Table 1 Health outcome improvement correlation with breastfeeding
Improved Health Outcomes
Reduction of Risk in Percentages 3
Asthma
* 27- 40 percent
Acute otitis Media
* 23-50 percent
Atopic Dermatitis
42 percent
Childhood Leukemia
15 percent
Childhood Obesity
24 percent
Gastrointestinal Infections
64 percent
Type I Diabetes
19 percent
Type II Diabetes
39 percent