Study: Breast Feeding No Better Than Bottle Feeding For Kids’ Health

[pnwmom]

82. They only measured some long-term benefits. And they stopped at age 14.

My sister, who wasn't breast fed, had multiple ear infections that left her with a hearing loss in one ear. I don't see that in the list of items they were looking at.

"body mass index, obesity, asthma, hyperactivity, parental attachment and behavior compliance, as well as scores predicting academic achievement in vocabulary, reading recognition, math ability, intelligence and scholastic competence."

And there could be other factors, such as adult obesity, that wouldn't be shown in this study. I just read research appearing to show that babies who are born as a result of c-sections have an increased risk of obesity as adults.

The study in the OP only shows that certain factors in children in a certain age-range aren't affected by breastfeeding. That's all it shows.