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Researchers from The Netherlands say there's another good reason to breastfeed babies. Writing in the European Respiratory Journal, they claim babies who are fed on breast milk alone up to the age of six months are less likely to develop asthma-related symptoms during their pre-school years.
The study involved more than 5,000 children, whose parents were asked about feeding methods up to the age of 12 months and subsequent health problems up to the age of four years. Those who were not breastfed at all had a higher risk of suffering from respiratory problems such as wheezing, shortness of breath, dry cough and persistent phlegm compared with those who were breastfed.
The researchers say more work needs to be done to find out if breastfeeding also protects children against asthma when they are older.
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