The Effect of Calcium Supplementation on Bone Density during Lactation and after Weaning
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- 21 August 1997
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 337 (8) , 523-528
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199708213370803
Abstract
Women may lose bone during lactation because of calcium lost in breast milk. We studied whether calcium supplementation prevents bone loss during lactation or augments bone gain after weaning.Keywords
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