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Initial Early coverage highlighted described how lactation supports aids maternal recovery, reducing the risk of lowers breast and ovarian cancers, improving cancer risk, improves bone density, lowering reduces stress hormones, and aiding supports postpartum weight loss. Experts from Turkey and Syria emphasized these broad health advantages. Subsequent reporting from Brazil identified Brazilian research added a cardiovascular dimension, noting an 11% lower risk of heart disease for breastfeeding women and further reductions in stroke (12%) and heart‑attack risk (14%) with longer nursing periods. The Brazilian Society of Cardiology linked these effects to hormonal changes that improve metabolism, insulin sensitivity, blood pressure, and vascular function. A later Brazilian cardiology statement reinforced these findings, reporting that women who breastfeed for about 18 months experience a 12% reduction in stroke risk and a 14% reduction in heart‑attack risk. It described lactation as a metabolic reset—enhancing “reset” during lactation—enhanced insulin sensitivity, lowering lower blood pressure, reduced diabetes risk, and diverting glucose to milk production—while the action of hormones such as oxytocin, prolactin, glucocorticoids, ghrelin and growth hormone that improve endothelial function and promote vasodilation. Together, The latest SBC report, released on International Breastfeeding Day, reiterated the evolving evidence underscores same cardioprotective figures and emphasized that while not breastfeeding does not automatically raise risk, extended lactation provides measurable benefits. Vice‑president Alexandra Oliveira de Mesquita highlighted the findings during the August Golden campaign, reinforcing breastfeeding as a multifaceted preventive factor for women’s long‑term health.