Breastfeeding linked to reduced risk of arthritis according to new study.

Mums who breastfeed their children were found to be half as likely to suffer from arthritis as those who bottle fed their child

Breastfeeding slashes mums’ risk of rheumatoid arthritis, scientists claim.

And the longer they keep doing it the better, a study of 7,000 women reveals.

Findings show mums who breastfeed their children are 50% less likely to suffer the condition as bottle feeders.

The South China study of women aged over 50 found the 10% who had arthritis were usually overweight and had never breastfed.