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Mothers who breastfeed are less likely to develop type 2 diabetes, according to research published in the American Journal of Medicine. Some benefits of breastfeeding an infant are: • Reduction in infectious diseases in early and later childhood • Promotion of optimal brain development • Protection against life-threatening illnesses in premature infants Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh explored the relationship between breastfeeding and type 2 diabetes among over 2200 women aged 40 to 78 who were all members of a large integrated health care delivery organization in California. Among these women were over 1800 mothers, and 56% had breastfed an infant for one month or more. After controlling for several factors that affect the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, including age, race, weight-for-height, physical activity level, and family history, women who had never given birth to a child and mothers who had breastfed all of their children for at least one month had about an equal risk of developing type 2 diabetes. In contrast, mothers who had never breastfed any of their children were nearly twice as likely to develop the condition as women who had never had a child. In addition, mothers who never exclusively breastfed any of their children were more than 50% more likely to develop type 2 diabetes than mothers who exclusively breastfed for 1 to 3 months. Today’s research demonstrates that breastfeeding is not only important for infant health but also for the …

Mother produces so much breast milk that she is selling it online – at £15 for four ounces
After giving birth to baby David, Toni Ebdon started using a breast pump to filter off the excess and stored it in the freezer before putting an ad on the website Gumtree to see if anyone wanted to buy it.

Diabetes drug tied to reduced breast cancer risk
Women who have used the diabetes drug metformin for more than five years may have a lower risk of breast cancer than diabetic women on other treatments, a new study finds. Breast cancer – Metformin – Diabetes mellitus – Health – Cancer