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Here Are Healthy Foods For Proper Brain Development In Babies

Proper Brain development in babies requires a combination of different healthy foods and well-laid out plan by the mother or caregiver. Research has shown that at six months, babies need four times as much zinc as an adult man and nine times as much iron and relative to weight, protein requirements are the highest they will ever be. Both zinc and iron are minerals that play a vital role in the development of a baby’s brain, yet deficiency is widespread. For example, about 20 per cent of pregnant women and children are iron-deficient. By the age of two, a baby’s brain reaches 80 per cent of its adult weight. A lot is going on in a very short amount of time. Ensure your baby is getting all the raw material he/she needs to sustain such rapid growth. Here are some foods that would make your baby smarter: Wild-caught Fatty Fish. Fatty fish is one of the best places to find long-chain omega-3 fatty acids. These fats are particularly important for your baby’s developing brain b