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Breastfeeding
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General Information:
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Breastfeeding - American Academy of Family Physicians
- Breastfeeding - emedicine.com
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Breastfeeding - familydoctor.org
- All About Breast-Feeding - Intelihealth, 8/2/02
- Books on breastfeeding - Amazon.com
Alternative News:
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Undernourishment in pregnant, lactating females found key to next generation's
disease - Science Daily, 6/13/11 - "when mothers are
even moderately undernourished while pregnant and breastfeeding, their offspring
are consistently found to be prediabetic before adolescence. It is the first
time that diabetes has been shown to have prenatal origins in a primate model
... We pass more biological milestones before we are born and in the early weeks
of life than at any other time ... Poor nutrition at critical periods of
development can hinder growth of essential organs such as the pancreas, which
sees a significantly decrease in its ability to secrete insulin ... A fetus may
also receive fewer nutrients due to teenage pregnancy, where the growing mother
competes with her offspring for resources; in pregnancies complicated by
maternal vascular disease, which may occur in women who become pregnant later in
their reproductive life; and when placental problems exist"
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Folic
acid given to mother rats protects offspring from colon cancer - Science
Daily, 5/26/11 - "Folic acid supplements given to pregnant and breast-feeding
rats reduced the rate of colon cancer in their offspring by 64 per cent" - See
folic acid products at iHerb.

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Effects of
Early Maternal Docosahexaenoic Acid Intake on Neuropsychological Status and
Visual Acuity at Five Years of Age of Breast-Fed Term Infants - J Pediatr.
2010 Jul 22 - "Children whose mothers received DHA
versus placebo performed significantly better on the Sustained Attention
Subscale of the Leiter International Performance Scale (46.5 +/- 8.9 vs 41.9 +/-
9.3, P < .008) but there were no statistically significant differences between
groups on other neuropsychological domains. CONCLUSIONS: Five-year-old children
whose mothers received modest DHA supplementation versus placebo for the first 4
months of breastfeeding performed better on a test of sustained attention. This,
along with the previously reported better performance of the children of
DHA-supplemented mothers on a test of psychomotor development at 30 months of
age, suggests that DHA intake during early infancy confers long-term benefits on
specific aspects of neurodevelopment" - See
Jarrow Max DHA at iHerb
.
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Supplementing Babies' Formula With DHA Boosts Cognitive Development, Study Finds
- Science Daily, 9/15/09 - "children who were breast fed
as infants have superior cognitive skills compared to those fed infant formula,
and it's thought that this is due to an essential fatty acid in breast milk
called docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) ... because infants who display superior
performance on the means-end problem-solving task tend to have superior IQ and
vocabulary later in childhood, it's possible that the beneficial effects of DHA
extend well beyond infancy"
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Vitamin
C Deficiency Impairs Early Brain Development, Guinea Pig Study Finds -
9/4/09 - "guinea pigs subjected to moderate vitamin C
deficiency have 30 per cent less hippocampal neurones and markedly worse spatial
memory than guinea pigs given a normal diet. Like guinea pigs, human beings are
dependent on getting vitamin C through their diet, and Jens Lykkesfeldt
therefore speculate that vitamin C deficiency in pregnant and breast-feeding
women may also lead to impaired development in foetuses and new-born babies"
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Pediatrics Group Doubles Children's Recommended Daily Vitamin D Intake -
WebMD, 10/13/08 - "The new guidelines are especially
important for breastfed babies, since breast milk isn't rich in vitamin D ... I
would have probably gone with 400 IU in the first year or two of life, and after
that I would have increased it to at least 1,000 and also monitor the vitamin D
[blood] level" - See
vitamin D products at iHerb
.
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More fish during pregnancy boosts child development: Study - Nutra USA,
9/22/08 - "The children of mothers who had higher
intakes of fish during pregnancy were found to have higher development scores
than children of women with low fish intake" - [Abstract]
- See
Mega Twin EPA at iHerb
.
