Breastfeeding Quote of the Day: February Is American Heart Month
February 18, 2008 by Angela White, J.D., breastfeeding counselor
Filed under advantages of breastfeeding, breastfeeding, scientific studies
Breastfed babies are less likely to have certain cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in adulthood than their bottle-fed counterparts, researchers reported at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2007.
“Breastfeeding babies offers them long-term heart-health benefits,” American Heart Association news, November 5, 2007.
Breastfeeding Helps Protect Mothers from Heart Attacks
February 15, 2007 by Angela White, J.D., breastfeeding counselor
Filed under advantages of breastfeeding, health of the mother, scientific studies
A study out of Harvard Medical School indicates that breastfeeding for a total of at least two years reduces a woman’s heart attack risk by 19 percent! The study followed nearly 100,000 nurses who gave birth between 1998 and 2002. Those who breastfed for at least two years were 19 percent less likely to suffer a heart attack than those who did not breastfeed.
The Telegraph quotes study leader Alison Steube:
“Pregnancy is associated with a number of things that you normally wouldn’t want to happen to your body including storing more fat and having higher than normal levels of fatty …read more
