{"id":9057,"date":"2013-10-30T12:30:23","date_gmt":"2013-10-30T12:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/?p=9057"},"modified":"2014-03-24T12:53:00","modified_gmt":"2014-03-24T12:53:00","slug":"diet-during-pregnancy-and-early-life-affects-childrens-behaviour-and-intelligence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/diet-during-pregnancy-and-early-life-affects-childrens-behaviour-and-intelligence\/","title":{"rendered":"Diet during pregnancy and early life affects children\u2019s behaviour and intelligence."},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>The statement \u201cyou are what you eat\u201d is significant for the development of optimum mental performance\u00a0 in children.<\/h3>\r\nEvidence is accumulating to show that nutrition pre-birth and in early life \u201cprogrammes\u201d long term health, well being, brain development and mental performance and that certain nutrients are important to this process.\r\n\r\nResearchers have addressed this in a five-year study involving hundreds of European families with young children. Researchers looked at the effect of, B-vitamins, folic acid, breast milk versus formula milk, iron, iodine and omega-3 fatty acids, on the cognitive, emotional and behavioural development of children from before birth to age nine.\r\n\r\nThe study has found that folic acid, which is recommended in some European countries, to be taken by women during the first three months of pregnancy, can reduce the likelihood of behavioural problems during early childhood. Eating oily fish is also very beneficial, not only for the omega-3 fatty acids they which are \u2018building blocks\u2019 for brain cells, but also for the iodine content which has a positive effect on reading ability in children when measured at age nine.\r\n\r\nMany other factors can affect mental performance in children including; the parent\u2019s educational level, socio-economic status of the parents, age of the parents and the genetic background of the mother and child. This can influence how certain nutrients are processed and transferred during pregnancy and breastfeeding and in turn, affect mental performance.\r\n<blockquote>In giving advice to parents, Cristina Campoy explained, \u201cit is important to try to have good nutrition during pregnancy and in the early life of the child and to include breastfeeding if possible, as such \u2018good nutrition\u2019 can have a positive effect on mental performance later in childhood.\u201d She went on to explain, \u201chowever, in the case of genetics, future studies should include research on genetic variation in mothers and children so that the optimum advice can be given. 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