>Recently had a pediatrician challenge my statement that breastfed
>babies have higher IQ's. She states this has been disproved in new
>studies. I would love to give her the exact studies that do say
>breastfed babies have higher IQ's. I am not sure what new studies
>she is talking about. She hasn't discussed this with me directly
>yet just heard this through other staff. If you know of any studies
>that state the higher IQ please let me know or if you know of this
>"new study" the doctor is talking about please let me know. You can
>email me privately if you prefer.
The research on infant feeding and IQ is varied - some of it is good
quality and some of it is poor. Some show a wide variation in IQ,
some don't.
The study highlighted in this news report
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/7075511.stm
may explain why studies show such variable results.
(Of course, it's not that bf babies 'have higher IQs'. It's ff babies
who have lower IQs :) )
No study can 'disprove' or 'prove' anything in this field, I wouldn't
have thought.
Heather Welford Neil
NCT bfc, tutor, UK
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http://www.heatherwelford.co.ukhttp://heatherwelford.posterous.com
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