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Associations of maternal fish intake during pregnancy and breastfeeding duration
with attainment of developmental milestones in early childhood: a study from the
Danish National Birth Cohort - Am J Clin Nutr. 2008 Sep;88(3):789-96 -
"Higher maternal fish intake and greater duration of
breastfeeding were associated with higher child developmental scores at 18 mo
[odds ratio: 1.29 (95% CI: 1.20, 1.38) for the highest versus the lowest
quintile of fish intake, and 1.28 (1.18, 1.38) for breastfeeding for > or =10 mo
compared with breastfeeding for < or =1 mo]. Associations were similar for
development at 6 mo. ... Maternal fish intake during pregnancy and the duration
of breastfeeding are independently associated with better early child
development. Future research and consumption guidelines, incorporating
nutritional benefits as well as contaminant risks, should consider the overall
effect of prenatal fish consumption on child development"
- See
Mega Twin EPA at iHerb
.
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Eating Fish While Pregnant, Longer Breastfeeding Lead to Better Infant
Development - Doctor's Guide, 9/10/08 - "Both higher
fish consumption and longer breastfeeding are linked to better physical and
cognitive development in infants" - See
Mega Twin EPA at iHerb
.
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Babies, Tots Low on Vitamin D - WebMD, 6/2/08 -
"Forty percent of those kids had suboptimal blood levels of vitamin D, including
12% who had vitamin D deficiency. And X-rays showed that a third of kids with
vitamin D deficiency had bone demineralization, a sign of thinner bones ...
Breastfed babies were particularly likely to be low in vitamin D"
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Vitamin D deficiency in breastfed infants in Iowa - Pediatrics. 2006
Aug;118(2):603-10 - "Vitamin D
deficiency, including severe deficiency, was common among breastfed infants
in Iowa who did not receive preformed vitamin D. Deficiency occurred mostly
during winter but was not completely absent during summer ... Vitamin D
supplementation should be provided to all breastfed infants"
- Breastfed Babies Need Vitamin D Supplements - WebMD, 4/7/03
- Vitamin B6 Important for Normal Development of Infants - New Hope Natural Media, 2/6/03
- Are Solely Breastfed Babies Getting Recommended Vitamin-D Supplements? - Doctor's Guide, 10/24/02
- Breast-Fed Babies May Need Extra Vitamin D - Intelihealth, 10/21/02
- Formula With Supplements Boosts Infant-Brain Function - Doctor's Guide, 3/14/02 -
"Despite a dietary supply of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty
acids (LCPs) from breast milk during the first six weeks of life, infants who were weaned to formula that did not provide long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids had significantly poorer visual acuity at 17, 26, and 52 weeks of age and significantly poorer steroacuity at 17 weeks of age than did infants who were
weaned to LCP-supplemented formula ... She added that better acuity and steroacuity at 17 weeks was correlated with higher concentrations of docosahexaenoic acid in plasma. Better acuity at 52 weeks was correlated with higher concentrations of docosahexaenoic acid in plasma and red blood cells" - Note: One
softgel of Mega Twin EPA at
iHerb
or
Vitacost contains 240 mg of docosahexaenoic acid. Also, see my fatty acid page.
Other News:
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Breastfeeding reduces the risk of allergies, study suggests - Science
Daily, 10/14/11
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Mothers' hard work pays off with big brains for their babies - Science
Daily, 3/28/11 - "brain growth in babies is
determined by the duration of pregnancy and how long they suckle"
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Breastfed children do better at school, study suggests - Science Daily,
3/17/11
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The
association between breastfeeding and the cardiovascular system in early
childhood - Am J Clin Nutr. 2011 Feb 10 -
"carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) ... At 5 y of age, children who had
been exclusively breastfed in infancy for 3 to 6 mo had a CIMT that was 21.1
μm greater than that of exclusively formula-fed children (95% CI: 5.0, 37.2
μm; P = 0.01, adjusted for confounders). CIMT was not significantly
different between children exclusively breastfed for either <3 or >6 mo and
formula-fed children. In addition, no significant differences in carotid
stiffness were observed between groups" - Note: That's hard to
interpret. Increased CIMT is associated with hardening of the arteries
so it would imply that breast feeding is a bad thing for CVD.
