Children's diet linked to higher IQ

A new research from the University of Adelaide showed that eating habits of children in early age can affect their IQ. The study involved more than 7,000 children and compared a range of dietary patterns, including traditional and contemporary home-prepared food, ready-prepared baby foods, breastfeeding, and junk foods. The results showed that children who were breastfed at 6 months and had a healthy diet regularly including foods such as legumes, cheese, fruit and vegetables at 15 and 24 months, had an IQ up to two points higher by the age of 8. On the other hand, children fed with junk food such as biscuits, chocolate, sweets, soft drinks and chips in the first two years of life had IQs up to two points lower by age.

The findings highlight the role of nutrients in the development of brain tissues in the first 2 years of life. 

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