Hi, all

The American Center for Cancer Research has just released a new study on 
diet and cancer and includes specific recommendations to breastfeed--and be 
breastfed!

The breastfeeding summary:

BREASTFEEDING

Mothers to breastfeed; children to be breastfed1



PUBLIC HEALTH GOAL

The majority of mothers to breastfeed exclusively, for six months2, 3



PERSONAL RECOMMENDATION

Aim to breastfeed infants exclusively2 up to six months and continue with 
complementary feeding thereafter3



1 Breastfeeding protects both mother and child

2 'Exclusively' means human milk only, with no other food or drink, 
including water

3 In accordance with the UN Global Strategy on Infant and Young Child 
Feeding





S U M M A R Y

Justification

The evidence on cancer as well as other diseases shows that sustained, 
exclusive breastfeeding is protective for the mother as well as the child.

This is the first major report concerned with the prevention of cancer to 
make a recommendation specifically on breastfeeding, to prevent breast 
cancer in mothers and to prevent overweight and obesity in children. Further 
details of evidence and judgments can be found in Chapters 6 and 8.

Other benefits of breastfeeding for mothers and their children are well 
known. Breastfeeding protects against infections in infancy, protects the 
development of the immature immune system, protects against other childhood 
diseases, and is vital for the development of the bond between mother and 
child. It has many other benefits. Breastfeeding is especially vital in 
parts of the world where water supplies are not safe and where impoverished 
families do not readily have the money to buy infant formula and other 
infant and young child foods. This recommendation has a special 
significance. While derived from the evidence on being breastfed, it also 
indicates that policies and actions designed to prevent cancer need to be 
directed throughout the whole life course, from the beginning of life.



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To read the full report (all 500 pages!) go to: 
http://www.dietandcancerreport.org



Chapter 6 deals specifically with lactation.



Happy reading!



Melissa Vickers, IBCLC

Huntingdon, TN

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