This comes from another list, but it is undated and unattributed. Can
anyone shed light on it? I don;t recall its being mentioned on lactnet and
an archive search on University of Kentucky didn't bring it up, either.

"A study by University of Kentucky nutritionist James
   Anderson shows that nursing raises a child's intelligence. "Our study
   confirms that breast-feeding is accompanied by about a five-points-
   higher IQ than in bottle-fed infants," Anderson said. He estimates that
   "maternal bonding and the decision to breast-feed account for about 40
   percent of that increase," and "60 percent [is] related to the actual
   nutritional value of the breast milk." He adds that it takes at least
   eight weeks of breast-feeding to show any benefit. "


Heather Welford Neil
NCT bfc Newcastle upon Tyne UK

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