Breast Feeding Nutrition
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“Breastfeeding has short and long-term benefits. In childhood, mortality and morbidity from infectious diseases are lower among those of breastfed subjects. Breastfeeding has also long-term benefits, improving human capital and protecting against noncommunicable diseases. With respect to human capital, a meta-analysis reported that the intelligence quotient was 3.44 points higher among subjects who had been breastfed. Furthermore, breastfeeding would also be positively associated with adult earnings.” (Horta & de Lima, 2019)
A study of 150 children aged 5-6 months were studied based on how they were fed. The groups consisted of exclusively breast-fed infants, exclusively formula fed infants, and a mix
of both. The study wanted to see the effects of the different types of feeding on the expression of
certain genes:
FTO gene: fat mass and obesity-associated gene
CPT1A gene: carnitine palmitoyl transferase 1A
PPAR Alpha gene peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-α.
Breastfeeding may exert effects on the expression level of obesity-predisposing genes as well as
protects against several diseases in infancy and in adult life.
A meta-analysis published in 2015 concluded that breastfeeding could protect against the
development of type 2 diabetes.
The odds for developing type 2 diabetes were reduced by 35% for those who were breastfed.
Breastfeeding is also associated with a decreased risk of obesity, which might explain its
association with decreasing the risk of type 2 diabetes.
The benefits of breastfeeding continue into adolescents and adulthood, but the benefits could decrease as the individual gets older. Insulin concentration is higher among formula-fed infants, which would lead to beta-cell failure and the development of type 2 diabetes.
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“Breastfeeding has short and long-term benefits. In childhood, mortality and morbidity from infectious diseases are lower among those of breastfed subjects. Breastfeeding has also long-term benefits, improving human capital and protecting against noncommunicable diseases. With respect to human capital, a meta-analysis reported that the intelligence quotient was 3.44 points higher among subjects who had been breastfed. Furthermore, breastfeeding would also be positively associated with adult earnings.” (Horta & de Lima, 2019)
Winner References
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Cheshmeh, S., Nachvak, S. M., Rezvani, N., & Saber, A. (2020). Effects of Breastfeeding and
Formula Feeding on the Expression Level of FTO, CPT1A and PPAR-α Genes in Healthy
Infants. Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity: Targets and Therapy, Volume 13,
2227–2237. https://doi.org/10.2147/dmso.s252122
Horta, B. L., & de Lima, N. P. (2019). Breastfeeding and Type 2 Diabetes: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Springer Nature, 19(1). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11892-019-1121-x