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

• Autore: Marcus Susan Archibald
• Pubblicazione: Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin, , 2007; ©2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (168 p.)
• Disciplina: 372.3730440941
• Soggetto topico: School children - Nutrition - Requirements; Nutrition - Study and teaching (Elementary); Nutrition - Study and teaching (Elementary) - Great Britain
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter 1 â€? Whereâ€?s the Food?""; ""Chapter 2 â€? Malnutrition of the Brain""; ""Chapter 3 â€? Not all Fats are Bad""; ""Chapter 4 â€? Sugar""; ""Chapter 5 â€? Not all Foods are Good: Food Allergies""; ""Chapter 6 â€? 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
• Titolo autorizzato: The hungry brain
• ISBN: 1-4522-9469-0; 1-4522-9786-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910829064503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: In a nutshell (Thousand Oaks, Calif.)