As we mark World Breastfeeding Week (1st -7th August), here is a question that takes many of us back to the very beginning of life: Were you breastfed as a baby? Overall, being breastfed was associated with small but favourable differences in several areas of adult health. Some studies have found that adults who were breastfed may be slightly less likely to develop overweight, obesity or type 2 diabetes. Were you breastfed? If you were breastfed, you may have received some valuable early health advantages.