A health care professional is teaching a group of college women about increasing calcium in the diet to prevent osteoporosis. A participant asks at what age is peak bone mass is reached in women. What response is best?

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Bone formation continues at a pace faster than resorption until peak bone mass-or maximum bone density and strength-is reached at approximately 30 years of age, after which bone resorption slowly exceeds bone formation.

A Health Care Professional Is Teaching a Group of College