Study: Parents ’ educational and income levels (not breastfeeding per se) account for the brain development gains in breastfed children
CONCLUSIONS: Although 1 positive benefit of breastfeeding was found by using propensity score matching, the effect size was modest in practical terms. No support was found for statistically significant gains at age 5 years, suggesting that the earlier observed benefit from breastfeeding may not be maintained once children enter school.
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Source: SharpBrains - Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Cognitive Neuroscience Education & Lifelong Learning Health & Wellness brain breastfeeding cognitive-abilities cognitive-development noncognitive noncognitive development Source Type: blogs
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