Comparison of Breast- Fed and Formula-Fed Children

An article of a popular news article is "The brothers and sisters show the difference between breast milk and bottle feeding," and was issued by Alexandra Stifelin to Time magazine on February 25, 2014. This article briefly summarizes the results of the research published in the academic journal "Social Sciences and Medicine" sponsored by Associate Professor of Sociology at Ohio State University Cynthia · Kollen. The Times article describes a longitudinal study conducted by Colen using three populations, including 8,237 children, 7,319 brothers, and 1,773 pairs of brothers. The other side is not breastfeeding, but the sisters are breast-fed.

I think that there is no difference between breastfeeding and nursing bottle feeding. Thousands of studies have found that average breastfeeding babies are healthier than babies grown in regular formulas. They did not find convincing evidence that breastfeeding would lead to better health. As in the old proverb, relevance is not the same as causality. The health condition of a breast-fed baby may not be breast milk itself, but may be attributed in part or entirely to other things that the mother in breastfeeding is doing.

Breastfeeding babies are less constipated due to the digestibility of breast milk. Babies based on formulas using milk or soybeans tend to have stronger allergic reactions than infants using breast milk. Infants given Formula, not breast milk do not receive this protection, so they are more sensitive to inflammation, allergy and other final health problems. Experts say that the emotional connection that occurs during breastfeeding may help to gain some intelligence, but fatty acids in breast milk may play the largest role.

Prevent allergies. Studies show breastfeeding babies are more susceptible to allergy than babies who ingest formula. In this study, it is known that infants who are breastfeeding develop asthma and diabetes more than infants who are receiving prescriptions, or are less likely to overweight. According to Mr. Laurens, breast-feeding babies do not eat too much like babies bred in feeding bottles. Reduce recovery time. Lawrence said that some of the main health benefits of breastfeeding are that it enhances the recovery of women 's bodies after childbirth. In breastfeeding cases, women said that there is little blood loss after birth and the uterus will return to normal size within 6 weeks after childbirth. According to the US Department of Agriculture breastfeeding reduces "baby's weight" and consumes more calories to return to pre-pregnancy condition.