Breastfeeding appears to boost IQ, the study found.

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Breastfeeding babies gives them a head start in the classroom, according to research reported by the Daily Telegraph.

The most comprehensive British study to date shows that breastfeeding boosts IQ and has an effect on mental ability right through secondary school.

The study of more than 10,000 children in the Bristol area found that those breastfed exclusively for at least the first week of life consistently outperformed those put on the bottle from birth.

Maria Iacovou, a research fellow at the Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER), said breastfed babies had IQs between three and five points higher on average.

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母乳喂养的孩子更聪明

       据英国《每日电讯报》报道，母乳喂养可以使孩子在学业上抢先一步。

       英国历史上最全面的研究显示，母乳喂养可以提高孩子的智商，并对其中学阶段的心智产生影响。

       通过对布里斯托尔地区1万多儿童的调查，研究人员发现，出生第一周只喝母乳的孩子会一直比那些喝奶粉的孩子表现优异。

       社会经济研究所的玛丽亚·亚科武研究员表示，母乳喂养的孩子的智商平均要高3到5分。