About 2 months ago, a study came out in the British Medical Journal claiming that breast milk had no effect on infant brain development and intelligence.
This goes against what more than a dozen earlier studies have found.Just came across a new article on the topic in which Dr. Larry Gartner, professor emeritus of pediatrics and obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Chicago, claims the British Medical Journal study is flawed. Click here to read more.
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Just read an article on WebMD that discusses new research out of the University of Florida.
The study, published in The Journal of Pediatrics, reveals that children who are obese by age 4 are more likely to have lower IQ scores.
Specifically, children that weigh 150% more than their ideal weight had IQ scores that were 25-30 points lower.
While many would tend to think that the morbid obesity caused the brain power deficit; to me it seems just as plausible that a pre-existing disorder of the brain predisposes towards obesity and a lower IQ test score.
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