Breastfeeding appears to boost IQ, the study found.

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Breastfeeding babies gives them a head start in the classroom, according to research reported by the Daily Telegraph.

The most comprehensive British study to date shows that breastfeeding boosts IQ and has an effect on mental ability right through secondary school.

The study of more than 10,000 children in the Bristol area found that those breastfed exclusively for at least the first week of life consistently outperformed those put on the bottle from birth.

Maria Iacovou, a research fellow at the Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER), said breastfed babies had IQs between three and five points higher on average.

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母乳喂養(yǎng)的孩子更聰明

???????據英國《每日電訊報》報道，母乳喂養(yǎng)可以使孩子在學業(yè)上搶先一步。

???????英國歷史上最全面的研究顯示，母乳喂養(yǎng)可以提高孩子的智商，并對其中學階段的心智產生影響。

???????通過對布里斯托爾地區(qū)1萬多兒童的調查，研究人員發(fā)現(xiàn)，出生第一周只喝母乳的孩子會一直比那些喝奶粉的孩子表現(xiàn)優(yōu)異。

???????社會經濟研究所的瑪麗亞·亞科武研究員表示，母乳喂養(yǎng)的孩子的智商平均要高3到5分。