From "American Family Physician", February 1, 2005 (Vol. 1, number 3):

Breastfeeding may help fend off joint pain, according to a recent study
published in "Arthritis and Rheumatism."  The study, which examined the
health of over 120,000 womaen since 1976, found that those who breastfed for
13 to 23 months were only one fifth as likely to develop rheumatoid
arthritis as those who had not breastfed.  Those who breastfed for at least
two years cut their arthritis risk in half.  Researchers say that the lower
risk may be attributed to production of prolactin, a hormone that spikes
when a woman is nursing.


Jen M., LLLLA

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