The use of fresh fruit during pregnancy increases the IQ of the unborn child.
The more fruit a pregnant woman consumes, the higher the level of intelligence in her child.
It found the specialists from the University of Alberta, analyzed data 688 children.
The researchers took into account factors that could affect the results.
Thus, the study showed that children of mothers who ate more fruit during pregnancy, at the age of one year to better cope with the tests on the level of development. In the year IQ in children whose mothers took an average of 6-7 servings of fruit or fruit juice per day, were higher by 6-7 points.
The scientists also conducted a study on fruit flies. According to experts, flies is 85% of the genes involved in the process of brain functioning in humans. The researchers found that the offspring of flies that were given fruit juice, memory was significantly better.
