NEWYORK(ReutersHealth)—KidswhoeatbetterperformbetterinschoolanewstudyofNovaScotiafifth?gradersconfirms.Studentswhoateanadequateamountoffruit，vegetables，protein，fiberandothercomponentsofahealthydietwe

　　NEWYORK(ReutersHealth)—KidswhoeatbetterperformbetterinschoolanewstudyofNovaScotiafifth?gradersconfirms.

　　Studentswhoateanadequateamountoffruit，vegetables，protein，fiberandothercomponentsofahealthydietweresignificantlylesslikelytofailaliteracytest，Dr.PaulJ．VeugelersoftheUniversityofAlbertainEdmontonandcolleaguesfound.

　　WhileahealthydietisgenerallyassumedtobeimportantforgoodschoolperformancetherehasactuallybeenlittleresearchonthistopicVeugelersandhiscolleaguesnote.Toinvestigate，theylookedat4589fifth?gradersparticipatingintheChildren'sLifestyleandSchool?performanceStudy875(19.1percent)ofwhomhadfailedanelementaryliteracyassessment.

　　Thebetterastudent'seatinghabitsbasedonseveralmeasuresofdietquality，includingadequacyandvarietythelesslikelyheorshewastohavefailedthetesttheresearchersfound，evenaftertheyadjustedthedatafortheeffectsofparentalincomeandeducationschoolandsex.Eatingplentyoffruitandvegetablesandgettingfewercaloriesfromfatwasalsoassociatedwithalowerriskoffailingthetest.

　　TodateVeugelersandhisteamsaymostresearchondietandschoolperformancehasfocusedontheimportanceofeatingbreakfastaswellastheilleffectsofhungerandmalnutrition(营养不良)．

　　“Thisstudyextendscurrentknowledgeinthisareabydemonstratingtheindependentimportanceofoveralldietqualitytoacademicperformance.Weshouldnotonlyrealizetheimportanceofchildren'snutritionatbreakfastbutalsothatthroughouttheday，”theresearchersconclude.

　　AnotherresearchfromtheUKissuggestingthatchildren'sdietsinthepre?schoolyearsaffectshowtheyperformatschoollateron.TheresearchersfromtheInstituteofEducationattheUniversityofLondonsayinfactthatwhatchildrenwereeatinginthosedaysbeforeprimaryschoolhasmoreofaneffectthanthechickennuggets(块)theyateatlunchtime.Theresearcherssaytheyhavefoundthatchildrenwhoateadietof“junkfood”attheageofthreemadelessprogressinschoolbetweentheagesofsixandten.Theysaychildren'sdietatlateragesappearstohavelessimpactontheirschoolattainment.

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