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Breastmilk Nutrition Linked To Lower Blood Pressure In Later Life.
2001 MAR 8 - (NewsRx.com) - Evidence supporting the theory that infant nutrition influences blood pressure was detailed in a study in the February 10, 2001, issue of the Lancet.
Breastfeeding has been associated with lower blood pressure in later life, but previous studies have not controlled for possible confounding factors by using a randomized design with prospective follow-up. Atul Singhal and colleagues from Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, U.K., did a study to test the hypothesis that early diet influences blood pressure in later life.
Blood pressure was measured at age 13-16 years in 216 (23%) of a group of 926 children who were born prematurely and had taken part at birth in two parallel, randomized trials in five neonatal units in Britain. The diets used in these trials were donated banked breastmilk compared with preterm formula, and standard-term formula compared with preterm formula.
The average diastolic arterial blood pressure at age 13-16 years was lower in the 66 children assigned banked breastmilk than in the 64 assigned preterm formula (81.9 compared with 86.1 mmHg). No differences were found in the group comparing term formula with preterm formula (Lancet, February 10, 2001;357(9254):413+).
The investigators conclude that breastmilk consumption in children born prematurely was associated with lower blood pressure in later life.
In an accompanying editorial, Susan Roberts, from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center, commented: "Further studies are needed to address the ...
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