Breakfast glycaemic index and cognitive function in adolescent school children

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 107, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1823-1832

  Cooper, Simon B ^a   Bandelow, Stephan ^a   Nute, Maria L ^a   Morris, John G ^a   Nevill, Mary E ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Breakfast; Cognitive function; Glycaemic index

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN;

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLANKER TASK; FOOD INTAKE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MEAL; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SCHOOL CHILD; STERNBERG PARADIGM; STROOP TEST; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CHILD; COGNITION; DIET; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HUMANS; INSULIN; MALE; MEMORY; POSTPRANDIAL PERIOD;

EID: 84862579683     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114511005022     Document Type: Article

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