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The genes of the parents will be reflected in the child's body, so whose child can generally see it, so will the parent's intelligence be inherited to the child? Smart and clever parents, are their children just as smart?
The child's IQ has a certain hereditary nature, but at the same time it is also affected by acquired factors such as nutrition and environment.
So, genetics or pregnancy nutrition, which has a greater impact on the baby's IQ? Let's take a good look at this from a scientific point of view.
Congenital factors - heredity
From a genetic point of view, 70% of a child's IQ comes from the parents.
Generally speaking, parents with high IQ, then the children they give birth to will not be too bad, of course, there are many parents with mediocre qualifications, their children are still smart, which depends on the influence of acquired factors.
A study in What Makes Humans Smarter suggests that human IQ is determined by multiple genes.
When a fertilized egg is formed, it receives the genetic cells of the father and mother, and because the information distribution of the genetic cells is random, if the child is assigned to more intelligent genes, then the child will be a congenitally intelligent baby.
Conversely, if a child is assigned fewer smart genes, he is likely to be mediocre.
Acquired factors – nutrition
The brain is an important factor in determining a person's ability to think, and the child's brain is formed when it is in the mother's belly, so the 10 months of pregnancy is a critical period for the development of the child's brain.
In addition to genetic material, the brain development of the fetus is closely related to the nutrition taken by the mother during pregnancy, and it is an important thing for every mother to supplement nutrition and provide the necessary nutrients for the baby's brain development.
Especially in the rapid development of the fetus's brain at 16-24 weeks, expectant mothers must ensure that they supplement with enough protein, vitamins and minerals.
In fact, genetics and pregnancy nutrition have an impact on the child's IQ, no one is big or small, genetics depends on luck, and pregnancy nutrition is what we can grasp.
What does the fetal brain need?
According to the "Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents", human brain tissue is the tissue with the most phospholipids in the whole body, starting from 20 weeks of pregnancy, the brain cell division rate of the fetus is accelerated, the long-chain unsaturated fatty acids (AA and DHA) of phospholipids need to be increased, and the AA and DHA required for fetal development can be synthesized by the essential fatty acids linoleic acid and α-linolenic acid respectively in the mother, and can also be directly supplied by foods such as fish and eggs.
Among them, the supplement of DHA is particularly important, which is a fatty acid necessary for brain development, a polyunsaturated fatty acid that is indispensable for human brain nutrition, and an important substance composed of very fine cells in the cerebral cortex.
However, DHA can not be synthesized in the human body itself, can only be obtained through external supplementation, pregnant mothers daily intake of DHA is not less than 300mg, J will have 100mg for the baby.
How should expectant mothers eat? Dietary guidelines for pregnancy are attached
Fetuses from 1 to 3 months of gestation:
Pregnant mothers should ensure that there are 400 micrograms of folic acid intake per day until the baby is born, and foods containing folic acid include liver, eggs, beans, green leafy vegetables, etc.;
Eat more foods containing vitamins B6 and B12, you can alleviate the pregnancy at this stage, in addition to paying attention to the intake of staple foods and cereals, to ensure that the daily intake of staple foods is not less than 200 grams, but also potatoes and fruits.
Fetuses 4-7 months of gestation:
Pregnant mothers eat fish 2-3 times a week, of which at least once is guaranteed to be marine fish, fish not only contain high-quality protein, but also provide nutrients that help fetal brain development and retinal development;
at least once seafood to prevent inadequate iodine intake;
Eat an egg and 250 ml of milk or the same amount of dairy products every day to ensure the supply of vitamins and calcium substances, and also use nuts as a daily snack to provide the fetus with the fat needed for brain development.
Fetuses 8-10 months of gestation:
At this stage, pregnant mothers should not only ensure the basic menu of the second trimester, but also pay attention to weight control to facilitate childbirth.
Fruits can be eaten, such as apples can supplement zinc, have the effect of enhancing memory, and the fruit is rich in vitamins and mineral elements, which has a good role in promoting the intellectual development of the fetus.
In addition, increase the intake of fish, poultry, eggs, seafood, and lean meat.
Keep a good mood, pay attention to diet, guide early education after the birth of the child, tap the potential, and you will have a smart child.