The combined impact of diet, physical activity, sleep and screen time on academic achievement: A prospective study of elementary school students in Nova Scotia, Canada

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Faught, Erin L ^a   Ekwaru, John P ^a   Gleddie, Douglas ^a   Storey, Kate E ^a   Asbridge, Mark ^b   Veugelers, Paul J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Childhood obesity; Children; Diet; Epidemiology; Physical activity; School health; Sedentary behavior; Sleep

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; DEMOGRAPHY; DIETARY INTAKE; ELEMENTARY STUDENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; READING; SCHOOL CHILD; SLEEP PATTERN; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STANDARDIZATION; WRITING; ACHIEVEMENT; DIET; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXERCISE; HEALTH SURVEY; NOVA SCOTIA; PARENT; PROCEDURES; SLEEP; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT; TELEVISION;

ACHIEVEMENT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; DIET; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; NOVA SCOTIA; PARENTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SLEEP; STUDENTS; TELEVISION;

EID: 85014749879     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14795868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12966-017-0476-0     Document Type: Article

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