Children exclusively breastfed show distinct DNA changes, study

DNA methylation marks were measured from samples taken when the children were aged 5 to 12 years, and compared them with samples taken from the umbilical cord to assess pre-breastfeeding. The researchers examined whether there was any difference related to the experience of being breastfed.

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