Early Exclusive Breastfeeding Associated with Longer Telomeres
Wednesday, July 20, 2016 - 14:11
in Health & Medicine
Infants who are exclusively breastfed early in life are more likely by age 4 or 5 to have longer telomeres, the protective bits of DNA that cap the ends of chromosomes in cells. In older adults, shorter telomeres are associated with a greater likelihood of developing conditions of aging, such as heart disease, diabetes and […]