Diet influences the IQ of minors

• April 26, 2024

Diet high in sugars and fats in the first years of life could affect the development of intelligence quotient of the kids.

We studied 14 thousand children born between 1991 and 1992, with the objective of carrying out a long-term follow-up of the health and well-being of the participants, so that the parents completed questionnaires on the type of food Y drink that their children consumed, at 3, 4, 7 and 8 and a half years.

The participants were periodically subjected to the intelligence test Wechsler, which revealed that those whose diet was unhealthy they presented a lower IQ than those who ate well (balanced diet).

The study was disseminated by the scientific publication British Medical Journal and was carried out by specialists from the University of Bristol, United Kingdom.

According to the study, the diet between zero and 3 years was the one that impacted directly on the level of IQ of the children. The specialists clarify that these studies suggest that "the cognitive effects related to eating habits in the first years of life could persist even if the diet was changed".

(With information from eluniversal.com.mx)

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