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Question

Can malnutrition in early teens make you less intelligent when you grow up? could effect your IQ significantly? how many IQ points do you think malnourishment as a teen could make you loose in the long run?

I know this is a complicated and perhaps boring question for some of you, but any answers could really help me, even if it's just a guess, thanks.

Answer 1

It can be very harmful to the developing brain. And a damaged brain is not able to determine adequate behavior in certain circumstances. Therefor although the potential may have been greater unfortunately it may not be realized. I have no idea as to the IQ that could be affected. For that perhaps a psychologist or nutriologist could answer your question more adequately.

Answer 2

Lack of nutrition is most devastating during infancy and childhood. This is because the brain is developing during this period and adequate nutrition is important for proper development. Infants and children who are malnourished can have serious cognitive problems, including deficits in IQ. In adolescence, the consequences of malnourishment are more likely to be physical (such as stunted growth). If you had adequate nutrition as a baby and young child, but due to a natural disaster or a famine or other change in circumstances that led to a lack of nutrition during adolescence, the impact on cognitive abilities would be less severe, as the adolescent brain is nearly fully developed. .However, learning can be compromised by a lack of nutrition. Chronically hungry adolescents do less well in school and consequently do not live up to their potential in terms of cognitive abilities.

Answer 3

And along side IQ lies knowledge... if a young school age child isn't being fed right at home, when s/he gets to school s/he may be preoccupied with hunger and locating sustenance so that learning becomes nil. The child may not be paying attention or may not be able to focus.