The sounds of Mozart might help slow premature infants' metabolism, potentially helping them to put on needed weight, according to an Israeli study.
Most research into the so-called 'Mozart effect' has focused on whether listening to the composer can boost a person's IQ. Now researchers think music may help premature infants by aiding weight gain and growth.
Israeli researchers looked at the potential effects of Mozart on 20 premature but healthy infants' resting metabolism, based on the premise that lower metabolism might explain the increased weight gain studies have attributed to music.
The researchers measured the babies' resting metabolism as the infants listened to 30 minutes of Mozart on two consecutive days and measured it again during 30 minutes of silence on another two consecutive days. They found on average the infants' metabolism slowed by up to 13 per cent within 10 to 30 minutes of listening to a 'Baby Mozart' CD.
Source - Daily Mail
The researchers measured the babies' resting metabolism as the infants listened to 30 minutes of Mozart on two consecutive days and measured it again during 30 minutes of silence on another two consecutive days. They found on average the infants' metabolism slowed by up to 13 per cent within 10 to 30 minutes of listening to a 'Baby Mozart' CD.
Source - Daily Mail
