Study says fewer behavior problems for breastfed kids

LONDON - Babies who are breastfed are less likely to grow into children with behavior problems by the time they reach the age of 5 than those who receive formula milk, scientists said on Tuesday.

In a study in the Archives of Disease in Childhood journal, British researchers used a "strengths and difficulties" questionnaire completed by parents about their children and found that abnormal scores were less common in children who were breastfed for at least four months.

Maria Quigley of the national perinatal epidemiology unit at Oxford University, who led the work, said the findings "provide even more evidence for the benefits of breastfeeding".