{"id":4383,"date":"2024-10-02T11:31:12","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T11:31:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/?p=4383"},"modified":"2024-10-02T11:31:14","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T11:31:14","slug":"certain-foods-not-to-be-consumed-by-children-to-prevent-early-puberty-and-pregnancy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/?p=4383","title":{"rendered":"Certain Foods Not to Be Consumed By Children to Prevent Early Puberty and Pregnancy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br>Arts and Entertainment Reporter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>www.zimgbcnews.co.zw<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>IsiNdebele artist Gogo Esther Mnguni suggests that certain foods, specifically eggs and cheese, contribute to early sexual maturity in youth, leading to teen pregnancies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Mothers, we are the ones raising our children. Let&#8217;s return to the old days when eggs weren&#8217;t given to kids. Foods like eggs and cheese can accelerate sexual development,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mnguni also highlighted alcohol consumption among teens as a factor in early sexual encounters. Cultural expert Sibongile Khwezi concurred, noting that alcohol increases sexual urges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mnguni advocates for nationwide workshops to address these issues and promote parental guidance. However, some mothers expressed concerns about removing eggs from their children&#8217;s diets due to economic constraints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;An egg is a staple in our community, and without it, what else can we feed our kids?&#8221; asked Angelina Moeketsi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While Mnguni&#8217;s claims lack scientific evidence, she emphasizes the importance of revisiting cultural norms and monitoring social media&#8217;s influence on youth behavior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Zim GBC News\u00a92024<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arts and Entertainment Reporter www.zimgbcnews.co.zw IsiNdebele artist Gogo Esther Mnguni suggests that certain foods, specifically eggs and cheese, contribute to early sexual maturity in youth, leading to teen pregnancies. &#8220;Mothers,&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4384,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[115],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4383","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4383","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4383"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4383\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4385,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4383\/revisions\/4385"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4384"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4383"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4383"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4383"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}