Yummy mummys-to-be may be interested to hear the results of a new study which suggests that solely breastfeeding a child for the first four months of its life could reduce the chances of it developing asthma.
The study, conducted by researchers at the Korlinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, suggested that breast milk is the optimal food for infants during the first months of life, but advised that the asthma link is not yet established, Reuters reports.
Dr Inger Kull, of the institute, told the news agency that her team found that about 12 per cent of children who were exclusively breastfed for at least the first four months of life developed asthma by age eight, compared with 18 per cent breastfed for a shorter time.
She told the news agency: " Breast milk is the optimal food for infants during the first months of life. But whether or not breastfeeding reduces the risk of asthma has been debated."
