The influence of a glucose containing drink on the behavior of children in school

Biological Psychology

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 242-245

  Benton, David ^a   Stevens, Megan K ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attention; Children; Glucose; Glycemic load; Memory

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BRAIN FUNCTION; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRINKING; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR; BEVERAGES; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CHILD; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SPACE PERCEPTION;

EID: 44649093890     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2008.03.007     Document Type: Article

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