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When female mammals eat less food, it can slow down when they start puberty. This happens because their brain makes less of a special protein and turns on a signal that puts the brakes on growing up reproductively.
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Caloric restriction in female reproduction: is it beneficial or detrimental?
Narrative Review
2021 Jan 4The claim talks about how less food affects puberty through specific brain signals, but the study only looks at how less food affects overall reproduction without mentioning those specific signals.
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