<The findings did not differ between infants who were breast-fed only and
those who received a combination of breast milk and formula, the authors
note. However, the duration of breast-feeding did have an effect; for
each
three-month period of feeding, the systolic pressure fell by 0.2 mm Hg.

Although breast-feeding was only linked to a small reduction in blood
pressure, this could still have a strong impact on heart disease
mortality,
Martin said in a statement.

"A one-percent reduction in population systolic blood pressure levels is
associated with about a 1.5-percent reduction in all-cause mortality,
equivalent to a lessening in premature death of about 8000 to 2000 deaths
per year in the United States and the United Kingdom, respectively," he
added.

SOURCE: Circulation, March 1, 2004.>

How nice of them to "come out" with this at a time when the formula
industry, and those of influence supporting their view, have succeeded in
getting the government to soft-pedal this kind of information in the
upcoming national campaign for breastfeeding awareness!

Jean
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K. Jean Cotterman RNC, IBCLC
Dayton, Ohio USA

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