It appears that adolescent mothers with habitually low calcium intakes recover from lactation-associated bone loss after weaning. The rate of bone accretion, however, may not be sufficient to attain peak bone mass at maturity. Hormones regulating bone turnover during lactation may influence bone recovery in adolescent mothers.
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