Breast-Fed Babies May Be Smarter, Richer Adults
Mar-19-2015

Breast-fed babies may be smarter, better educated and richer as adults, a new study by Brazilian researchers suggests.

"Breast-feeding is associated with improved performance in intelligence tests at age 30 and also has an important effect on a societal level by increasing educational attainment and income in adulthood," said lead researcher Dr. Bernardo Horta, of the Federal University of Pelotas.

"Taking into consideration these long-term benefits of breast-feeding as well as its short-term consequences, it is important to get more women to breast-feed their infants," he added.

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