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After 7 years of "tracking" of 10,000 children, experts found that IQ was related to the time of birth

Although it is now said that "everyone is equal", the gap between people is indeed doomed from the moment of birth. For example, many basketball stars, their own physical condition is very good, ordinary people try to reach a height that they can't reach in a lifetime, may only be their starting point, and some children are very smart at birth, but more people are very ordinary. Therefore, the equality of birth can only be reflected in the spiritual level, and there are indeed differences in the human body structure such as the body and brain.

After 7 years of "tracking" of 10,000 children, experts found that IQ was related to the time of birth

In response to this situation, Harvard University launched a 7-year-long "follow-up" survey, invited 10,000 children to participate, and finally came to a conclusion: human IQ level and birth month are directly related. Children born between August and January of each year usually weigh 210 grams more than children born from February to July, and the former will also be 0.19 cm taller than the latter. In terms of IQ, the former is also about 0-6 points higher than the latter. Among them, children born in October, November, and December have a significantly higher IQ level than other time periods. This conclusion may seem absurd, but it seems to make a lot of sense.

After 7 years of "tracking" of 10,000 children, experts found that IQ was related to the time of birth

The Harvard university research team pointed out that the main external factors affecting the IQ of newborns are: the temperature, humidity, and light level are different throughout the year, and the foods that parents often eat in different seasons are also different, which leads to differences in children's IQ. According to the rules of biological growth, it is true that it will be affected by external factors. But Xiao Tie personally always feels that a person's intelligence level depends more on genetic inheritance than on the so-called "what to eat and what to make up for".

After 7 years of "tracking" of 10,000 children, experts found that IQ was related to the time of birth

There are many strange sayings at the moment, such as pregnant women eating grapes will make children's eyes bigger. This claim is baseless, but it is widely accepted by the public. To some extent, it is an "accidental" event, which is regarded as a law. For example, the child itself has big eyes, and it just so happens that pregnant women like to eat grapes, so people mistakenly put these two factors together and become a "success story". Through the saying that food affects the growth of the fetus, Xiao Tie personally believes that the impact is not large, and it can even be said that nothing can be changed.

After 7 years of "tracking" of 10,000 children, experts found that IQ was related to the time of birth

For example, many famous scholars in the world were born in the so-called "low IQ period", and Einstein was born in March, but he was called the smartest person. So the Harvard study seems reasonable, but there are many doubts. So go and see your child's birthday, it means "smart" when you go up, and Harvard University is talking nonsense if you don't have time. The New Year is approaching, everything is auspicious, don't care about the illusory research results.

(Text/Xiaotie)

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