1.0 link 100244 <![CDATA[Breastfeeding Can Boost Your Baby's Brain Power]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/05/05/breastfeeding-can-boost-y_n_100244.html Children who were breast-fed exclusively for the first three months of life or longer scored nearly six points higher on IQ tests at the age of 6 than children who weren't breast-fed exclusively, a new study has found.

The finding buttresses previous research that has suggested that children and adults who were breast-fed as infants scored better on IQ tests and other measures of cognitive development, such as thinking, learning and memory, the study authors said.

"Long and exclusive breast-feeding makes kids...

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