Exclusive breastfeeding Prevent Asthma

Breastfeed exclusively for 6 months or more useful lower the risk of children suffering from asthma. Disease characterized by shortness of breath and wheezing cough at night was indeed suffered by vulnerable children.

Although previous studies found no association between breast-feeding with risk of asthma in childhood, study by a team from the Netherlands found an association between asthma and duration of breast-fed children sebentarnya in the first year of life.

The researchers collected data from 5,000 children who were breastfed within the first year. Specifically, the researchers wanted to know whether the children were breastfed and for how long. Note also whether they get breast milk substitutes or solid food. Then the children's health was monitored again when they are 4 years old.

The study, published in European Respiratory Journal, says, children who have never breastfed have a risk of asthma and other respiratory illnesses in the first four years of life compared with babies who are breastfed for 6 months or more.

Fed infants given formula or solid foods to supplement breast feeding before 6 months of age are also at risk of suffering from pernapasan.lebih far this relationship in the years ahead, "he explained.