Diet quality and academic achievement: a prospective study among primary school children

European Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 2017, Pages 2299-2308

  Haapala, Eero A ^a,b   Eloranta, Aino Maija ^a   Venäläinen, Taisa ^a   Jalkanen, Henna ^a   Poikkeus, Anna Maija ^b   Ahonen, Timo ^b   Lindi, Virpi ^a   Lakka, Timo A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Brain; Children; Diet; Diet quality; Learning

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARITHMETIC; ARTICLE; BALTIC SEA DIET SCORE; BODY FAT; CALORIC INTAKE; CHILD; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSLEXIA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FINNISH CHILDREN HEALTHY EATING INDEX; HEALTHY DIET; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN DIET SCORE; NUTRITIONAL PARAMETERS; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; READING; ACADEMIC SUCCESS; ANTHROPOMETRY; CAUCASIAN; EXERCISE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ACADEMIC SUCCESS; ANTHROPOMETRY; CHILD; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTHY DIET; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCHOOLS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84986294185     PISSN: 14366207     EISSN: 14366215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00394-016-1270-5     Document Type: Article

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