Breastfeeding Doesn't Make Your Kid Smart. You do.

Breastfeeding Doesn't Make Your Kid Smart. You do.

Breastfeeding is associated with many benefits, ranging from the economic to the developmental. But association isn't causation, and touting the myriad benefits of breastfeeding may leave some women who are unable to breastfeed feeling less-than. Now an article appearing in the journal Pediatrics demonstrates, through careful matching, that breastfeeding itself likely has no effect on infant development.  For the video version, click here. 

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How Risky Is Arsenic in Baby Formula? | Medpage Today

Bottle-feeding A study out of Dartmouth and the NIH suggest that babies who are formula-fed are exposed to more arsenic than breast-fed babies. Here's a link to the study results.

For my commentary, in 150 seconds, click below:

How Risky Is Arsenic in Baby Formula? | Medpage Today.