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Ugeskr Laeger. 2007 Mar 12;169(11):989-93.
The effects of breastfeeding II: effects on
lifestyle illnesses, mother's health and
negative effects.
Schack-Nielsen L, Michaelsen KF.
K?enhavns Universitet, Det Biovidenskabelige
Fakultet for F?evarer, Veterinaermedicin.
Growth during infancy is slightly lower among
breastfed infants, but the difference seems to
disappear later during childhood. Breastfeeding
seems to have a beneficial effect on blood
pressure, lipid profile and possible insulin
resistance/type-2 diabetes and obesity, but
there is no evidence for effects on clinical
manifestations of cardiovascular diseases.
Potential negative effects include transfer of
environmental pollutants and viruses, especially
HIV, and the risk of hypernatraemic dehydration
during the first weeks after delivery. For the
mother, breastfeeding seems to reduce the risk
of developing breast cancer. |
