Study: Babies Who Are Breastfed Longer More Likely to Have Higher IQ
2015.03.19
According to a new long-term study, babies who are breastfed longer might have higher IQ as adults. The study compared to babies who were breastfed for less than a month, babies who were breastfed for a year or longer and they scored four IQ points higher on average.
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Conducted by Professor Cesar G Victora and published in The Lancet Global Health, the study included a sample of 3,500 babies from different backgrounds and social classes.
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Breastfeeding may have long-term effects on intelligence in a population without strong social patterning of breastfeeding.
What's more, babies who were breastfed for longer were more likely to earn a higher wage and be in education for a longer time.
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