Current Nutrition & Food Science

Author(s): Mike Lyon and Undurti N. Das

DOI: 10.2174/157340108785133383

Infant Breast-Feeding and Suppression of Biomarkers of Future Cardiovascular Disease

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Abstract

A significant suppression of lipid and inflammatory biomarkers in breast-fed subjects was noted suggesting a long-term protective effect of breast-milk on future heart disease.

Keywords: Breast feeding, Coronary heart disease, Cholesterol, C-reactive protein, HDL, LDL, Triglycerides