Breakfast
Does eating breakfast make me smarter, as my
mother tells me?
Several previous studies have reported that children who
eat breakfast do better academically and behave better in school.
A new study reinforces this. About 100 elementary school
students in Boston were studied for six months. Children who
consumed less than half of the energy recommended for
breakfast had significantly poorer attendance, punctuality, and
grades at school. They also had more behavioral problems.
After getting breakfast at school for six months, their attendance,
math grades and behavior improved (Annals of Nutrition and
Metabolism, November 2002). Not eating breakfast means your
blood sugar stays too low for your best concentration. This
finding in children is probably applicable to people of any age.