Primal Health Databank: Study
| Entry No: | 0377 |
| Title: | The Association Between Duration of Breastfeeding and Adult Intelligence |
| Author(s): | Mortensen EL, Michaelsen KF, Sanders SA, Reinisch JM |
| Reference: | JAMA. 2002;287:2365-2371 |
| Place of Study: | Denmark |
| Abstract: |
The objective of this study was to determine the association between duration of infant breastfeeding and intelligence in young adulthood.
This prospective longitudinal birth cohort study was conducted in a sample of 973 men and women and a sample of 2280 men, all of whom were born in Copenhagen, Denmark, between October 1959 and December 1961. The samples were divided into 5 categories based on duration of breastfeeding, as assessed by physician interview with mothers at a 1-year examination.
Independent of a wide range of possible confounding factors, a significant positive association between duration of breastfeeding and intelligence was observed in these 2 independent samples of young adults, assessed with 2 different intelligence tests.
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| Keyword(s): | breastfeeding, IQ |
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