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Black, Susan – American School Board Journal, 2000
Studies by Tufts University's Center on Hunger and Poverty show conclusive links between nutrition and children's cognitive development. Cognitive defects can result from complex interactions between malnutrition and "environmental insults" that come from living in poverty. Poor nutrition has longterm consequences. Print and web…
Descriptors: Breakfast Programs, Cognitive Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs
Peer reviewedWorobey, John; Worobey, Harriet S. – Child Study Journal, 1999
Two studies examined nutritional differences between home breakfasts and breakfasts served at preschool following School Breakfast Program guidelines and evaluated nutritional impact of program participation on 4-year olds' preacademic performance. Results indicated that breakfast intake was altered under school breakfast conditions. Performance…
Descriptors: Breakfast Programs, Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis, Memory
Peer reviewedGrohens, Joe – Reading Teacher, 1988
Examines the research relating nutrition and diet to achievement in reading and language arts, and suggests ways teachers and parents can use this information. (ARH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Breakfast Programs, Cognitive Development, Eating Habits
