Prolonged Baby-Nursing–Related Sphygmomanometric Protection: Breast, Brain, Blood Biomolecules, or Bacteria?

Breastfeeding cannot be praised enough. Since the XIX century,¹ it is known that mother's milk is the right food for the infant, not cow's milk. In the ensuing centuries, the list of advantages has continuously grown, especially as regards prevention of chronic diseases, both for the mother and the child. Among the former, ovarian and breast cancer, obesity, type 2 diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and heart disease deserve to be mentioned. The list for the child is even more relevant. Besides necrotizing enterocolitis, Helicobacter pylori gastritis, general childhood infections, cognitive function, obesity, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and allergies, also global mortality is benefitted.²

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