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PremiumIntelligence is shaped by early-life nutrition, environmental exposures, and aging-related biology, but the evidence spans both measured associations and intervention findings. Breastfeeding has been associated with nearly three-point higher intelligence-test scores in children and adolescents, even…
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Breast milk may improve intelligence in infants | Biology of Breast Milk
“It has been well-known that breastfed babies shower higher intelligence and quicker development than formula fed babies. It has been recently discovered that two of the components responsible for this observation are milk fat globule membranes and lactoferrin.”
Breast milk and breastfeeding
“A meta-analysis of 17 reviews linking breastfeeding and intelligence found that children and adolescents who breastfed as infants scored nearly three points higher on intelligence tests than those not breastfed, even after considering maternal intelligence.”
Cocoa flavonoids (chocolate)
“Heavy metals are ubiquitous, naturally occurring elements in regularly consumed foods. High blood lead and cadmium levels are associated with lower intelligence in children and infertility in adults, as well as many other health concerns.”
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Milk Fat Globule Membranes (MFGMs) in breast milk affect development of gut, brain, and intelligence
“Most infant formulas don't contain MFGMs, but evidence suggests that the bovine form of the MFGM exerts similar beneficial effects on human infants when included in infant formula. In this clip, Dr. Rhonda Patrick describes the structure and function of milk fat globule membranes in breast milk.”
Biological Age Clocks
“Artificial intelligence may help build better aging clocks, but the central challenge remains the same: a clock is only as useful as the outcomes it predicts and the intervention responses it has been validated against.”
DHA – an omega-3 fatty acid – improves intelligence scores in children born prematurely.
“When the children were five years old, they took a standardized intelligence test. The researchers found that children who had received DHA as infants performed better on the intelligence tests – about 3.5 points higher – than the children who did not receive DHA.”
More abdominal fat drives loss of fluid intelligence whereas more muscle mass protects against loss.
“The authors of the study found that higher levels of body fat, especially abdominal fat, were associated with greater losses of fluid intelligence. The losses appeared to be related to sex-specific increases in blood leukocyte counts and inflammation, as evidenced by higher levels of C-reactive protein.”
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Top biomarkers for measuring aging | Eric Verdin
“Scientists are using artificial intelligence to analyze databases of facial images from people of different ages matched with metabolites in order to develop biomarkers. Other researchers are studying blood markers from people of different ages to create an aging curve.”
Lutein, which is found in leafy greens, linked to increased gray matter volume & improved crystallized intelligence.
“"Crystallized intelligence," is the ability to use the skills and knowledge one has acquired over a lifetime. Serum lutein levels were correlated with brain concentrations of lutein in older adults and this was associated with increased gray matter volume.”
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