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- Title
Breastfeeding and cognitive development: is there an association?
- Authors
Eidelman, Arthur I.
- Abstract
The author discusses an article within the issue, titled "Impact of Breastfeeding on the Intelligence Quotient of Eight Year Old Children," by A. L. Fonseca, E. P. Albernaz, C. C. Kaufmann, I. H. Neves, and V. L. de Figueiredo. Topics include the challenges of studying the relationship between breastfeeding and cognitive development in healthy infants, Fonseca et al.'s efforts to measure the impact of breastfeeding on children's intelligence levels, and ethical issues.
- Subjects
STATISTICAL correlation; BREASTFEEDING; COGNITION in infants; CHILDREN -- Intelligence levels; INTELLIGENCE testing in infants; RESEARCH ethics
- Publication
Jornal de Pediatria, 2013, Vol 89, Issue 4, p327
- ISSN
0021-7557
- Publication type
Editorial
- DOI
10.1016/j.jped.2013.05.002