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Mother’s milk improves physical condition of future adolescents, study finds
- Science Daily, 1/5/11 - "the adolescents who were
breastfed as babies ha stronger leg muscles than those who were not
breastfed. Moreover, muscular leg strength was greater in those who had been
breastfed for a longer period of time ... Adolescents who were breastfed
from three to five months, or for more than six months had half the risk of
low performance in the jump exercise when compared with those who had never
been breastfed ... the advantages in the first years of life include
immunological protection against allergies, skin diseases, obesity and
diabetes, as well as a guarantee of the growth, development and intelligence
of the baby ... The benefits also substantially involve the woman: reduction
of post-birth haemorrhage, anaemia, maternity mortality, and the risk of
breast and ovarian cancer, and it strengthens the affective link between
mother and child"
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Why
is breast milk best? It's all in the genes - Science Daily, 5/12/10
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Breastfeeding May Reduce Diabetes Risk - WebMD, 12/3/09
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Breastfeeding protects women from metabolic syndrome, a diabetes and heart
disease predictor - Science Daily, 12/3/09
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Breast-feeding may protect moms' health - USATODAY.com, 12/3/09
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Breast Milk Should Be Drunk At The Same Time Of Day That It Is Expressed
- Science Daily, 10/1/09
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Magic Ingredient In Breast Milk Protects Babies' Intestines - Science
Daily, 6/29/09
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Breastfeeding Cuts Metabolic Syndrome - WebMD, 6/8/09 -
"Women who breastfeed their babies may be less
likely to develop metabolic syndrome, a cluster of risk factors that makes
heart disease and diabetes more likely"
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Breastfeeding Cuts Moms' Heart Risk - WebMD, 4/21/09
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Breastfeeding May Prevent Breast Cancer - Science Daily, 1/22/09
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Benefits Of Breastfeeding Outweigh Risk Of Infant Exposure To Environmental
Chemicals In Breastmilk - Science Daily, 12/16/08
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Rickets and Vitamin D Deficiency May Lurk in Breastfed Babies - New York
Times, 8/25/08 - "Some experts fear that vitamin D
deficiency, which can be asymptomatic, may be more common than pediatricians
realize and that rickets — perceived to be a 19th-century scourge that was
wiped out with the fortification of milk — may be going undetected ...
Physicians have known for more than a century that exclusive breast-feeding
may be associated with vitamin D deficiency and rickets, and that the
condition is easily prevented and treated with inexpensive vitamin drops or
cod liver oil. But doctors are reluctant to say anything that might
discourage breast-feeding"
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Study Links Breastfeeding to Lower Risk of Certain Breast Cancer Types -
WebMD, 8/25/08
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New
Breastfeeding Study Shows Most Moms Quit Early - Science Daily, 8/11/08
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Does Breastfeeding Boost IQ? - WebMD, 5/5/08
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Breastfeeding May Lower Allergy Risk - WebMD, 1/7/08
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Breastfeeding Boost IQ In Infants With 'Helpful' Genetic Variant -
Science Daily, 11/5/07
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Breastfeeding May Prevent Heart Disease - WebMD, 11/5/07 -
"babies who are nursed for one month or longer have
a lower body mass index (BMI) and higher levels of "good" HDL cholesterol in
mid-adulthood than their bottle-fed counterparts"
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Breastfeeding Doesn't Make Breasts Sag - WebMD, 10/29/07
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Breast Milk Associated With Greater Mental Development in Preterm Infants,
Fewer Re-Hospitalizations - Doctor's Guide, 10/1/07
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Scientific Nursing Top Gives Breastfeeding Babies A Brain Workout -
Science Daily, 9/15/07
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Mother's Milk A Gift That Keeps On Giving - Science Daily, 9/15/07
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Breastfeeding Does Not Protect Against Asthma, Allergies - Science
Daily, 9/11/07
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Breastfeeding Reduces Risk Of Breast Cancer For Women Who Delay Childbirth
- Science Daily, 4/16/07
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Breastfeeding May Lower Diabetes Risk - WebMD, 11/16/06
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Breastfeeding Boosts Mental Health, New Research Reveals - Science
Daily, 10/28/06
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Breastfed Babies Aren't Smarter - WebMD, 10/3/06
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Breastfed Babies Are Less Likely to Become Obese, Even if Mother is Obese or
Has Diabetes, Study Finds - Doctor's Guide, 9/26/06
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Mom's Milk May Cut Baby Skin Allergies - WebMD, 7/26/06
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Another Breastfeeding Benefit: Pain Reliever for Newborns - Doctor's
Guide, 7/22/06
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Your Baby's Feeding: Breast vs. Bottle - WebMD, 3/9/06
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Breastfeeding May Lower Diabetes Risk - WebMD, 11/22/05
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Increased Duration of Breastfeeding Associated With Decreased Risk of
Diabetes - Doctor's Guide, 11/22/05
- What
is in Breast Milk That Should Not Be? - Medscape, 10/28/05
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Breast Is (Still) Best - WashingtonPost.com, 10/11/05
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Breast Milk Causes More Cavities Than Cow Milk, According To New Study -
Science Daily, 10/7/05
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Breast-feeding Still Best Despite Environmental Chemicals In Human Milk
- Science Daily, 9/23/05
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Breastfeeding May Lower Child's Blood Pressure - WebMD, 5/23/05
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Nursing Mothers Having Surgery -- How Long a Wait to Breastfeed Safely?
