The article about breastfed babies are less likely to have certain cardiovascular disease(CVD) risk factor in adulthood than their bottle-fed counterparts, researcher repaorted at the American heart association's scientiffic sessions 2007.Another thing some infancy is assoicated with a lower average body mass index (BMI) and a higher average HDl (high-density lipoprotein or "good cholesterol). lower BMI and high HDL both protect against CVD. The study, which used data from two generations of participants in the Framingham Heart Study, showed that middle-aged adults who were breastfed as infants were 55 percent more likely to have high HDL cholesterol than to have low HDL cholesterol. study included 393 mothers enrolled in the Framingham Offspring Study and 962 of their offspring participating in the Framingham Third Generation Study. The average age of the offspring was 41 and 54 percent were women. Another thing study included 393 mothers enrolled in the Framingham Offspring Study and 962 of their offspring participating in the Framingham Third Generation Study. The average age of the offspring was 41 and 54 percent were women. http://www.biologynews.net/archives/2007/11/05/breastfeeding_babies_offers_them_longterm_hearthealth_benefits.html
