Does obesity affect the baby's intellectual development?

With the development of today's society and the improvement of living standards, children's nutrition is becoming more and more abundant. The large amount of nutrients they consume leads to excessive accumulation of fat in the body, causing most children to suffer from obesity. At this time, many parents are afraid that obesity may affect their children's intellectual development. Normally, you can ensure that your child eats at regular times and in regular amounts, slows down his or her eating speed, and chews slowly to help digestion. You can also do some appropriate exercise and eat more fruits and vegetables.

If a child eats more and eats well, will he grow taller? The answer is no. If children eat too much of these three foods, not only will they not grow taller, but they will also be harmful to their bodies! What are the three foods that children must avoid in order to grow taller? "Every family has only one treasure, and a big and strong one is the best." This is a jingle that many people often say. However, when a child is overweight or obese, the situation will not be good. Not only will it make the child inflexible, but it will also easily lead to "obese brain", which will affect the child's intelligence.

What is Fat Brain?

The latest survey found that overnutrition not only leads to "obese children" but also "obese brains". Specifically, it refers to excessive accumulation of fat in the brain tissue of young children, shallower convolutions of the cerebral cortex, fewer brain folds, and poor development of the neural network, which reduces the level of intelligence.

Overfeeding is the main cause of obesity in infants

As living conditions improve, the incidence of obesity in infants and young children increases year by year and has become a social problem affecting the health of infants and young children. Although obesity has many causes, overfeeding is the main one.

Obesity is closely related to genetic factors, and approximately 60%-80% of obese children have a family history of the disease. But now overfeeding is the main cause of obesity in infants and young children. Overfeeding causes excess calories to be stored in the body as triglycerides, making the child obese.

For example, if you feed your baby every time he cries, it will become a habit over time and may easily lead to obesity. Or if you feed your baby high-calorie solid food too early, it will cause the baby to gain weight too quickly and become obese. Of course, overnutrition of pregnant women in the late stages of pregnancy can also be a cause of obesity in the baby after birth.