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Breastfed babies could be smarter, richer

Published March 19, 2015
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Research shows babies who are breastfed could be smarter, better educated, and richer when they grow up.

Scientists studied 3500 infants born in Brazil for decades.

They found the ones who were breast-fed had higher IQ, higher income and did better on standardized tests.

The longer a baby was breastfed, the greater the benefits.

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