A recent finding revealed that a good head start in the consumption of these levels of DHA and ARA may impact during his or her early months may impact IQ development at 4 years of age¹.

When is the best time to give your child a smart start in life?

Children who were breast-fed (average duration was 43 +/- 9 weeks) in the early months of their lives had higher IQ trends at age 4 than those who were on a diet with no DHA and ARA.
 
Here are the results of studies conducted!
 
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In 2007, a study was conducted with:

- Children fed an assigned diet containing DHA and ARA and
- Children who were put on a control diet not fortified with DHA and ARA.

These groups were then measured on visual and cognitive outcomes at 4 years of age.

It was found that at 4 years, the control group had poorer visual acuity and lower IQ scores than the assigned group.
Read the full abstract of this research paper here.
 
Brain development...how to measure it early?

  If you’re interested in finding out more, here are some links which may be useful to you:

1. What we know about how children learn
2. Brain development in young children: The early years ARE learning years
3. Brain development




1. Birch EE et al. Visual acuity and cognitive outcomes at 4 years of age in a double-blind, randomized trial of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty-acid supplemented infant formula. Early Hum Dev (2007), doi:10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2006.11.003


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