BREAST-FED CHILDREN OUTSCORE BOTTLE-FED COUNTERPARTS

Children who breast-fed as babies do a little better in school than bottle-fed children, research at the National Institute of Environmental Health Science shows.

For more than 50 years, scientists have known breast-fed children talk earlier than bottle-feeders. Now a study by Drs. Walter Rogan and Beth Gladen indicates breast-fed children have an 8-point IQ advantage over bottle-feeders by age 8.

The analysis shows breast-fed youngsters have moderately higher English grades and slightly higher math grades, although the reasons for this have not been determined.