Last week on
the blog, we shared some general facts about breastfeeding and breast milk.
Today, we’re highlighting a few of the many benefits of breast milk and breastfeeding
for babies:
- Breastfed children are more resistant to disease and infection early in life than formula-fed children.
- Breastfed children are less likely to contract a number of diseases later in life, including juvenile diabetes, multiple sclerosis, heart disease, and cancer before the age of 15.
- Researchers have observed a decrease in the probability of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) in breastfed infants.
- Several recent studies have shown that children who were breastfed are significantly less likely to become obese later in childhood.
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