Breastfeeding is useful for a child's visa

British researchers say: Breastfed babies may have better stereoscopic vision measurements than formula-fed babies when they are young.

Dr. Atul Singhal of the Institute of Child Health in London said: 'Our study helps supplement the increasingly compelling evidence that breastfeeding is beneficial for long-term vision development.'

Dr. Singhal and his colleagues have a note in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition as follows: This is believed to be due to higher levels of DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) in breast milk in formula, therefore, it becomes a reasonable basis to supplement DHA in infant formula.

To find out more about this issue, his team studied a group of 4 to 6-year-olds who were followed at birth, including 78 previously breastfed and 184 previously fed formula. In the first 6 months of the infant formula group, there are breastfed babies with DHA supplements and breastfed babies who do not take DHA randomly.

When tested, breastfed babies have better stereoscopic vision measurements than formula-fed infants; There were no significant differences between infants taking or not using milk with DHA supplementation.

The researchers concluded that 'this finding supports the hypothesis that breastfeeding is beneficial in the long run for stereoscopic vision development.'

Dr Singhal adds: 'We do not know how the mechanisms are involved, but the presence of omega 3 fatty acids - DHA- in human milk does not seem to help explain the effect. This is useful. '

Linh Anh