[CALIBK12] [CSLA Research Update] Nutrition and achievement study

[Lesley Farmer]

Good nutrition linked to better test performanceLearners with access to
a more nutritious diet in early childhood may score higher on
intellectual tests in adulthood, notwithstanding how much education
they receive overall, according to new data. The findings "suggest an
effect of exposure to an enhanced nutritional intervention in early
life that is independent of any effect of schooling," the study's
authors conclude.Aryeh D. Stein; Meng Wang; Ann DiGirolamo; Ruben
Grajeda; Usha Ramakrishnan; Manuel Ramirez-Zea; Kathryn Yount; Reynaldo
Martorell. Nutritional Supplementation in Early Childhood, Schooling,
and Intellectual Functioning in Adulthood: A Prospective Study in
Guatemala. Archives ofPediatriatrics and Adolescent Medicine,
2008;162(7):612-618

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Posted By Lesley Farmer to CSLA Research Update at 8/26/2008 01:36:00 PM
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