Breastfeeding protects against hypertension

Breastfeeding even through dozens of years goes on the benefit of the body woman, so-as the promote decrease blood pressure. That is the conclusion drawn by researchers from the University of Western Sydney in Australia.

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When determining the risk of development of   hypertension   the woman is necessary to take into account information that she nursed her baby. Australian scientists have seen that breast feeding   reduces the risk of high pressure even after decades. And the longer a woman to breastfeed her baby, the lower her risk of later being a victim of hypertension to the age of 64 years.

The researchers decided to investigate the link between breastfeeding   and the pressure at the 74,785 Australians aged 45 years and older. It turned out that women from 45 to 64 years less frequently observed signs hypertension If they ever breastfeed for more than six months in the life of three or more consecutive months.

The study's authors say the results are yet another argument in favor of breastfeeding, which is actively popularized in recent years by WHO. However, scientists do not know the exact reasons why breastfeeding provides such protection against hypertension. According to one theory, during this process, it secretes hormones that provide long-term benefits for women's health, especially the cardiovascular system.

Currently, WHO recommends breastfeeding for the first six months of his life. In many Western countries, the number of nursing mothers in the last 20-30 years has increased several times. (READ MORE)

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