Sentences with phrase «breastfeeding increased intelligence»
Although parental education, income and social status are known to increase children's IQs, the researchers found that breastfeeding increased intelligence levels even after these factors and 10 others were controlled for statistically.
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The Series confirms the benefits of breastfeeding in fewer infections, increased intelligence, probable protection against overweight and diabetes, and cancer prevention for mothers.
Horta said that the study provided the very first evidence that breastfeeding for a more prolonged period of time increases intelligence until at least thirty years old.
In fact, a recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association, the Association Between Duration of Breastfeeding and Adult Intelligence, showed an over 6 point increase in IQ between babies that breastfed for less than a month and those that breastfed for at least 7 to 9 months.
The benefits of breastfeeding has been long documented, and we know that nursing our infants can boost their intelligence, increase their immunity, and reduce their chances of developing type 1 and type 2 diabetes and high cholesterol later in life.
Increased awareness of the nutritional and medical benefits of breastfeeding, including reduced incidence of infection and allergic reaction, 1 — 9 has led to its endorsement by medical and professional groups10 — 12 and to substantial increases in the number of women choosing to breastfeed.13, 14 A study of 300 British children showed that children who consumed breast milk in the early weeks of life also had significantly higher IQ scores at 7.5 to 8 years on an abbreviated version of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) than those who were not breastfed.15 The sample was made up of preterm infants fed breast milk or formula by tube.
«Longer duration of breastfeeding is linked with increased intelligence in adulthood, longer schooling, and higher adult earnings,» according to this study following a group of almost 3500 newborns for 30 years.