CNN Reports "Extended breastfeeding linked to higher IQ and income in study"
Not only does breastfeeding have clear short-term benefits, such as protection from infectious diseases and a reduction in mortality, it's also been shown to be associated with an increase in intelligence according to CNN.
Based on the latest study published in Lancet (a long-term study of infants born in Pelotas, Brazil, in 1982), it adds to this perspective. The study interviewed 5,914 new mothers about their plans for breastfeeding and then followed up to see how they did.
"Information on breastfeeding duration was collected very close to the time when weaning happened, so we had a very precise information on the duration of breastfeeding," said study author, Dr. Bernardo Lessa Horta, in a podcast on Lancet.
What makes this study unique is that it followed the subjects all the way to age 30. Listen to the news here >>
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