Kids are Reaching Full Height Faster, Research Finds (VIDEO)

University of Missouri-Columbia

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Children born in the most recent century have bones that reach full maturity earlier -- by nearly 10 months in girls and nearly seven months in boys -- according to a new study from the University of Missouri School of Medicine.

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