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Record Nr.

UNINA9910829064503321

Autore

Marcus Susan Archibald

Titolo

The hungry brain : the nutrition/cognition connection / / Susan Archibald Marcus

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin, , 2007

©2007

ISBN

1-4522-9469-0

1-4522-9786-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (168 p.)

Collana

In A Nutshell collection

Disciplina

372.3730440941

Soggetti

School children - Nutrition - Requirements

Nutrition - Study and teaching (Elementary)

Nutrition - Study and teaching (Elementary) - Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter 1 � Where�s the Food?""; ""Chapter 2 � Malnutrition of the Brain""; ""Chapter 3 � Not all Fats are Bad""; ""Chapter 4 � Sugar""; ""Chapter 5 � Not all Foods are Good: Food Allergies""; ""Chapter 6 � Exercise and the Brain""; ""Appendices""; ""Glossary of Terms""; ""Resources""; ""References""

Sommario/riassunto

Feed the brain first to make the nutrition/cognition connection!  Focusing on nutrition's role in promoting learning, the author calls on educators to model good food choices for their students. Building on a simple three-part framework of plant foods, animal foods, and junk foods, and incorporating exercise, the text shows educators how: Healthy eating provides a powerful link to learningChildhood obesity, food allergies, and other disorders may be related to eating habitsBreakfast is still the most important meal of the dayBrain-jogging exercises enhance brain activity, improve physical hea