Exclusive Breast Feeding-Just Do It

WHO recommends exclusive breast feeding for first six months. This recommendation is for everyone but unfortunately everyone do not practice it. There are many reasons for that.

To strengtthen the case for exclusive breast feeding there is more evidence from this study

Breastfeeding, introduction of other foods and effects on health: a systematic literature review for the 5th Nordic Nutrition Recommendations

published Food and Nutrition Research. You can read the full text article here.

Let me highlight the main points:

1. Evidence is convincing about benefit of breastfeeding against overweight and obesity in childhood and adolescence.

2. Benefit against infections, acute otitis media (ear infections), and gastrointestinal and respiratory infections.

3. There is probable evidence that it is beneficial against inflammatory bowel disease, celiac disease, and diabetes.

4. Probable benefit on IQ.

5. Probable small reductive effect on blood pressure and blood cholesterol in adulthood.

 Enough reasons I guess!!