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Breastfeeding babies offers them long-term heart-health benefits

11-05-2007 · EurekAlert!

Breastfed babies are less likely to have certain cardiovascular disease risk factors in adulthood than their bottle-fed counterparts, researchers reported at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2007.

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