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Friday, January 2, 2009

The Relationship of Infant Brain Development to Smart Babies

By Michael Byrd

Brain development can determine the quality of our entire life.

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.

Scientist worldwide believes that it is necessary to have adequate consumption of DHA for proper brain development. Centuries ago, our primitive ancestors did not get as much DHA in their diet hence this explains why we are now more advanced in thinking as compared to them.

This helps you understand why omega 3 oils with DHA are essential 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]

Advantages of Having a Bigger Brain

If we have bigger brains, we would be able to learn, communicate and rationalize better and be able to do the things that we want to do.

Brain development starts during the 25th to 28th week of pregnancy. During this stage, the baby's brain and nervous system takes control on some of its body functions. But there should be more growth left 12 weeks before 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.

Hilarious it may seem, but we have the fishes from the ocean to thank that we did not grow up like the apes swinging in vines hanged in trees. Maybe we should thank our ancestors for discovering what a great food fish can be.

Insufficient 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.

A good diet during pregnancy, which should include sufficient amounts of omega 3 oils with DHA, helps prevent disorders in brain development. This would mean the need of eating more fatty fish and taking supplements of pure fish oil. [AJCN, Vol. 57, 703s-709s]

Since you are going to have a baby, wouldn't you prefer having a smart and healthy one by taking omega 3 fish oil daily?

Visit human pregnancy week by week, and take a look at the pictures of a healthy pregnancy at different stages.

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