There has been quite a bit of controversy regarding the differential effects of breastfeeding and bottle feeding. recent research indicates that breastfeeding is better for the baby's health.
But a study published in the August 2018 issue of Social Science & Medicine: Population Health challenges that conventional wisdom, arguing that major papers overestimate the benefits of breastfeeding because they fail to take into account the fact that US mothers who breastfeed tend to be richer and better-educated.
Breastfeeding for at least 6 months is associated with a 19% risk reduction of childhood acute lymphocytic leukemia and a 15% risk reduction in childhood acute myelogenous leukemia (AHRQ, 2007). Any breastfeeding in infancy is associated with a 15-30% reduction in adolescent and obesity rates.
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