Breastfeeding reduces the risk of rheumatoid arthritis female

Women who are breastfed for over a year, reduce the risk of rheumatoid arthritis by half, according to scientists. The researchers conducted a study of the Swedish Hospital, compared 136 women with rheumatoid arthritis with 544 healthy women. They found that women who breastfed for more than 13 months, that the risk of developing or worsening of rheumatoid arthritis less than half who had never breastfed. And those who are fed between 1-12 months reduces the risk of the disease by 25%. The researchers note that women increases the risk of rheumatoid arthritis twice as compared to men. It is known that breast-feeding to the production of the hormone oxytocin, which stimulates the smooth muscles of the uterus, increases the contractile activity and the tone of the myometrium, and is able to remove the stress hormone and reduce high blood pressure is associated. According to scientists, the practice of breastfeeding, unfortunately, is increasingly reduced to a few weeks or up to 6 months. Experts advise mothers not to breastfeed stop prematurely, as it has a positive effect on children's health and their health in the future. Also, as we previously reported, increased breastfeeding the intellectual capacity of the child.