Flouride and IQ

 Many factors can play a role in the development of IQ in children. A recent study in Canada found that maternal exposure to fluoride during pregnancy resulted in lower IQ scores in children at 3-4 years of age. The researchers wrote, "In this study, maternal exposure to higher levels of fluoride during pregnancy was associated with lower IQ scores in children aged 3 to 4 years. These findings indicate the possible need to reduce fluoride intake during pregnancy."

Reference:

Till, Christine PhD., et al., Association Between Maternal Fluoride Exposure During Pregnancy and IQ Scores in Offspring in Canada, JAMA Pediatr. 2019;173(10):940-948. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.1729.

 

Benefit of Nutrition for Children

           I recently had a chance to talk with a young woman who was pregnant. She was smoking and eating potato chips and a soft drink for lunch. I tried to tell her of the importance of nutrition. She brushed off my advice saying, "I am too poor to be able to eat a healthy diet." Little does she realize that when a woman neglects nutrition during childbirth she runs the risk of potentially serious damage to the child that can result in a lifetime of misery for both mother and child.

     Numerous studies have shown that numerous nutrients can improve the health and brain function of children. A study in 200

Each one point increase in the ACB scale has been correlated with a 26% increase in the risk of death over a two year period in at least one study.

     Way back in 1971 Dr. Roger Williams wrote, "In a recent psychological study, young undernourished children were compared with children whose nutrition had been superior. It was found that there were 22.6 IQ points difference in favor of the better nourished group. Every effort was made to eliminate other factors, such as differences in the intelligence of parents." Williams tells a story of how vitamin B1 at low levels compromised the maze learning ability of rats while high intake of the vitamin allowed the rats to learn mazes much more efficiently than normal rats.

     NeoLife has superior supplements for young children including VitaSquare, VitaGard, and liquid Omega-3. It you want outstanding children, it will help if you nourish them in an outstanding way.

2007  Study:  https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/acm.2000.6.19

Williams, Roger, Nutrition Against Disease, New York: Pitman Publishing, 2007, 65.

Prenatal Nutrition & the Brain

     Nutrition is probably the most important factors in the development of the infant in both the womb and after birth. Malnutrition can result in a wide range of behavioral and learning disabilities. Intelligence is easily influenced by the quality of nutritional intake.
    The nearer the period of malnutrition is to the time of most rapid growth the greater the potential damage to development of overall potential.
    One study compared the IQ of undernourished children with that of children who had superior nutrition. The difference was a startling 22.6 IQ points in favor of the better nourished group.
    Rats require about 121/2 micrograms of thiamine (Vitamin B1) a day. When Roger Williams fed them 3 micrograms a day their maze learning ability was below normal. When they received 100 micrograms a day their performance was supernormal. The profound effect resulted by altering only a single essential nutrient.
References:
Morgane, Peter J., et al, "Prenatal Malnutrition and Development of the Brain," Neuroscience and Behavioral Reviews, 1993;17:91-128.
Williams, Roger, Nutrition Against Disease, New York: Pitman Publishing Company, 1971, 63-65.