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Skeletal mineral content climbs through youth and then slowly declines in both sexes. The figure is taken from NIH, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.

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Bone mass peaks in the late twenties

Skeletal mineral content climbs through youth and then slowly declines in both sexes Bone building outpaces bone removal during growth, with the skeleton adding density until roughly age 25 to 30. After that the balance tips slightly toward removal, and the loss speeds up after menopause because oestrogen supports bone maintenance. Peak mass reached in youth sets the starting point. It sits in Mondo's human body collection, one of 200 facts that each trace back to the reference below.

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: Skeletal mineral content climbs through youth and then slowly declines in both sexes. The figure is taken from NIH, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a human body fact?: Yes. It sits on the Human Body shelf, one of 2,600 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.