Monday, May 13, 2013

Girls breast milk healthier than boys

Satisfies a positive effect on the health of girls than boys' health, scientists say. The researchers conducted a study of a group of preterm infants with very low birth weight. The trial was held in Buenos Aires. Experts examined the protective effect of breastfeeding against respiratory infections in infants. Scientists have found that breastfeeding has many benefits for the health of the child, such as feeding with formula milk. Scientists examined the incidence of bronchiolitis in infants - is a respiratory infection that occurs most often between the ages of 3 to 6 months and requiring hospitalization. The researchers studied a group of 199 premature infants who weighed about 1500 grams. These children are very susceptible to infections. The results showed that the hospital needed 50% of the girls who are fed artificial milk formulas, compared with 7% who receive breast milk. But among the young, this trend was not observed. Among the children fed and breast-milk and food, about 19% of the first hospitalization due to infection in boys needed. This trend continued in the first year of life in terms of appearance and other infections. According to Dr. Pollack, the precise causes of this pattern is not clear, but may be found in breast milk is something that activates the ability to deal with infections it girls. Doctors recommend that mothers feed their children at least 6 months old.

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