According to reports, long-term studies from a number of American universities and research institutions have shown that, if the young children drink polenta for breakfast every day before three years old, they will make greater achievements than any other children when they grow up.

Corn contains a lot of nutrition and materials for health care, such as carbohydrate, protein, fat, carotene, as well as riboflavin and so on. Compared with other staple food such as rice and wheat, the content of vitamins in corn is 5 to 10 times as that in rice and wheat. 100 grams of corn can provide nearly 300 milligrams of calcium, which is almost the same with the calcium content contained in dairy products.

Nutrition experts point out that corn contains a high content of glutamic acid, which can promote the metabolism of the brain cells, and has certain brain-invigorating function. There are also plenty of vitamins in the corn fat, which have good effects on preventing the oxidation and aging of the cells, and are also beneficial for the development of intelligence. In addition, the main fatty acid in corn fat is some unsaturated fatty acids such as linoleic acid and oleic acid, all of which are nutritious elements conducive to the development of intelligence.

The study also confirms that the first three years after the birth is a "window of opportunity". The implementation of the nutrition programs for the children during this period is especially important. It will bring greater effects on the intellectual development of the children.

Experts point out that the academic achievement is affected by many factors, and breakfast is one of the most important factors. Whether eat breakfast or not, whether the breakfast contains adequate nutrition or not, all these will affect children's memory and academic performance. A nutritious and healthy breakfast should include four categories of food: grain foods such as steamed bread, noodle; meat products; milk and dairy products; as well as fruits and vegetables.

For young people, eating fresh corn is very beneficial to their intellectual development. While for the infants, it is not very convenient for them to eat corn, so drinking polenta will be a better choice for them. For the children who always eat bread and milk for breakfast, it is appropriate to replace the milk with the polenta. But what the parents should consider carefully is, in addition to polenta and milk, they also have to provide more breakfast choices for their children.