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Science You Can Use: Could breastfeeding lower your risk of Alzheimer’s?

By Tanya Lieberman, IBCLC

Could breastfeeding during your childbearing years mean a lower risk of Alzheimer’s in your sixties and beyond? A provocative new study which has found an association between breastfeeding and a reduced risk of Alzheimer’s disease raises that possibility. This small … Continue reading →

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Last revised on 09/05/2013

Science You Can Use: More and more studies show that breastfeeding is important to your heart and metabolic health

By Tanya Lieberman, IBCLC

A new study from Oxford University out last week shows that mothers who breastfeed have lower body mass index, even into their 50’s. The amount was modest (1% reduction in BMI for every six months of breastfeeding), but it points … Continue reading →