In a new study researchers have revealed that infants who breast feed their mothers for longer periods could suffer from skin problem known as eczema in their latter lives. Eczema is an inflammatory, continually weakening and non-communicable disease. Earlier studies have shown that, protracted breastfeeding and delaying in solid foods may have benefits.
Previous study lacked technical corroboration that those practices averted eczema. Lead researchers Chao-Hua Chuang and team from Chang Jung Christian University studied the data of earlier studies that include more than twenty thousand kids of breast feeding age. Among them more than two thousand were diagnosed with AD (atopic dermatitis) or eczema.
Of the residual more than eighteen thousand kids almost six percent were diagnosed with AD or eczema at the age of six to eighteen months. They also proscribed potential risk factors such as allergies, pets, mold, parents’ and exposure to second hand smoking in the house.
The results of the study showed that breastfeeding for longer times did not protect from skin condition as was though earlier by the researchers. However, the practice ostensibly increased the chances that kids would suffer AD or eczema at the age of about eighteen months.
Moreover, researchers found that impediment in instigating solid foods in kids’ diet did not seemingly carry any alterations in the risk of growth of AD or eczema. The newest analysis by the American Academy of Pediatrics has shown that kids at higher risk of developing allergic diseases that include AD or eczema might gain from exclusive breastfeeding for four months.
Present feeding guidelines suggest that delaying solids to reduce allergies should be reassessed. We could not exclude the other potential benefits of breastfeeding, said Chao-Hua Chuang to The Vancouver Sun.