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Immunological Considerations of Breast Milk

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Nutrition and Immunology

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There is considerable evidence for infants in developing countries that breast-feeding prevents infection and that both incidence and prevalence of illness is considerably lower in breast-fed infants than in infants fed other diets (1). There are also studies on poor socioeconomic populations in more affluent countries showing a positive effect of breast-feeding on illness prevalence (2). Recently, carefully controlled studies in upper-middle-class, well-educated populations in affluent countries demonstrated a lower incidence of infections in breast-fed infants than in formula-fed infants and also that, when ill, the duration of the illness is shorter in the breast-fed infants (3). Taken together, there is ample evidence that breast-feeding protects the infant against infections.

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