Watch out! Junk food diet may lower IQ in young children
Researchers said that a diet, high in fats, sugars, and processed foods in early childhood may lower IQ, while a diet packed full of vitamins and nutrients may do the opposite.
The findings are based on participants in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC), which is tracking the long-term health and well being of around 14,000 children born in 1991 and 1992.
Parents completed questionnaires, detailing the types and frequency of the food and drink their children consumed when they were 3, 4, 7 and 8.5 years old.