Breast Basics

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Breast Basics

09-Aug-2006

 

http://www.unknowncountry.com/news/?id=5509

Use them or lose them

Metabolic syndrome is like a ticking time bomb inside your body that

goes off as you get older, producing a group of disorders that

includes insulin resistance (which leads to weight gain), heart

disease and high " bad " cholesterol levels. It is estimated that more

than 47 million Americans, or nearly 25%, have it. Doctors now know

that one of the causes is not being breast fed for long enough—or at

all. Now they think that NOT USING your breasts for feeding your child

may lead to breast cancer. It turns out that baby bottles— especially

plastic ones—were a bad idea for MANY reasons.

 

Lowering the risk of breast cancer is one of the more important health

benefits for mothers who breastfeed, yet it is something that is not

well known. Pediatrician James Sears says, " It is becoming well

documented that breastfeeding decreases a mother's chances of

developing pre or post- menopausal breast cancer and this benefit is

strongly connected with the length of time a woman breastfeeds. Any

amount of breastfeeding is beneficial to mom and baby, research

shows—two weeks is good, four months is even better, and more than six

months is best as far as protection against breast cancer goes. "

However, he notes that nothing can completely eliminate this risk and

family history is always an important factor with breast cancer.

 

Researcher Gina Ciagne says, " Many women know the benefits of

breastfeeding for the baby, but there are also many benefits to the

mother including reducing your risk of getting breast cancer.

Through…the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, we are hoping to

bring attention to the connection between breastfeeding and how it can

reduce the risk of breast cancer. "

 

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