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     A team led by John Protzko, a doctoral student at the NYU School of culture, education and human development is conducting an experiment that’s trying to raise children’s IQ.

     The studies say that diets including fish oil, and engaging kids into interactive reading are all effective in this experiment. Researchers claim that the “goal” in this lab is to find what works and doesn’t work to raise a person’s intelligence.

     In order to complete this experiment, Protzko states that all studies in this database rely on having a “normal population”; excluding all people with clinical diagnoses of disabilities. Protzko also says that the outcome of this research will show “nature’s true intelligence”. The real question is, will the results of the meta-analysis tell whether or not certain dietary and environmental conditions are effective when trying to raise a child’s intelligence.

     The investigations show say that supplementing pregnant women and newborns with food rich in omega-3 were found to boost children’s IQ by more than 3.5 points. Another proven point was that enrolling an economically disadvantaged child into an early education program was found to raise a child’s intelligence by more than 4 points. Last but not least, placing your child in a preschool that includes a language development section was found to boost the IQ by more than 7 points.

     This experiment was a great success, and John Protzko’s theory was true. The outcome showed that dietary including fish oil and omega-3, and certain environmental conditions can have a great impact and effect on a child. It also raises a child’s intelligence and IQ as well.