The effect of breakfast cereal consumption on adolescents' cognitive performance and mood

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue NOV, 2013, Pages

  Defeyter, Margaret A ^a   Russo, Riccardo ^b  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Breakfast; Cognitive load; Cognitive performance; Mood

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BOND LADER SCALE; BRAN; CALM; CEREAL; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD NUTRITION; COGNITION; CONTENTMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HUMAN; HUNGER; MALE; MEAL; MEMORY; MENTAL LOAD; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MENTAL TASK; MILK; MOOD; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RAPID VISUAL INFORMATION PROCESSING TASK; RATING SCALE; RESPONSE TIME; SATIETY; SCHOOL; SELF REPORT; STROOP TEST; THIRST; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WORD RECOGNITION;

EID: 84888402941     PISSN: 16625161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2013.00789     Document Type: Article

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