What is the relationship between proper nutrition and academics?
a. Taking vitamin and mineral supplements made no difference in children's test scores.
b. Children who eat a nutritious breakfast do better on skills related to visual processing, auditor attention and short term memory.
c. Undernourished children expend most of their food energy on cognitive development rather than for growth.
d. Children who grow up in food insecure homes are not able to catch up with their peers in academics, even if their home becomes food secure.
B Correct Answer: Children who eat a nutritious breakfast do better on skills related to visual processing, auditor attention and short term memory.
Feedback for Correct Answer: When children ate a nutritious breakfast, they performed much better on assessments of skills related to complex visual processing, auditory attention, spatial memory and short-term memory. Their scores were lower after eating the less nutritious breakfast, and lowest of all when they had no breakfast.
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