Demand Fed Babies Have Higher IQ

Babies who are demand fed perform better at school than those who are fed on a schedule, according to a new study.

After studying more than 10,000 children, researchers found that babies who are breast-fed or bottle-fed on demand scored 4-5 points higher in IQ tests at 8-years of age. Lead researcher Maria Iacovou said, "The difference in IQ levels of around four to five points, though statistically highly significant, would not make a child at the bottom of the class move to the top, but it would be noticeable."

Importance of Breast Feeding-Stages-Advantages-Benefits-Storage-FAQs
From antibodies, to the exclusive nutrients, the benefits of breastfeeding are incalculable.

The researchers also found demand feeding to be associated with higher scores in national curriculum tests (sats) at ages 5, 7, 11 and 14.

The study is published in the European Journal of Public Health.

Source-Medindia

Direction for Breast Feeding
Encyclopedia section of medindia explains in brief about the directions of breast feeding

Breast Milk: The Mother of All Milk for Infants
Enabling the child with the best nutrition from the word 'Go' should not be mere wishful-thinking, and in this age of information, the goodness of breast milk must be clearly understood...

Winning Formula For Mother and baby - Breast Feeding!
Breast-feeding is accompanied with a host of benefits both for the mother and the baby, and yet there seems to be no improvement in the number of women who choose to breast feed their babies