Does breast-feeding weaken bones? Breast-feeding mothers secrete calcium 4 into their

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Does breast-feeding weaken bones? Breast-feeding mothers secrete calcium 4 into their milk. Some of the calcium may come from their bones, so mothers may lose bone mineral. Researchers compared 47 breast-feeding women with 22women of similar age who were neither pregnant nor lactating. They measuredthe percent change in the mineral content of the womens spines over threemonths. Here are the data:13

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