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Nursing mothers provide an average of 200 to 250 mg of calcium per day to their infants, and as much as 400 mg per day.¹ Given that women absorb only about a third of the calcium they consume, the amount lost in breast milk represents a substantial proportion of the daily supply for many women and forms the basis for recommending that nursing mothers increase their calcium intake by 400 to 800 mg per day.² There is widespread concern that women who do not increase their calcium intake could both jeopardize their own bone health by inducing the mobilization of . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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