Argumentative Essay On Breast Milk

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Every girl at some point dreams of having a child and starting a family. Maybe in their later year they decide against having a child, however, those who do have a child are faced with a serious decision; to breastfeed or not. The reason a mother may choose to breastfeed differs from mother to mother, the reasons can range from the child’s health to the mother’s health. The benefits of breastfeeding are astronomical from the baby’s and mother’s health to psychosocial health and intelligence. “Breast milk is uniquely suited to the human infant’s nutritional needs and is a live substance with unparalled immunological and anti-inflammatory properties that protect against a host of illnesses and diseases for both the mother and child.” (Surgeon General, 2011) According to the Agency of Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and a study that they conducted in 2007, children that are formula fed are at a higher risk of developing common childhood diseases such as ear infections. Other diseases such as eczema, asthma, type 2 diabetes, acute lymphocytic leukemia, and sudden death syndrome are far more likely to occur than in those who were breastfed. Not …show more content…
With the elimination of confounding variables such as intrauterine growth, social class, and maternal cognitive abilities. They did find a small positive correlation between the presences of breast milk in a particular gene known as FADS2. When breast milk is present within FADS2 the average IQ score goes up seven points. FADS2 is comprise of two genotypes; C and G. Roughly 90% of the human population carry the C genotype of FADS2 and were associated with higher IQ. “Breastfeeding had no effect on the IQ of the 10% of children who had the G versions of the gene; however their outcomes were made no worse by breastfeeding. (Capsi,
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