Breastfeeding is 'good for mothers'

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Breastfeeding may cut a mother's risk of type 2 diabetes, research suggests.
A team from Harvard Medical School found one year of breastfeeding was associated with a 15% drop in a woman's risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
Lead researcher Dr Alison Stuebe said: 'We've known for a long time that breastfeeding is good for babies.
'In this study, we found that it's good for mums too.
'Based on these findings, we have one more reason to encourage mothers to breastfeed.' The production of milk requires a breastfeeding mother to use an average of 500 calories each day - the equivalent of running four to five miles. "

See that? I'm running 4 to 5 miles a day. Now pass that chocolate...