How might
breastfeeding protect against diabetes?
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The existing evidence suggests that
breastfeeding may
protect against the risk of leukaemia, lymphoma, inflammatory bowel disease, type 1
diabetes, heart disease and blood pressure.
• 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.
Research also suggests that
breastfeeding may help
protect against diabetes and some cancers.
For mothers,
breastfeeding protects against breast and ovarian cancer and
diabetes.
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.
Research also suggests that
breastfeeding may help to
protect against obesity,
diabetes, sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), asthma, eczema, colitis, and some cancers.
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.