The role of breast-feeding in the development of allergies and asthma

The Impact of Maternal Negative Affectivity and General Self-Efficacy on Breastfeeding: The Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study

“…The beneficial effects of breastfeeding have been found in resource-poor and in affluent societies (Kramer et al, 2001). Moreover, breastfeeding is also associated with reduced risk of the sudden infant death syndrome (Ford et al, 1993) and risk of inflammatory In addition, breastfeeding has in meta-studies been associated with a long term reduced risk of atopic disease (Friedman & Zeiger, 2005), type I and type II diabetes mellitus Negative Affectivity might seem like a highly undesirable trait; it implicates not taking on life. This might not be the case.…”

Einflussfaktoren auf Verbreitung und Dauer des Stillens in Deutschland

“…Studien zeigen, dass gestillte Kinder ein geringeres Risiko für das Auftreten zahlreicher Erkrankungen wie Mittelohrentzündungen, Magen-Darm-Infekte und anderer Infektionskrankheiten sowie Leukämie, verschiedene Allergien und Asthma aufweisen [1][2][3][4][5]. Stillen verringert zudem das Risiko für Übergewicht und Adipositas sowie weitere Parameter des metabolischen Syndroms im späte-ren Lebensverlauf [4,6,7].…”

Prevalência e fatores de risco para asma em adolescentes de 13 a 14 anos do Município de Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brasil

“…A variabilidade do tempo de aleitamento e as diferenças genéticas entre a população estudada influenciam nos resultados dos estudos 34 . Friedman & Zeiger 35 revisaram os artigos contra e a favor do aleitamento materno na prevenção de doenças alérgicas e concluíram que este deve ser encorajado por pelo menos quatro a seis meses para toda criança, independente de seu risco, ou da história materna positiva para asma.…”