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Friday, January 2, 2009

The Influence of Infant Brain Development in Smart Babies

By Michael Byrd

The quality of a person's life depends greatly on the development of their brain.

Human brain development begins while we are still in the womb of our Moms. It is then the responsibility of our mothers to see to it that she gets enough nutrients during pregnancy.

Interested to know? Well it is basically for the reason that an infant's optimum brain development depends on how much essential oils ? the one from omega 3 fatty acids that contain DHA, it gets as a fetus.

As Brain Development Starts

The brain of an infant develops as early as 4 weeks from the time of conception. It is good to have a solid foundation even before a woman gets pregnant to ensure that a woman has enough omega 3 fatty acids with DHA during pregnancy.

A lot of scientists are now convinced that our consumption of DHA is what differentiates us from our primeval ancestors. We can then presume that during those years, our human brain developed as our ancestors took in DHA in their diets.

You are then given the idea why omega 3 oils with DHA are important for brain development.

It has been observed during the ancient times that those who were deprived of DHA had a declined brain capacity. Also, the moment they moved from the savannah to the coastline, where there was enough supply of fish, there was eventually an increase in brain capacity.

Scientists think that Homo Sapiens (that is you and me) wouldn't have developed with the absence of DHA from fish oil in their diets. [Lipids, Vol. 34:s39-s47]

What can a Bigger Brain Do For Us

Our big brains provide us with the extraordinary capacity to learn, communicate, reason and perform tasks that needs to be done.

Everything begins in the brain of a fetus. During the 25th to 28th week of pregnancy, the baby's brain and nervous system begin to take control over some body functions. But there is still more growth left, and 12 weeks to go for full term pregnancy.

Intake of omega 3 fatty acids should be continued until the pregnant mother reaches its full term. This will assure the continuous development of the baby's brain and nervous system.

It may be humorous that we have to thank the fishes in the ocean for saving us from living like apes. We should be thankful to our ancestors for discovering that we can make a delicious meal out of the fishes in the ocean.

Lack of Omega 3 Fish Oil

A research from the Institute of Brain Chemistry and Human Nutrition in London, blames DHA deficiency during pregnancy as the reason for underweight babies.

Since brain development disorders can be lasting, mothers are advised to get into a diet that has abundant amount of omega 3 oils with DHA. Eating lots of fatty fish and taking supplements of high and pure quality fish oil capsules can suffice these needs. [AJCN, Vol. 57, 703s-709s]

Moms need to take omega 3 fish oil daily to ensure baby's optimum brain development. Of course they would want to have smart and healthy babies.

View pictures of healthy pregnancy stages, visit human pregnancy week by week.

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