- Doctor's Guide, 3/14/05
- Rocket fuel chemical found in mothers' milk - MSNBC, 2/24/05
- Perchlorate Found In Dairy And Breast Milk Samples From Across The Country - Science Daily, 2/24/05
- Breastfeeding Rates Need Improvement - WebMD, 1/5/05
- Breastfeeding Helps Avoid Rheumatoid Arthritis - WebMD, 11/4/04
- Breastfeeding May Promote Healthy Weight - WebMD, 11/1/04
- Stored Breast Milk Loses a Bit of Pizzazz - WebMD, 10/20/04
- Help for Breastfeeding Moms With Fibromyalgia - WebMD, 9/23/04
- Breastfeeding Doesn't Trim Body Fat Quickly - WebMD, 9/16/04
- Adolescent Mothers who Breastfeed Increase Their Femoral Bone Mineral Density as Young Adults - Doctor's Guide, 7/6/04
- FDA Warns Against Use of Breast Milk Booster - WebMD, 6/8/04
- Breastfeeding Cuts Adult Cholesterol - WebMD, 5/13/04
- Breastfeeding Helps Health Even Later in Life - WebMD, 5/4/04
- Breastfed Infants Less Likely to Die - WebMD, 5/3/04
- Breastfeeding May Lower Blood Pressure - WebMD, 3/1/04
- Breastfed Children May Be Less Obese - WebMD, 2/2/04
- Breast Feeding Appears to Have Little Effect on Blood Pressure Later in Life - Doctor's Guide, 11/21/03
- Two Studies Suggest Breastfeeding Offers No Significant Protection Against Obesity - Doctor's Guide, 10/21/03
- Is Chemical in Breast Milk a Concern? - WebMD, 9/24/03
- Flame retardant found in breast milk - USA Today, 9/22/03
- Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors Not Absolutely Contraindicated In Breastfeeding - Doctor's Guide, 5/21/03
- Treating Depression While Breastfeeding - WebMD, 5/19/03
- Breastfeeding: Longer Is Better for Baby - WebMD, 5/19/03
- Nasty Nursing Nuisance? - Dr. Weil, 3/6/03
- Pacifier Use Hurts Breastfeeding - WebMD, 3/3/03
- Breastmilk: It's Good For Mom, Too - Intelihealth, 1/9/03 -
"if women in the industrialized world breast-fed their children six months longer than the
current average two to three months, they could reduce their chance of breast cancer by 5 percent with each child"
- Mom's Breast Best for Infant Pain - WebMD, 1/2/03
- Exclusive Breast-Feeding Effective In Preventing Early Atopic Dermatitis - Doctor's Guide, 10/31/02
- Breastfed, Full-Term Infants Could Have Distinct Plasma Glucose Levels - Doctor's Guide, 10/25/02
- Breastfeeding Protection Against Asthma And Atopy Challenged - Doctor's Guide, 9/19/02
- Breastfeeding Linked to Asthma, Allergy - WebMD, 9/19/02
- Breast-feeding Reduces Lupus Risk - Doctor's Guide, 7/31/02
- Breast-Feeding May Reduce the Risk of Childhood Obesity - New Hope Natural Media, 7/5/02
- AMA Advocates Breastfeeding in Public - WebMD, 6/24/02
- Breastfeeding Fosters Thinner Children - WebMD, 6/6/02
- Breastfeeding-Intelligence Link Questioned - WebMD, 6/4/02
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Breast-Feeding of 7-9 Months' Duration Linked to Higher Adult Intelligence - Clinical Psychiatry News, 6/02
- Breastfeeding May Protect Against SIDS - WebMD, 5/22/02
- Risk Of Celiac Disease Reduced By Introducing Dietary Gluten In Breast Feeding Infants - Doctor's Guide, 5/10/02
- Longer Breast-feeding Improves Immunity, Intelligence - Medscape, 5/8/02
- Breast-Feeding, Intelligence Linked - Intelihealth, 5/8/02
- Breastfeeding Duration Linked To Adult Intelligence - Intelihealth, 5/8/02
- Breastfed Babies Make Smarter Adults - WebMD, 5/7/02
