A study was done with children between ages 3 and 8 in order to determine if lower IQ could be linked to the nutritional value in food they are consuming. It was reported that children who ate a substantially less nutritious meal would have a slightly lower IQ by age 8. The findings also go the other way too, children who received very nutritious meals starting at three years age had a slightly higher IQ. The tests were based on in depth parental questioners in order to connect IQ. The tests haven't scientifically proved that children with lower IQ's didn't have a nutritious first years of life, it is simply speculation. The doctors researching this topic still insist that a healthy brain is caused by healthy food, healthy amounts of exercise, and reading to your child as he or she develops.
I personally think that this study should be evaluated and taken into consideration. If scientists could definitely prove that processed food was hurting the minds of our youngest individuals maybe someone would create a strict regulation for monitoring foods in elementary cafeterias. Processed and unhealthy foods are not only hurting individual physical body health it is now being linked to mental health as well. I think it is extremely important to step back and look at what we are feeding todays youth and reevaluate what they are consuming. Abstaining from high amounts of processed foods will proved to ensure a healthier physical and mental body.
CNN Links Food to IQ
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