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Breastfeeding is protective against asthma throughout the early years of childhood.
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Exclusive breastfeeding for 3 months or longer was associated with reduced asthma up to 6 years, particularly in atopic children.
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Future studies should collect prospective breastfeeding data as continuous variables in months or weeks that will allow for exploratory analysis in the relationship with asthma and atopy later in childhood.
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Breastfeeding is recommended for all infants irrespective of atopic heredity, although epidemiological studies provide …
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