Menopausal women who breastfed their babies younger fewer heart problems than those who did not breastfeed, show the work of a team from the University of Pittsburgh.
139 of 681 postmenopausal women who have contributed to the study, those who gave the breast for at least one month were:
blood pressure lower,
cholesterol lower
a lower incidence of diabetes
Dr. Eleanor BIML Schwartz argues that even those who breastfed at least one year have a heart and cardiovascular risk reduced by 10%.
The longer a mother feeds her baby in, the better for her and the child.
- Dr. Schwartz
Dr. Schwartz, a professor of medicine and lead author of the study, also supports the positive effects of breastfeeding for women are durable, because the study participants had breast 35 years earlier on average.
Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death among women, and it is therefore important to know what can protect them.
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