Breastfeeding reduces the pressure

Nursing their babies for the first six months of their mother's life have lower blood pressure. That is the conclusion drawn by researchers from the American University of North Carolina.

Science has long known how useful breast feeding for children's health. Now there is increasing evidence that it is beneficial for the mothers themselves. American scientists have found that they prefer artificial feeding or giving their children breast milk at least three months in a row women are almost 25% more likely to suffer from problems with high blood pressure .

In the US study involved 56,000 women who had, at least, at least one child. Continue for 14 years, observations have shown that breast feeding   in the first six months of baby's life greatly reduces the risk of developing hypertension in the mother. Up to 12% of all cases of hypertension in women and children related to insufficient duration breastfeeding As reported in the journal American Journal of Epidemiology. Although scientists could not directly prove that a healthy blood pressure is exactly breastfeeding, they are still convinced that this practice is beneficial and toddlers and their mothers.

"Never breastfeed women often faced with hypertension than those who provided breastfeeding for six months and longer - says study leader Dr. Alison Steuben. - But if this is a causal relationship, the widespread introduction of the practice of six months of breast-feeding should give an incredible effect on the impact in the prevention high blood pressure   among women. "

WHO recommends feeding babies in the first six months of life only breast milk. Subsequently, their power can begin to diversify.

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