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The Daily Telegraph in London reports babies who are not breast-fed are 50 percent more likely than develop asthma symptoms than babies who do breast-feed.
Researchers at Erasmus Medical Centre in The Netherlands studied more than 5,000 children and found those who were never breast-fed were 50 percent more likely to have persistent phlegm and 40 percent more likely to wheeze regularly.
They also reportedly suffered more from shortness of breath and a dry cough in the first four years of life.
Breast-feeding could cut the chance of asthma by reducing the number of serious colds and flu virus infections, researchers concluded.
"These results support current health policy strategies that promote exclusive breast-feeding for six months in industrialized countries," Agnes Sonnenschein-van der Voort tells the Daily Telegraph. "Further studies are needed to explore the protective effect of breast-feeding on the various types of asthma in later life."
The Daily Telegraph reports past studies have shown that breast-feeding cuts the risk of infections in the first six months of life.
Others have found it also cuts the chance of childhood obesity and can lead to more intelligent and better behaved children.
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8-03-2011 @ 9:43AM
Chris said...Children's Mercy Family Health Partners offers health education videos that you may be interested in. Topics covered include asthma, lead poisoning prevention, weight management, medical provider information, pregnancy, and diabetes. You can find our YouTube channels at www.youtube.com/cmfhp1 for English videos and at www.youtube.com/cmfhpspanish for Spanish videos.
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Chris Beurman
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