Hair zinc copper lead content and the relationship between childrens IQ.docVIP

 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 6 Hair zinc copper lead content and the relationship between children’s IQ [Keywords:] hair; trace elements; Abstract: Objective: To investigate the hair trace elements zinc, copper, lead content in children’s intelligence relationship. Methods: 311 children aged 7 to 10 with WISCCR Intelligence Scale IQ measured using flame atomic absorption spectrometry determination of trace elements in hair. Results: Hair trace elements and IQ-related analysis showed that: r Zn = 0.392, r Cu = 0.513, r Pb =- 0.636, P are amp;quot;.01. Conclusion: The hair zinc and copper were positively correlated with the IQ department, a negative correlation with the lead department. Keywords:: hair; trace element; Children’s IQ is well known that trace elements are very important for human health impact. In the trace elements, zinc, copper, lead on children’s mental development has impacts, the impact of zinc and lead even more pronounced [1 ~ 5]. Zinc is an essential trace elements in the brain, acute zinc deficiency can lead to neurological psychological obstacles. Zinc in the brain is important because it affects the synthesis of DNA, chromatin structure and cell division. It is also effective in nutrient digestion, absorption, use of the necessary, but also many of the enzyme complex factors. General studies suggest that zinc deficiency may affect learning and memory. Foreign scholars pointed out that because children have special susceptibility to lead, even at trace amounts of lead may also cause nerve damage. Of lead on children’s nervous system more harm than adults, and the central nervous system integration, once damaged can not be restored. Of children’s intelligence was to evaluate the level of children’s mental health an important indicator of good mental development depends on the neurological integrity of the system development, while the nutrient is a material basis of cranial nerve phylogeny. In the critical period of brain development, lack of