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10:39AM | posted by Dr. Steve | April 29, 2010 | comments: 0
Breast feeding can help prevent asthma
There's more proof that breast is best when it comes to feeding your baby. A new report finds sticking to a strict diet of mother's milk during the first 4 months of life may reduce a child's risk of developing asthma by their eighth birthday. Breast milk is the perfect food for infants partly because it transfers good bacteria, antibodies and proteins that can help prevent against infection. Researchers say about 12 percent of children who were exclusively breastfed for at least the first 4 months developed asthma by age 8, compared with 18 percent of those breastfed for a shorter amount of time. That's a 37 percent lower risk.
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