Breastfeeding Reduces Risk of Coronary Heart Disease

The American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology published a study stating that women who breastfed for two years or longer had a 23 percent reduced risk of coronary heart disease.  This positive effect on cardiovascular risks continued decades later compared with those women who had never breastfed.  The study can be found at:

Am J Obstet Gynecol
2009;200:138.e1-8 (Stuebe A, et al), 2009;200:119-120 (Gunderson E)

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