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4- The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, February 16, 2011
HEALTH AND COMMUNITY NEWS
Health Restoration
Child’s Diet Affects Intelligence
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mation about what health is, and
what constitutes a healthy choice.
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Recently research pub
lished in the Journal of
Epidemiology and Community
Health, finds that feeding our
children a diet of processed
foods, which are naturally high
in fats, sugars and chemicals,
and low in real nutrients: vita
mins, minerals, fiber and valu
able phyto-nutrients, which
young bodies and brains need
for proper development, dis
covered that these youngsters
test lower on IQ scores.
Additionally, findings
indicate that children who’s
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diets contain lots of home
cooked foods, fresh produce,
water and no-sugar-added
juices, scored higher in every
test area, all health factors,
including physical agility, and
substantially higher on the
intelligence tests.
The Avon Longitudinal Study
of Parents and Children,
tracked the long term health
and well being of around
14,000 children bom in 1991
and 1992.
Three dietary patterns
were identified: "processed"
high in fats and sugar intake;
"traditional" high in meat and
vegetable intake; and "health
conscious" high in salad, fruit
and vegetables, rice and pasta.
IQ was measured using a
validated test (the Wechsler
Intelligence Scale for Children)
when they were 8.5 years old.
In all, complete data were avail
able for just imder 4,000 chil
dren.
The results showed that
after taking account of poten
tially influential factors such as
types of toys, and access to
books, and other home environ
mental factors, a diet of pre
dominantly processed food at
the age of 3 was associated with
a lower IQ at the age of 8.5,
even when the diet is improved
after that age.
Also found is a correla
tion between early childhood
diet and later the child’s behav
ior and performance in school.
This suggests that what
we eat affects cognitive ability
and behavior especially in early
childhood, and may well persist
into later childhood, and adult
hood despite any subsequent
changes, including changes for
a better diet.
This study’s authors say
that, “The brain grows at its
fastest rate during the first three
years of life, and thus the possi
ble explanation for the findings,
adding that other research has
indicated that head growth at
this time is linked to intellectual
ability.
"It is possible that good
See Intelligence, page 16
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Whipple Named Medical Director of
Memorial Health Bariatrics
Oliver Whipple, M.D.
Oliver Whipple, M.D.,
FACS, was appointed the
new medical director of
Memorial Health Bariatrics.
Whipple is board certi
fied and specially trained to
laparoscopically perform
the Roux-en-Y gastric
bypass procedure, the
adjustable gastric band, and
the sleeve gastrectomy.
All of these procedures
are offered at Memorial
Health Bariatrics to help
morbidly obese people
achieve a healthy weight.
Whipple earned his
undergraduate degree at the
University of Georgia and
attended Mercer University
School of Medicine in
Macon. He completed his
residency training at
Memorial University
Medical Center and was
accepted into a laparoscop
ic fellowship at the
Cleveland Clinic in Florida.
He joined Memorial Health
Bariatrics in 2005. In 2009,
he was named Young
Surgeon of the Year by the
Georgia chapter of the
American College of
Surgeons.
Memorial Health
Bariatrics is recognized as a
bariatric surgery Center of
Excellence by the Surgical
Review Corporation and the
American Society for
Metabolic and Bariatric
Surgery.
It is a BlueCross
BlueShield of Georgia Blue
Distinction Center for
Bariatric Surgery and an
Aetna Institute of Quality
for Bariatric Surgery.
Patients interested in
meeting Whipple and learn
ing more about bariatric
surgery can attend a free
educational seminar held
the first Wednesday of
every month at 6 p.m. in the
Medical Education
Auditorium at Memorial
University Medical Center.
Call 350-DIET (3438) or
visit bariatrics.memorial-
health.com for more infor
mation.
Memorial University
Medical Center (MUMC) is
a two-state healthcare
organization serving a 35-
county area in southeast
Georgia and southern South
Carolina.
The system includes
its flagship hospital, a 530-
bed academic medical cen
ter; Memorial primary and
specialty care physician
networks; a major medical
education program; busi
ness and industry services;
and NurseOne, a 24-hour
call center.
Visit our Web site at
www.memorialhealth.com.
Construction Apprentice Program
Recruits for Carpentry, Masonry
Training
Construction
Apprentice Program is
recruiting now through Feb.
18 for training programs
open to men and women
interested in gaining con
struction skills for jobs in the
field.
The 26-week training,
which leads to a Technical
Certificate of Credit in
Concrete Forming/Carpentry
or Masonry, is free to adults
(18 years and older) through
a partnership among
Chatham County, Savannah
Technical College, and Step
Up Savannah, Inc.
Those without a high
school diploma or GED are
encouraged to apply. There is
no cost to participants for
training, books or equip
ment. The program starts
with a life skills and work
ethics segment on February
21.
Successful graduates of
the Construction Apprentice
Program receive assistance
with their job search.
To find out how to reg
ister, and to learn more about
CAP, interested individuals
must call Tara Sinclair, pro
gram manager, for an inter
view at (912) 604-9574.
Please call before Feb. 18.
Since 2004, Step Up’s
dedicated volunteers have
worked to boost the capacity
of job training and education
programs, to build upon
financial education and
wealth-building programs,
and advocated for more
resources for affordable
housing and transportation,
and access to affordable,
quality childcare.
Find out more about
Step Up at its Web site:
www. stepup savannah. org.
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