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Link Between Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Academic Achievement
2002
Sigrid Quendler - Vienna University, Austria Educators and health professionals have long believed that nutrition and physical activity affect the learning ability of children. It has been documented that children from all socioeconomic backgrounds experience poor nutrition and lack of physical activity, putting them at risk for serious health problems.1 This risk has become evident with the rise in childhood chronic diseases such as obesity, heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and hypercholesterolemia, all of which are potential consequences of poor nutrition and lack of physical activity. There has been a lack of empirical evidence to support the notion held by most health and education professionals that poor nutrition and physical activity affect learning and achievement, as most of the existing studies are not generalizable to the general population. This article reviews the contemporary literature supporting the link between nutrition, physical activity and academic achievement.
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