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28.04.2009 | 4:15:34 pm | Posted by admin By Colleen Hurley, RD, Certified Kid’s Nutrition Specialist
Mum Mum’s has reported on numerous occasions the immense amount of health benefits breastfeeding provides mothers and babies. From creating strong, healthy bonds to reducing baby’s risk of asthma; the benefits of breastfeeding are both esoteric and clinical. At the risk of sounding redundant, a surprising new study has surfaced touting yet another health bonus where one might have least expected.
Researchers from University of Pittsburgh found that the longer women breastfeed, the lower their risk for strokes, cardiovascular disease, and heart attacks. In fact, women who breastfed for longer than a year were 10% less likely to have had a stroke, a heart attack, or developed heart disease.
 Heart disease the number one cause of death for women and it is imperative women stay abreast of means of prevention. It is so important that the American Heart Association celebrates “Go Red″ month every February in order to create awareness of women’s heart disease risk and encourage women to take action now.
Published in the May issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the study examined 139,681 postmenopausal women enrolled in the Women’s Health Initiative study of chronic disease that launched in 1994. Post menopausal women who breastfed as little as one month had lower rates of high cholesterol, elevated blood pressure, and diabetes – all risk factors for heart disease.
In addition, researchers found the benefits of breastfeeding to be long term as an average of 35 years had passed since the women in the study had breastfed their babies. While many factors play a role a woman’s risk of heart disease, the study certainly provides another strong incentive to breastfeed. As the study authors note, the results should help increase workplace policies that encourage women to breastfeed their babies.
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