Studies show breastfed children score higher in IQ and neurocognitive tests

Quick Summary: In 2021, at least 3 different studies have found that breastfed children scored higher in intelligence quotient (IQ) or neurocognitive tests.

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Here is something every parent would (probably) like to know.

Question: What could significantly improve a child’s intelligence?

Answer: Breastfeeding.

Quite a lot of research has been published in recent years looking at links between breastfeeding and a child’s intelligence.

In 2021, at least 3 different studies have found that breastfed children scored higher in intelligence quotient (IQ) or neurocognitive tests.

A new review study published in September 2021 confirms that breastfeeding leads to minor but statistically significant increases in intelligence tests.

Study №1:

A study published in January 2021 in BMC Pregnancy Childbirth by Castro A et al. found:

Breastfeeding (exclusive and mixed) was positively associated with IQ in mid-childhood. This was a large cohort study controlled for multiple confounders.

What that means is that those children who were exclusively and non-exclusively breastfed had…