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Lactation and bone loss
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Sat, 10 Apr 1999 07:41:45 EDT
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Breastfeeding is good for a mother's bones. Here are some studies:

*Research indicating that breastfeeding lowers a woman's risk for osteoporosis

--Melton LJ, Bryant SC, Wahner HW, et al. Influence of breastfeeding and
other reproductive factors on bone mass later in life. Osteoporos Int.
1993;3:76-83 46.

--Cumming RG, Klineberg RJ. Breastfeeding and other reproductive factors and
the risk of hip fractures in elderly woman. Int J Epidemiol 1993;22:684-691


Katie Allison Granju
Knoxville, TN
http://www.wearsthebaby.com/katiegranju.htm

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