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Breastfeeding May Protect Mom's Heart

Lactation linked to decreased risk of heart ailments later on

By Harry Kimball, Newser Staff

Posted Dec 22, 2009 2:22 PM CST

(Newser) – Mothers who breastfeed their children can expect a personal benefit down the road: A new study has found they are five times less likely than women who don't breastfeed to develop calcification in their major arteries—build-up whose presence "might lead to symptomatic heart... Read full story »

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