Breast-Feeding is Best |
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| Are Breast-Fed Babies Smarter than
formula fed babies? An 18-year study by John Horwood and David Fergusson comparing the IQ
test scores and rates of high school completion of 1,000 children says that might be the
case. |
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According
to the researchers at Christchurch School of Medicine in New Zealand breast-fed infants
may have higher intelligence and greater academic achievement than formula-fed infant. The
investigators believe that the DHA found in mother's milk - and not in formula - may be
the reason. |
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Taking
social, familial and prenatal factors into account, the study found that breast-fed babies
were 38 percent more likely to graduate from high school than formula-fed infants. |
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The
study could not conclude that DHA in mother's milk was the sole cause of improved scores,
however the authors say that the outcome of this study was similar to others that show
DHA-supplemented formulas improve early neurological
development in infants. |
| Read about an alternative to breast feeding, Soy Infant
Formulas |
Source
- Pediatrics 1998;101(1):37985 |
