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Consuming sugary beverages while breastfeeding affects cognitive development in children

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​Breastfeeding mums on a high sugar diet may impact developmental outcomes of their offspring during infancy.

That's according to new research by Michael I. Goran, PhD, Program Director for Diabetes and Obesity at Children's Hospital Los Angeles.

His previous research has shown that mums who consume sugary beverages and juices in the months after giving birth are at risk for weight gain, and may also expose their newborns to these added sugars through breast milk. A new study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition reveals that consuming these beverages during the breastfeeding period may also lead to poorer cognitive development in children nearly two years later.

The participants were 88 mothers who reported sugary beverages and juices consumed per day during the first month of breastfeeding.

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