Thirty-Year National Study Shows Women Who Breastfeed Six Months or More Reduce Their Diabetes Risk by 50 Percent
January 16, 2018
January 16, 2018
OAKLAND, California, Jan. 16 -- Kaiser Permanente issued the following news release:
Breastfeeding for six months or longer cuts the risk of developing type 2 diabetes nearly in half for women throughout their childbearing years, according to new Kaiser Permanente research published Jan. 16 in JAMA Internal Medicine.
"We found a very strong association between breastfeeding duration and lower risk of developing diabetes, even after accounting for all possible conf . . .
Breastfeeding for six months or longer cuts the risk of developing type 2 diabetes nearly in half for women throughout their childbearing years, according to new Kaiser Permanente research published Jan. 16 in JAMA Internal Medicine.
"We found a very strong association between breastfeeding duration and lower risk of developing diabetes, even after accounting for all possible conf . . .