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Breastfeeding
Nursing as good for children's blood pressure as exercise, salt restriction
June 16th, 2005
Breastfeeding is as good for children's blood pressure as exercise and dietary salt restriction. And the longer the period of breastfeeding, the lower the blood pressure reading, researchers report. D.A. Lawlor, PhD, University of Bristol, and colleagues assessed the impact of breastfeeding on elements of the metabolic syndrome in over 2,000 randomly chosen children from Denmark and Estonia, aged between 9 and 15. They published their findings in the Archives of Disease in Childhood (Infant feeding and components of the metabolic syndrome: findings form the European Youth Heart Study. Arch Dis Child, 2005;90:582-8). The metabolic syndrome...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-06-16)
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