Breastfeeding can reduce asthma risk
Researchers from the University of Sunderland have found that children who are breast fed for six months or longer have a reduced risk of asthma.
They monitored 7,000 school children in the north-east of England aged between 6 and 15-years-old and discovered that breast feeding can lower the incidence of allergic disorders.
Dr Mohammad Shamssain, from the university, claims the breastfed children also showed "lower prevalence rates" of eczema and rhinitis alongside asthma.
The research found those children breastfed for between seven and nine months showed lower instances of coughing and wheezing.
"Asthma and wheeze were resolved significantly earlier in breastfed children than those who were not breastfed," he added.
"Breast feeding is a cost-effective approach to a significant prevention of allergic disease in children."
The Local Government Association recently warned that social services may need to get more involved in protecting obese children and is campaigning for a national debate on the topic.
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