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Autore |
Marcus Susan Archibald |
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Titolo |
The hungry brain : the nutrition/cognition connection / / Susan Archibald Marcus |
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Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin, , 2007 |
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©2007 |
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ISBN |
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1-4522-9469-0 |
1-4522-9786-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (168 p.) |
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Collana |
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Soggetti |
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School children - Nutrition - Requirements |
Nutrition - Study and teaching (Elementary) |
Nutrition - Study and teaching (Elementary) - Great Britain |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""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"" |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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