PITTSBURGH,
Aug. 27 – GHN News Editor - Researchers have found a very important benefit from
breastfeeding: the reduction of type 2 diabetes in breastfeeding
mothers.
Aug. 27 – GHN News Editor - Researchers have found a very important benefit from
breastfeeding: the reduction of type 2 diabetes in breastfeeding
mothers.
published in the September issue of the American Journal of Medicine
scients report that mothers who don't breastfeed have an increased risk
of developing type 2 diabetes.
scients report that mothers who don't breastfeed have an increased risk
of developing type 2 diabetes.
"We
have seen dramatic increases in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes over
the last century," said Eleanor Bimla Schwarz, M.D., M.S., assistant
professor of medicine, epidemiology, and obstetrics, gynecology and
reproductive sciences at the University of Pittsburgh. "Diet and
exercise are widely known to impact the risk of type 2 diabetes, but few
people realize that breastfeeding also reduces mothers' risk of
developing the disease later in life by decreasing maternal belly fat."
have seen dramatic increases in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes over
the last century," said Eleanor Bimla Schwarz, M.D., M.S., assistant
professor of medicine, epidemiology, and obstetrics, gynecology and
reproductive sciences at the University of Pittsburgh. "Diet and
exercise are widely known to impact the risk of type 2 diabetes, but few
people realize that breastfeeding also reduces mothers' risk of
developing the disease later in life by decreasing maternal belly fat."
The
study obtained its results from examinations of 2,233 women between
the ages of 40 and 78, then comparing those who breastfed and those who
did not.
study obtained its results from examinations of 2,233 women between
the ages of 40 and 78, then comparing those who breastfed and those who
did not.
"Our
study provides another good reason to encourage women to breastfeed
their infants, at least for the infant's first month of life," said Dr.
Schwarz. "Clinicians need to consider women's pregnancy and lactation
history when advising women about their risk for developing type 2
diabetes."
study provides another good reason to encourage women to breastfeed
their infants, at least for the infant's first month of life," said Dr.
Schwarz. "Clinicians need to consider women's pregnancy and lactation
history when advising women about their risk for developing type 2
diabetes."
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