Breastfeeding protects against atherosclerosis

Breastfeeding is more effective in preventing diseases of the cardiovascular system than statins. Receiving at least the first three months of breast milk babies subsequently less likely to suffer from atherosclerosis.

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American scientists from Washington University came to the conclusion that breast feeding   It affects the health of children and a few decades. If the mother is breastfeeding at least the first three months of life, in later years he had rarely seen atherosclerosis - Clogging arteries specific plaques.

Also, these children rarely Chronic inflammatory processes are found in arteries, which can lead diabetes and other metabolic diseases. This is due to the fact that help children reduce the breast milk in her body the amount of C-reactive protein (CRP), associated with the risk of clogging of the arteries and blood damage vessels.

The researchers took advantage of Data from a large American project US National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, studied the health of children and parents, as well as samples with measurements of blood CRP. Calculation models of child development, which takes into account receiving breast feeding   children and I do not receive it possible to establish the genetic factors influencing growth CRP.

It is believed that a high CRP level is an indicator of future heart disease and blood vessels. The man even It may not have high cholesterol (the main reason atherosclerosis ), But the parameters CRP already say that it in the zone risk. Recall that the main medicine against cholesterol are statins. (READ MORE)

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