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HEALTH: Advantages to breast feeding

 
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Published: November 16, 2008

Advantages to breast feeding

Breastfed children are less prone to behavioral or mental health issues than those not breastfed, new research says. The study, presented at the American Public Health Association’s annual meeting in San Diego, looked at whether breastfeeding is associated with decreased behavioral problems and psychiatric illness during childhood. The study used 2003 National Survey of Children’s Health data.Newswise

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Related Topics: Health and Fitness, Mental Health, Child Development, Family, Parenting, Child Nutrition, Health Care Issues, Children's Health, Infant Feeding, Breastfeeding



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