I don't think the article needed to discuss higher BF rates in the developing world. The research they were doing was primarily on mice and they did not change the feeding method once the mother mice were put in an inflammatory state. Once they start trying to extrapolate the mouse research to humans they will have to control for factors like higher breastfeeding rates, but mice are not generally offered Similac in a bottle! :) The humans they discuss had differences in autism rates not explained by BFing. Like the enormous risk of autism in moms who have rheumatoid arthritis. Are we all ready for our worm infusions???!!!!!!

Kathy Lilleskov RN IBCLC

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