Diet gun

The health effects of breastfeeding are well-known and apply to mothers and children.

Breast milk is uniquely tailored to the nutritional needs of the human infant and has unparalleled immunological and anti-inflammatory properties that protect against a range of diseases and conditions for both mothers and children.

Diseases associated with not breastfeeding include the following:

Among full-term infants

100% excess risk of acute ear infections, such as otitis media

47% excess risk of eczema, atopic dermatitis

178% excess risk of vomiting and diarrhea (gastrointestinal infections)

257% excess risk of hospitalization for respiratory infections after the first year of life

67% excess risk of asthma if there is a family history

35% excess risk of asthma if there is NO family history

32% excess risk of childhood obesity

64% excess risk of type 2 diabetes in adulthood

23% excess risk of acute lymphoblastic leukemia

18% excess risk of acute myeloid leukemia

56% excess risk of sudden infant death syndrome

138% excess risk of developing necrotizing enterocolitis in premature infants

Risks for mother

4% excess risk of developing breast cancer compared to mothers who breastfed for at least one year

27% excess risk of developing ovarian cancer compared to mothers who breastfed for at least one year


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