Sure, breastfeeding is of great benefit to the health of the baby, compared with the artificial. But not only. Breastfeeding improves maternal health. For example, after childbirth contributes to better uterine contractions, and also reduces the risk of breast cancer. It turns out that he has another beneficial effect - it improves the performance of my mother's heart.
New research on the benefits of breastfeeding for the health of women scientists presented at the 67th Meeting of the American College of Cardiology. It turned out that women who breastfed, showed a better state of the cardiovascular system, than those not fed at all.
The study involved 678 residents of Michigan participated in the period from 1998 to 2004. First women tested during pregnancy, and then after 7-15 years. Physicians them measured blood pressure, cholesterol, triglycerides, and the diameter and thickness of the carotid artery. These factors are taken into account by cardiologists in evaluating the risk of heart disease.
It turned out that women who practiced breastfeeding for at least six months had better scores the cardiovascular systemCompared with those who were not fed at all. And despite the fact that the age of nursing at the time of the study was the older participants who did not practice HS. Of course, good results were only in the case if the mother's blood pressure has been normal levels.
There are two versions of why breastfeeding is "cardioprotective" action. First, this is due to the release of oxytocin, which reduces the pressure. Second, there is a hypothesis that breastfeeding is able to withstand some metabolic changes in the body.
According to the survey, women are advised to feed your baby breastfeed for at least six months to reduce the risks of diseases of the cardiovascular system.
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