Breastfed babies may grow up to have higher intelligence and make more money than their formula-fed peers. That was the conclusion of a new study out of Brazil, and published in The Lancet this week, which found positive associations between breastfeeding, higher IQ, longer schooling, and higher adult income among a group of babies tracked for 30 years.
There's a lot to unpack in a study this ambitious. And before we get into the details, it's worth noting that we already know that breastfeeding is good for babies—breast milk is full of protective nutrients for infants at a time when they're especially vulnerable. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends mothers breastfeed their babies for at least the first six months of life. (There's also enormous pressure on moms to breastfeed, so much that the choice has been politicized far beyond what may be best for individual babies and their moms, but that's another story
Breastfed babies may grow up to have higher intelligence and make more money than their formula-fed peers. That was the conclusion of a new study out of Brazil, and published in The Lancet this week, which found positive associations between breastfeeding, higher IQ, longer schooling, and higher adult income among a group of babies tracked for 30 years.There's a lot to unpack in a study this ambitious. And before we get into the details, it's worth noting that we already know that breastfeeding is good for babies—breast milk is full of protective nutrients for infants at a time when they're especially vulnerable. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends mothers breastfeed their babies for at least the first six months of life. (There's also enormous pressure on moms to breastfeed, so much that the choice has been politicized far beyond what may be best for individual babies and their moms, but that's another story
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