Eating liquorice in pregnancy may affect a child's IQ and behavior

Tuesday, October 6, 2009 - 09:49 in Psychology & Sociology

Expectant mothers who eat excessive quantities of liquorice during pregnancy could adversely affect their child's intelligence and behaviour, a study has shown. A study of eight year old children whose mothers ate large amounts of liquorice when pregnant found they did not perform as well as other youngsters in cognitive tests.

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