A new analysis suggests that among women who gave birth, a longer duration of breastfeeding (at least 15 months) is associated with a reduced risk of developing MS or CIS. Women who breastfed their babies for at least 15 months had a reduced risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) or clinically isolated syndrome (CIS) compared to women who breastfed their babies for less than four months or did not breastfeed at all, according to a study published in the July , Neurology.
Since MS primarily affects women during their childbearing years and is rarely diagnosed before menarche or after menopause, researchers hypothesized that anovulation may play a role in the risk of developing MS. In addition, previous studies have suggested that breastfeeding can reduce the risk of MS relapses as well as the risk of developing several chronic diseases, including diabetes, heart disease, and several…
