Which of the following statements about bone density is TRUE?
A)Maximum bone density occurs in late adolescence.
B)Maximum bone density occurs by the mid- to late thirties.
C)Peak functioning of the body's joints occurs in the fifties.
D)The rate of bone density loss accelerates and then decelerates.

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Maximum bone density occurs by the mid- to late thirties, after which bone density begins to decline gradually. Therefore, option B is the correct statement among the given choices. A is incorrect because maximum bone density occurs in the mid- to late thirties and not late adolescence. C is incorrect because maximum joint functioning occurs in the twenties and thirties, not in the fifties. D is incorrect because the rate of bone density loss decelerates and then stabilizes, instead of accelerating and then decelerating.

Which of the Following Statements About Bone Density Is TRUE