Breast milk also shows a lot of promise in protecting
babies against diabetes and overweight.
Not exact matches
For
babies, it can protect
against infections and reduce the rates of later health problems including
diabetes, obesity, and asthma.
• Breastmilk contains special antibodies which help protect your
baby against infections • Breastmilk is your
baby's natural food, it's easily digested and enough on its own for the first 6 months • Breastfed
babies are less likely to have eczema and
diabetes or high blood pressure and obesity later on • Breastfeeding helps you and your
baby to get to know each other • Breastfeeding means you'll return to your pre-pregnancy weight quicker • Breastfeeding helps give you stronger bones in later life and helps protect
against breast and ovarian cancer • Breastfed
babies are not as windy as bottle - fed
babies • Nappies are not as smelly!
Breastfeeding has many benefits that include protecting the
baby against inflammatory diseases of the gut, lungs or ears, and longer term health problems such as
diabetes and obesity, improved cognitive outcomes, and protecting the mother
against breast cancer.
Breastfeeding not only nourishes
babies but also results in fewer infections, promotes brain development resulting in intelligent
babies, protects
against diabetes and obesity.
If even half of all
babies under 6 months of age were exclusively breastfed, we would save hundreds of thousands of lives and help protect
against breast cancer, ovarian cancer and
diabetes in mothers across the globe.
Women who breastfeed have a reduced risk for developing osteoporosis, breast and ovarian cancers and type 2
diabetes, among other health benefits... Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is currently advising mothers to protect infants
against the swine flu outbreak by breastfeeding and states that one of the «best things» mothers can do for
babies who become ill is to continue to breastfeed.
Among other benefits, breastfeeding: stimulates the release of the hormone oxytocin in the mother's body promoting bonding between mother and
baby; satisfies
baby's emotional needs; provides superior nutrition; helps prevent maternal breast cancer, endometrial cancer, ovarian cancer and osteoporosis; helps prevent future breast cancer in infant girls; promotes higher infant IQ; helps pass
baby's meconium; provides immunization
against disease; is more digestible than formula; aids in mother's post-partum physical recovery; helps protect the infant from Crohn's disease, juvenile
diabetes, allergies, asthma, SIDS, hemophilus b. virus, cardopulmonary distress, ulcerative colitis, necrotizing enterocolitis, and other medical problems; enhances vaccine effectiveness, and is a natural contraceptive.