Breastfeeding 'cuts mother's cancer risk' - and the risk of her baby becoming overweight/obese.

Breastfeeding 'cuts mother's cancer risk'

Extract from the Telegraph:

"Mothers should breastfeed for six months after giving birth to cut their risk of developing breast cancer, researchers have advised.

The advice follows a World Cancer Research Fund survey that shows three out of four women are unaware of the link.

Two thirds are unaware that being breastfed cuts a child's risk of being overweight - a major risk factor for cancer.

And just 13 per cent of men are aware it could cut a mother's risk of developing breast cancer."

You can reduce your risk of developing cancer by avoiding salt and salty food.