I know that the relationship between nutrition and growth and development of children of a certain degree of, but heard that nutrition and child intelligence are also related, Is it so?
Turning to the relationship between nutrition and intelligence, pregnancy should start talking, because the level of intelligence associated with the development of the nervous system. Critical periods of fetal development of the nervous system is in the di10~18 pregnancy week, at this stage, has reached the number of adult nerve cells of the fetus. If the pregnant woman in the more severe vomiting during pregnancy or inadequate nutritional intake, can affect fetal brain development.
After the birth of a child head to grow quickly, especially after the birth of two years. This shows that their brain is in rapid development. If this stage inadequate nutritional intake, can affect brain development. Some people have made follow-up observation of malnourished children, within 6 months after they are born malnourished children, not only weight loss slow growth or growth, intelligence and motor development are also behind the children. Even if later correct malnutrition, increased weight, but on intelligence development of backward cannot make up for. And suffering from malnutrition after 2~3sui, light weight, even children with mental retardation, but as long as the correct malnutrition, both can get back to normal. This shows that rapid development stage if there are insufficient nutritional supply in the brain, can be difficult to restore the impact on the intelligent. Malnutrition affects brain function, and will affect the morphological changes of the brain, such as different levels of brain atrophy.
Nutrition supplies at the outset to meet the needs of energy and protein. Protein quality proteins to account for 1/2~2/3. Taurine is closely and brain development, but it is abundant in breast milk, and content in milk with less, so milk fed babies should pay attention to taurine. 1%~3% of thermal energy to essential fatty acids, it and development of the brain and nerve myelin formation is also closely related.
Lack of trace element will also have an impact on children\'s intelligence. Can cause iron deficiency anemia, anemia symptoms before the children have shown easy to anger, symptoms such as memory loss, attention is not focused, and resulting in slower performance. These symptoms will disappear after the iron supplementation. Dietary zinc deficiency can cause blood zinc of children declined, not only affects the physical development, also affect the development of intelligent. Iodine deficiency affects the synthesis of thyroid hormones, thyroxine can promote the development of the brain. Vitamins B1, B6 deficiency can cause convulsions, and affect the future of intelligence.
