(Reuters Health) - In a new study from the UK, kids who were breastfed as babies had higher scores on tests of vocabulary and reasoning at age five than those who weren't breastfed.
Breastfeeding seemed to make the biggest difference for babies who were born early and therefore had more catching up to do in their brain development.
SOURCE: bit.ly/pmHaGk The Journal of Pediatrics, online August 11, 2011.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/09/01/health-us-breastfeeding-brainpower-idUKTRE7805M820110901
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