A new study suggests that consuming the traditional breakfast of bacon and eggs could help pregnant women in boosting the intelligence of their unborn child.

Scientists have discovered that a chemical found in pork and eggs can help in the growth of the brain of an unborn child and therefore boost intelligence.

It is suggested by a new study that choline, which is a micronutrient, is extremely important in aiding the development of the memory linked part of the brain.

A woman’s diet during pregnancy can effect the development of her unborn child as per many earlier studies and women are given a list of foods to avoid until their baby is born.

Some scientists at the University of North Carolina tested the effects of choline on the brains of baby mice.

It was observed that the mice that were fed a low choline diet when in womb showed genetic differences in their brain cells than those that are given large amounts of the micronutrient.

Steven Zeisel, the senior scientist involved in the work and a senior member of the FASEB Journal’s editorial board said, “Our study in mice indicates that the diet of a pregnant mother, especially choline in that diet, can change the epigenetic switches that control brain development in the fetus.”