Breakfast and behavior in morning tasks: Facts or fads?

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 224, Issue , 2017, Pages 16-26

  Edefonti, Valeria ^a   Bravi, Francesca ^a   Ferraroni, Monica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Academic performance; Breakfast; Breakfast composition; Cognitive performance; Energy intake at breakfast

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR; CALORIC INTAKE; COGNITION; GLYCEMIC INDEX; GLYCEMIC LOAD; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEAL; MEDLINE; MEMORY; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT NUTRITION; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; DRUG EFFECTS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SCHOOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ATTENTION; BREAKFAST; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; COGNITION; ENERGY INTAKE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; SCHOOLS;

EID: 85008474358     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2016.12.028     Document Type: Review

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