Prevent Squatting IQ Avoid of Junk Food

Babies are given a lot of processed foods may have a lower IQ later in their lives, according to a British study which is described as the largest study of its kind.

The conclusions, released on Monday (7/2), derived from long-term observation of the 14,000 people who were born in western England in 1991 and 1992. Monitored their health and fitness at the age of three, four, seven and eight and a half years.

Parents of these children were asked to fill a list of questions, among others, details the types of foods and beverages consumed by their children. From the list of three dietary patterns emerged, the first has a high content of refined sugars and fats, the type of food "traditional" that contains a lot of meat and vegetables, the last is food "health-conscious" with lots of salads, fruits and vegetables, pasta and rice.

When the children were aged eight and a half years, their IQ was measured using a standard tool called the Wechsler Intelligence Scale. From as many as 4,000 children with complete data, there were significant differences in IQ among those who had consumed food "refined" than children who ate food "health conscious" when they are smaller.

Some 20 percent of children who are accustomed to eating processed foods have an average IQ of 101 points, while 20 percent of children who daily consume a lot of food "health conscious" has an IQ of 106 points.

"The difference is small, heck, it's not a big difference," said a study author, Pauline Emmett of the School of Social and Community Medicine at the University of Bristol, as reported by the French news agency AFP.

"But it certainly makes them less able to deal with education, less able to deal with some of the conditions of life," said Pauline Emmett.

The relationship between IQ and nutrition to be still a hotly debated because it can be influenced by many factors, including the background of economic and social development.

One middle-class families such as, perhaps better able financially to put healthier food on the table, or have a stronger impetus to stimulate the appetite of their children, compared to families of poor households.

Why "junk food" has an impact on intelligence? Emmett stated that processed food in excess and vitamin deficiencies can be important for brain development at a crucial stage of early childhood.

'Food' junk food 'is not good for brain development, "he said.
The study was published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, published by the British Medical Association (BMA).

"Junk food" is also harmful to adults, because food has such an adverse health risk due to certain content in them, such as high fat content, preservatives.

source: republika.co.id