- Study Finds Full Breastfeeding For Six Months Boosts Baby's Resistance To Respiratory Illnesses - Doctor's Guide, 5/6/02
- Exercise Does Not Affect Breast Milk - WebMD, 4/24/02
- Mother's Milk As Natural Painkiller - WebMD, 4/1/02
- Breast-Feeding Benefits Touted In New Study - Intelihealth, 3/27/02
- Breastfeeding Builds Smarter Kids - WebMD, 3/20/02
- Breast-feeding lifts the spirits of new mothers - USA Today, 3/18/02 -
"Mothers who don't breast-feed at
all during a baby's first year are almost twice as likely to be depressed as moms who have nursed"
- New Formulas May Help Infant Vision - WebMD, 3/18/02 -
"babies fed formula containing a type of fatty acids known as long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCP)
have better vision than those who didn't receive the fortified formula, and babies must receive either the special formula or breast milk during the first three months"
- Breast-Feeding Is Best For Baby - Intelihealth, 2/27/02
- Breastfeeding Easier the Second Time Around - WebMD, 9/21/01
- Smoking, Silicone Implants Shouldn't Stop Breastfeeding - WebMD, 9/4/01
- Breastfeeding for Longer Periods Said to Increase IQ - WebMD, 8/30/01
- Breastfeeding Anxieties, Cuddling, Bonding Are Just As Important - WebMD, 8/30/01
- Antidepressants and Breastfeeding: A Mother's Decision - WebMD, 7/6/01
- Finding the Best Breast Pump - WebMD, 6/14/01
- Breastfeeding May Protect Kids From Obesity, Your Child's Earliest Food Possibly Plays a Role in Forecasting Weight - WebMD, 5/15/01
- Breastfeeding's Benefits Extend Beyond Nutrition, It Helps Reduce a Baby's Pain and Increase a Teen Mom's Bone - WebMD, 5/14/01
- Breast-Feeding Protects Children Against Helicobacter Pylori - Doctor's Guide, 4/23/01
- Excessive Weight Gain During Pregnancy More Likely To Lead To Breast Feeding Failure - Doctor's Guide, 4/2/01
- Study Links Breastfeeding Duration to Artery Disease in Adults - WebMD, 3/15/01 -
"A new study in this week's issue of the British Medical Journal suggests that young adults who were breastfed
for at least four months as infants are more likely to have stiffer, less expandable blood vessels -- a risk factor for heart disease later in life"
- Breast Feeding Better For Low-Weight Babies - Doctor's Guide, 3/1/01
- Breastfeeding By Asthmatic Mothers Offers No Protection To Infant - Doctor's Guide, 2/15/01
- Preterm Neonates Can Acquire Cytomegalovirus Infection From Breastfeeding - Doctor's Guide, 2/15/01
- Formula-fed babies linked to higher blood pressure - USA Today, 2/8/01
- Mother's Milk for a Healthy Heart? Breastfed Preemies Have Lower Blood Pressure Later On - WebMD, 2/8/01
- Antidepressant Benefits Outweigh Risks During Pregnancy And Breastfeeding - Doctor's Guide, 2/5/01
- Getting Past Breastfeeding Barriers, Expert Advice Gives New Moms Reassurance - WebMD, 1/24/01
- Study bolsters evidence on benefits of breastfeeding - USA Today, 1/23/01
- Study Bolsters Evidence That Breast-Fed Babies Are Healthier - Intelihealth, 1/23/01
- Breast Milk Better for Brain Development in Premature Babies - WebMD, 8/16/00
- Black Breast-Fed Babies at Risk for Vitamin Deficiency - WebMD, 8/10/00
- Nursing Mothers Who Are Depressed Can Safely Take Paxil, Study Shows - Doctor's Guide, 2/2/00
- Breastfeeding Linked To Lower Risk Of Asthma - Doctor's Guide, 4/27/99
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