Breastfeeding alters infant gut in ways that boost brain development, may improve test scores

Breastfeeding, even partially alongside formula feeding, changes the chemical makeup — or metabolome — of an infant’s gut in ways that positively influence brain development and may boost test scores years later, suggests new research.  

​Breastfeeding, even partially alongside formula feeding, changes the chemical makeup — or metabolome — of an infant’s gut in ways that positively influence brain development and may boost test scores years later, suggests new research.   Breastfeeding, even partially alongside formula feeding, changes the chemical makeup — or metabolome — of an infant’s gut in ways that positively influence brain development and may boost test scores years later, suggests new research.