More positive breastfeeding news just published in the UK; let's hope it improves our dire breastfeeding statistics here and encourages a few more mums to give it a try:
Mothers who breastfeed may be protecting themselves against diabetes in later life, research suggests.
Breastfeeding for one month can halve the risk of pre-diabetes, a condition which can lead to full-blown diabetes and heart disease, say researchers.
The 20-year study found mothers who did so had healthier levels of blood fats and glucose than those who were bottlefeeding.
The study of 704 women, who were all expecting their first child, looked at the development of Metabolic Syndrome, a pre-diabetes condition, in the two decades after they gave birth.
The findings, published in the journal Diabetes, showed breastfeeding lowered the risk by between 39 and 56 per cent depending on how long it lasted.
Read more at: www.dailymail.co.uk
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