Does Breastfeeding Increase IQ?
More or Less
BBC
4.6 • 3.7K Ratings
🗓️ 21 March 2015
⏱️ 10 minutes
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Summary
A major 30-year study claims to show breastfed babies become more intelligent, higher earning adults. It's not the first time we've heard that breastfeeding raises IQ levels; but is this evidence any more convincing? Ruth Alexander and Hannah Moore explore the details with Dr Stuart Ritchie from The University of Edinburgh. This programme was first broadcast on the BBC World Service.
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| 0:00.0 | This is the short edition of More or Less. |
| 0:02.0 | First broadcast on the BBC World Service. |
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| 0:12.0 | go to BBCWorldService.com slash podcasts. |
| 0:22.0 | Hello and welcome to More or Less on the BBC World Service. |
| 0:26.0 | I'm Ruth Alexander and I'm Hannah Moore. |
| 0:28.0 | This week the author of a study which claimed to show that |
| 0:31.0 | strenuous jogging was bad for you tells us the findings were exaggerated. |
| 0:36.0 | The first, you'll know if you're a regular listener that intelligence is something we prize here at More or Less. |
| 0:42.0 | We're always thinking of really important things. |
| 0:45.0 | Like how long is the runway in Fast and Furious 6? |
| 0:48.0 | Yes. |
| 0:49.0 | And where's the most murderous location in a TV detective drama? |
| 0:53.0 | Well, and do cruise holidays encourage infidelity? |
| 0:57.0 | Yes, that was that one. |
| 0:59.0 | But anyway, we really were interested when we heard these claims about intelligence. |
| 1:04.0 | Breastfeeding linked to higher IQ. |
| 1:07.0 | The longer babies of breastfed, the more they achieve in life. |
| 1:11.0 | The results of a major study into breastfeeding has been released to much media attention. |
| 1:16.0 | The research carried out in Brazil claims to show that babies who are breastfed |
| 1:21.0 | become more intelligent adults than those given formula. |
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