The Long-Term Public Health Benefits of Breastfeeding

C. Binns; M.K. Lee; W.Y. Low

doi:10.1177/1010539515624964

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The Long-Term Public Health Benefits of Breastfeeding

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The Long-Term Public Health Benefits of Breastfeeding

C. Binns, M.K. Lee and W.Y. Low

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health, Vol.28(1), pp.7-14

2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1010539515624964

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Abstract

Breastfeeding has many health benefits, both in the short term and the longer term, to infants and their mothers. There is an increasing number of studies that report on associations between breastfeeding and long-term protection against chronic disease. Recent research evidence is reviewed in this study, building on previous authoritative reviews. The recent World Health Organization reviews of the short- and long-term benefits of breastfeeding concluded that there was strong evidence for many public health benefits of breastfeeding. Cognitive development is improved by breastfeeding, and infants who are breastfed and mothers who breastfeed have lower rates of obesity. Other chronic diseases that are reduced by breastfeeding include diabetes (both type 1 and type 2), obesity, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, hyperlipidemia, and some types of cancer.

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Title: The Long-Term Public Health Benefits of Breastfeeding
Authors/Creators: C. Binns (Author/Creator) - Curtin University
M.K. Lee (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
W.Y. Low (Author/Creator) - University of Malaya
Publication Details: Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health, Vol.28(1), pp.7-14
Publisher: Sage
Identifiers: 991005540370007891
Copyright: Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health
Murdoch Affiliation: School of Health Professions
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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Collaboration types: Domestic collaboration; International collaboration
Citation topics: 1 Clinical & Life Sciences; 1.72 Obstetrics & Gynecology; 1.72.891 Breastfeeding
Web Of Science research areas: Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
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