Associations between selected dietary behaviours and academic achievement: A study of Australian school aged children

Burrows, Tracy; Goldman, Sharni; Olson, Richard K.; Byrne, Brian; Coventry, William L.

doi:10.1016/j.appet.2017.05.008

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“…Apart from the many benefits of vegetables for general health, evidence suggests that lower intake of vegetables may be associated with higher intakes of high sugar and fat foods, 21 and greater consumption of vegetables in children has been associated with higher academic achievement. 22 Dietary surveys around the world have reported similar findings that a very small proportion of children meet vegetable intake rec- 30% increase in intake. 29 There are limitations to this study.…”

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confidence: 88%

“…We found little evidence that SES is a significant factor predicting the difference in meeting vegetable recommendations, and this suggests that health promotion interventions may be useful across demographic strata with a national approach and a refocus on vegetables instead of “fruit and vegetables” may be needed. Apart from the many benefits of vegetables for general health, evidence suggests that lower intake of vegetables may be associated with higher intakes of high sugar and fat foods, and greater consumption of vegetables in children has been associated with higher academic achievement …”

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confidence: 99%

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Sustained low consumption of fruit and vegetables in Australian children: Findings from the Australian National Health Surveys

Mihrshahi

Myton

Partridge

et al. 2018

Health Prom J of Aust

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Sustained low consumption of fruit and vegetables in Australian children: Findings from the Australian National Health Surveys

Mihrshahi

Myton

Partridge

et al. 2018

Health Prom J of Aust

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“…Researchers in the US concluded that non-active, unhealthy nutrition, participants scored consistently lower for reading, math, and science standardized tests when compared to those classified as active, healthy nutrition regardless of sex [25,26]. Furthermore, research in Australia focusing on secondary analysis to examine associations between a range of dietary behaviors and children s academic achievement, revealed that dietary behaviors are associated with higher academic achievement [28]. In Pakistan, Mushtaq et al, demonstrated that dietary behaviors, physical activity and sedentary lifestyle all constitute independent predictors of overweight and higher BMI among Pakistani primary school children and are significantly affected by the child s socio-demographic characteristics [29].…”

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confidence: 99%

The Effect of Eating Habits’ Quality on Scholastic Performance in Turkish Adolescents

Kristo

Gultekin

Öztağ

et al. 2020

Behavioral Sciences

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Evidence associates scholastic performance to quality of eating habits. However, there is limited information on this topic in Turkey, an emerging economy with notable disparities. Our work aimed to evaluate the effect of eating habits quality of high-school students in Turkey, on the Scholastic Aptitude Standardized Examination (TEOG) scores. The study was conducted in 29 different cities in Turkey during the academic year 2016–2017, involving students of ages 14–17 years (up to senior-high school). A dietary habits survey developed and validated for this population was distributed over the internet in February 2017. Apart from students’ TEOG scores, Family Affluence Score (FAS) was used to categorize the students into low, medium, and high financial standing. Eating Habits Score (EHS) was calculated by using a validated scoring system. A working sample of 298 participants was used. Based on our results, we observed that there is a significant positive correlation between EHS, FAS and success rate of students as assessed by TEOG scores. Further research on this subject should be conducted in combination with intervention studies to reveal potential strategies and policies that would enhance positive behavior change as it relates to nutritional habits, aiming at improved scholastic performance and overall health throughout lifespan.

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“…Emerging studies in pediatric health demonstrate the overall importance of a healthy lifestyle-fruits, vegetables, whole foods, physical activity, quality sleep, avoiding ultra-processed foods and excess screen time-in academic achievement and early life mental health [215,216]. In scientific jargon these lifestyle variables are "exposures"; they are parts of the total lived experience with enormous implications to the individual and society as a whole, especially when viewed over time.…”

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Astrofood, Priorities and Pandemics: Reflections of an Ultra-Processed Breakfast Program and Contemporary Dysbiotic Drift

Logan

Prescott

2017

Challenges

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Abstract:Recognizing the importance of nutrition as part of the grand challenges faced by humanity-the current epidemic of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), sustainability and maintenance of Planetary Health-the United Nations (UN) has declared 2016-2025 the Decade of Nutrition. Research continues to underscore the extent to which ultra-processed foods dominate the contemporary nutritional landscape. Moreover, the dual role played by food technology and marketing in the expansion of ultra-processed foods is under increased scrutiny. As public health experts and clinicians contend with a crisis of NCDs, attempting to untangle a knotted assortment of interrelated strands of causation, an examination of the early origins of highly-marketed ultra-processed foods can provide valuable lessons. Here, we illuminate a little-known piece of history in the annals of ultra-processed nutritional science and childhood welfare. Astrofood was a commercially-marketed, collaborative government-industry effort that brought soy protein-enriched Twinkies as a nutritive breakfast cake to disadvantaged children; its concept and delivery demonstrated an unwillingness to deal with root-cause challenges. Although its official tenure was only about 7 years, we argue that Astrofood and its total food engineering still resonate throughout the global ultra-processed nutritional landscape. New scientific advances in nutritional psychiatry and the microbiome are on a collision course with the profits, marketing and intellectual dishonesty of the ultra-processed food industry. Solutions to the grand challenges of the Decade of Nutrition may be found in lessons from Astrofood. They provide clues to undoing the tangled knots which otherwise maintain an untenable status quo.

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Associations between selected dietary behaviours and academic achievement: A study of Australian school aged children

Cited by 41 publications

References 36 publications

Sustained low consumption of fruit and vegetables in Australian children: Findings from the Australian National Health Surveys

Sustained low consumption of fruit and vegetables in Australian children: Findings from the Australian National Health Surveys

The Effect of Eating Habits’ Quality on Scholastic Performance in Turkish Adolescents

Astrofood, Priorities and Pandemics: Reflections of an Ultra-Processed Breakfast Program and Contemporary Dysbiotic Drift

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