A combination of bad lifestyle, genetics and environmental factors is causing changes in our body that could prove harmful to us in old age. According to a<\/p>\n
study, gradual changes in biological growth and social role transitions — coupled with delayed marriage and parenthood — have pushed back the period of<\/p>\n
adolescence between ages 10-24 rather than the previously known 10-19 years. The study was conducted by Lancet.<\/p>\n
The past century has seen drastic changes in the definition of adolescence, which encompasses elements of biological growth and major social role transitions.<\/p>\n
\u201cRather than age 10-19 years, a definition of 10-24 years corresponds more closely to adolescent growth and popular understandings of this life phase and<\/p>\n
would facilitate extended investments across a broader range of settings,\u201d said study lead author Susan M Sawyer from the Centre for Adolescent Health at the<\/p>\n
Royal Children\u2019s Hospital in Melbourne.The study, published in the journal Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, revealed that an early puberty has accelerated the<\/p>\n
onset of adolescence in nearly all populations, while understanding of continued growth has lifted its endpoint age well into the 20s.<\/p>\n
As a result of lifestyle changes, genetics and environmental factors, early puberty for girls at age 8-10 is the new \u201cnormal\u201d. While menstruation is a natural<\/p>\n
process, an early puberty results in various health issues, like depression and behavioural issues as well as the risk of cardiovascular disease and some<\/p>\n
cancers.Similarly, young adults continuing their education for longer period, delayed marriage and parenthood, has pushed back popular perceptions of when<\/p>\n
adulthood begins. \u201cThe transition period from childhood to adulthood now occupies a greater portion of the life course than ever before at a time when<\/p>\n
unprecedented social forces, including marketing and digital media, are affecting health and well-being across these years,\u201d Sawyer noted.<\/p>\n
An expanded and more inclusive definition of adolescence is essential for developmentally appropriate framing of laws, social policies and service systems,<\/p>\n
the researchers added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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