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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.

And the human brain starts to develop while a person is still in the womb. Mothers are then responsible for the nutrition that she gets during pregnancy.

Want to know why? This is because an infant's brain starts to develop even as a fetus, thus it is important that it is provided with important oils ? omega 3 fatty acids with DHA in particular.

As The Brain Starts to Develop

Infant's brain development can be traced back to the time of fertilization. A pregnant mom who has enough intakes of omega 3 fatty acids with DHA will most likely have a brilliant baby.

Several scientists now agree that DHA consumption is vital in brain development and it is what sets us apart from our prehistoric ancestors. It is then right to assume that back on those days, the brain of our ancestors were developed with the aid of the DHA that they added to their diets.

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 say that Homo Sapiens (of course that is us) would have not progressed, if not for the supply of DHA from fish oil in our diets. [Lipids, Vol. 34:s39-s47]

Why Bigger Brain is Always Better

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.

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 amusing to realize that the fishes in the ocean are the ones that saved us from becoming apes swinging in vines. Makes you want to thank our ancestors for considering fish as food.

Insufficient Omega 3 Fish Oil

Low birth weight babies were examined by researchers at the Institute of Brain Chemistry and Human Nutrition in London and they discovered that they were inadequately nourished of DHA during pregnancy.

Sufficient amounts of omega 3 oils with DHA is needed during pregnancy, either from the intake of fatty fish or taking pure fish oil supplements, or both. This can arrest any possibility of brain development disorders. [AJCN, Vol. 57, 703s-709s]

Moms should see that it is necessary to have a daily dose of omega 3 fish oil to ensure optimum brain development of her baby. This is her assurance of having a smart and healthy baby.

Take a look at great picture of healthy pregnancy stages, got to human pregnancy week by week.

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