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Bone Health
Prepubertal calcium intake may influence age at menarche and later BMD accrual
March 17th, 2005
Study results suggest that girls' prepubertal calcium intake may influence menarcheal age, which then may affect subsequent long-term bone mass accrual. According to researchers in Switzerland, "Both late menarcheal age and low calcium (Ca) intake during growth are risk factors for osteoporosis, probably by impairing peak bone mass." T. Chevalley and colleagues, University Hospital of Geneva, "investigated whether lasting gain in areal bone mineral density (aBMD) in response to increased Ca intake varies according to menarcheal age and, conversely, whether Ca intake could influence menarcheal age." They wrote, "In an initial...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-03-17)
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