was 15, then 12, but now it has advanced to 7, 8 or 9 years.

What caused such a trend?

Most experts believe that if there must be a cause for anything, the most likely culprit is some chemical with hormonal properties, such as BPA (bisphenol A), which mimics the effects of estrogen and thus leads to earlier onset of precocious puberty in girls rather than in boys.In 2011, Europe publicized the blocking of BPA in the spirit of better to kill than to let go of it, banning it from plastic products related to children. Although, the research in this area is not really conclusive.

But in addition to this, less and less outdoor activity may also contribute to precocious puberty, and vitamin D deficiency, too, is thought to stimulate precocious puberty, while exercise, conversely, is thought to delay development, presumably largely because it is achieved through weight control, with childhood obesity being the most common trigger for precocious puberty.

Evolutionary psychology, on the other hand, suggests that stressful home environments encourage early sexual maturity in girls. This probably means a kind of need to grow up early so that they can be independent. For example, parental divorce is a major trigger for precocious puberty in girls, which is thought to be at the root of precocious puberty in African American girls because of the high rate of divorce in black families or simply the absence of a father.

How to deal with precocious puberty

In the United States it is no longer considered an anomaly that girls begin to develop at the age of 9 or 10, but rather it is accepted that it is the new normal and that more and more girls will reach puberty earlier than that in the future. After all, according to historical data recorded in Europe, the average age at which puberty begins for girls:

In 1860, it was 16.6

In 1920, 14.6.

In 1950, it was 13.1

In 1980, 12.5

In 2010, it was 10.5.

This is probably mainly due to the fact that our lifestyles have changed drastically, and we have to adapt to this change by starting puberty education in elementary school instead of waiting until middle school.

Just when I was about to answer, I saw a group of experts say "Latin dance has no causal relationship with precocious puberty in children, the reason is that this is just an example, experts have no research to prove"!

It's like how everyone knows that newly renovated houses contribute to the risk of childhood leukemia, but there is no scientifically certified long-term tracking data on new home renovations on childhood leukemia. This process may take five or ten years, or twenty years.

It's a great irony!

Since science has to be rigorous, it is all the more important to pay attention to every phenomenon that occurs. A moratorium is recommended until its harmful effects are established, rather than using the general public as test mice.

The phenomenon of children learning Latin dance causing precocious puberty is not the only case in our country. 2015 in Chongqing held a children's Latin dance competition has been questioned.

Through observation of the participants, premature beard growth and prominent throat knots in boys and premature breast development in girls are prominent phenomena. Although it is not certain that there is a causal relationship between Latin dance and precocious puberty, has anyone come forward to give a reasonable explanation for this correlation?

Compared with those experts who cover their ears and blind their eyes with leaves, Prof. Luo Xiaomin, as a doctor standing on the front line of medical care, is at least a person who dares to speak up and tell the truth.

The conscience of the medical practitioner is concerned with eliminating all possible pitfalls and risks on a case-by-case basis. Just as the use of arsenic should be strictly prohibited until it has been proven to be a poison!

The Latin dance genre, is moorings. Strictly speaking, it is aAdult Dance!

Latin dance originated in Cuba and was later popularized by Americans and introduced to the world as an expression of American values.

Latin dance was first used to celebrate harvests and victories, and later developed as a way of expressing affection between young people.

At one point, he was ostracized and banned because his movements were too enthusiastic and his emotional expression too outspoken and unable to be restrained.

Latin dance is very popular in Europe, but in China it is now used for children. This is indeed another point to carry forward!

Can I say that the country likes to worship goats and pander to foreigners?

Since there is no academic argument at all, this statement that there is a link between Latin dancing and precocious puberty is simply not rigorous and should not be taken as a broad link.

Is one clinic representative of all clinics by virtue of its patient profile alone? What is the size of this clinic? What is the annual volume? How many children have precocious puberty? How many children in the country practice Latin dance? How many children have precocious puberty?

Medicine must be a rigorous science, and evidence-based medicine should be used as the guiding method for every medical personnel in their work. If one makes a conclusion with a slap on the head just by relying on one's own little observation, what is the difference between that and a frog sitting on a well and thinking that the sky is just a little bit bigger?

If that is the case, then I can also conclude that in the outpatient clinic I find that basically women who receive pensions are unable to have children, so am I right to say that receiving pensions causes infertility in women?

The so-called Latin dance caused precocious puberty, this statement has not been confirmed at all. After all, precocious puberty may be related to a number of factors, such as daily diet, taking medication, whether to take health products, etc., as a medical professional, or do not take it for granted, casually say these irresponsible words to mislead people!

There are two types of precocious puberty which are pseudo precocious puberty and true central precocious puberty. Pseudo precocious puberty is treated with herbal control, close observation and active follow-up. True central precocious puberty is the real sense of precocious puberty. It is due to the hypothalamus increasing the secretion and release of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnGH) in advance, activating the function of the gonadal axis in advance, leading to the development of the gonads and the secretion of the sex hormones, and causing the development of the internal and external genitals and the appearance of the secondary sexual characteristics. Precocious puberty occurs for various reasons: there are exogenous sources, such as adult cosmetics containing hormones, anti-seasonal fruits and vegetables, and large quantities of sex hormone foods. Poor quality toys, unhealthy and toxic environments, and so on. Medical origin, precocious puberty caused by various drugs, such as tonic drugs, hairy eggs, androgens, sex hormones, birth control pills, adrenocorticotropic hormones and so on, triggering precocious puberty. Pathology, such as pituitary disease, thyroid disease, ovarian disease, obesity and diabetes. Another type of precocious puberty is caused by changes in the child's psychological factors. For example, living under the shadow of fear from childhood, giving children too much pressure, extreme inferiority complex, divorced single-parent families. Also for example, by the media stimulation, pornographic books and films, early let the child distinguish between the sex orientation, excessive sexual signals ambiguous and other unhealthy expression of stimulation triggered psychological precocious puberty. Therefore, it is not difficult to understand the doctor's diagnosis. I'm not sure if I'm not enough, but I hope you can tell me.