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For males, first ejaculation, spermarche, occurs on average at age 13. The major landmark of puberty for females is menarche, the onset of menstruation, which occurs on average between ages 12 and 13. On average, girls begin puberty at ages 10–11 and complete puberty at ages 15–17 boys generally begin puberty at ages 11–12 and complete puberty at ages 16–17. Puberty leads to sexual dimorphism through the development of the secondary sex characteristics, which further distinguish the sexes. Before puberty, the external sex organs, known as primary sexual characteristics, are sex characteristics that distinguish boys and girls. Physical growth-height and weight-accelerates in the first half of puberty and is completed when an adult body has been developed. In response to the signals, the gonads produce hormones that stimulate libido and the growth, function, and transformation of the brain, bones, muscle, blood, skin, hair, breasts, and sex organs. It is initiated by hormonal signals from the brain to the gonads: the ovaries in a girl, the testes in a boy. See Advice About Eating Fishfor more information.Puberty is the process of physical changes through which a child's body matures into an adult body capable of sexual reproduction. Environmental Protection Agency provide joint advice to limit methylmercury exposure from seafood for women who might become pregnant or who are pregnant or lactating and young children. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Seafood varieties commonly consumed in the United States that are higher in EPA and DHA and lower in a type of mercury, in the form of methylmercury, include salmon, anchovies, sardines, Pacific oysters, and trout. The amount of recommended seafood varies based on age, weight, and level of physical activity. Eating about 8 ounces per week of a variety of seafood, the amount recommended for many adults, as part of a healthy diet, can support health. Some types of fish, such as salmon and trout are also natural sources of vitamin D, a nutrient that many people don't get enough of. Seafood contains a range of nutrients, notably the omega-3 fatty acids, EPA and DHA. Why is it important to eat a variety of seafood each week? ¼ cup of cooked beans, peas or lentils (such as bayo, black, brown, fava, garbanzo, kidney, lima, mung, navy, pigeon, pink, pinto, or soy, or white beans, or black-eyed peas (cow peas) or split peas, and red, brown, and green lentils) ½ ounce of seeds (chia, flax, pumpkin, sesame, sunflower, or squash seeds) hulled, roastedġ tablespoon of almond, cashew, peanut, or sunflower butter, or sesame paste (tahini) ½ ounce of nuts (12 almonds, 24 pistachios, 7 walnut halves) This chart lists specific amounts that count as 1 ounce-equivalent (oz-equiv) in the Protein Foods Group towards your daily recommended intake:Īmount that counts as 1 oz-equiv in the Protein Foods Groupġ ounce cooked lean beef, goat, ham, lamb, or porkġ slice of luncheon or deli meats (beef, chicken, ham, pork, turkey)ġ ounce cooked game meats (bear, bison, deer, elk, moose, opossum, rabbit, venison)ġ ounce cooked (without skin) chicken, ostrich, or turkeyĢ ounces cooked Cornish hen, duck, goose, pheasant, or quailġ sandwich slice of turkey or chicken breast (4½" x 2½" x ⅛")ġ ounce cooked finfish (black sea bass, catfish, cod, flounder, freshwater trout, haddock, hake, halibut, herring, light tuna, mackerel, mullet, perch, pollock, salmon, sea bass, snapper, sole, tilapia, whiting)ġ ounce cooked shellfish (clams, crab, crayfish, lobster, mussels, octopus, oysters, scallops, shrimp, squid (calamari)ġ ounce canned fish (anchovies, freshwater trout, herring, light tuna, salmon, sardines)ġ ½ egg whites (or 3 tablespoons liquid egg white product)