The efforts of researchers from Ohio University, USA, was confirmed by another negative property of fast food.
It turned out that children’s brain, this diet is so defective and harmful, that does not allow the child’s ability to open and develop to their full potential.
Then, the frequency with which child eats lunch at fast-food outlets has a direct impact on how his success in school. And speech here not only about the diligence or laziness.
“You can find a lot of information about how unhealthy fast food for the figure, condition of the digestive system and how it affects blood counts,” says Professor of Ohio State University and author of the study, Pertel Callie (Kelly Purtell). But the problem is that this negative influence of fast food on children is not limited. Today we know that regular visits to children in restaurants and fast food makes them less able pupils and, as a result, they show much lower learning outcomes in the classroom than their peers who do not attend such institutions. “
The study involved 11 740 students in grades 5-8. In accordance with their food preferences, they were divided into several groups: those who eat fast food not more than 1 time in a couple of weeks; those who visit fast food restaurants up to 6 times a week and those who day can not live without your favorite Burger, fries, etc..
All subjects underwent detailed testing in mathematics, physics and languages.
As a result, children who regularly visited fast food restaurants showed, on average, 20% lower test results compared to children who received adequate nutrition. It was observed a direct causal-genetic relationship between frequency of visits of the child at the favorite harmful food and indicators of its intellectual development.
Into account were taken of all factors that could have an impact on intellectual development and academic performance of students from heredity, chronic disease, and ending with the peculiarities of lifestyle, education, number of hours daily, conducted in front of the TV, playing computer games or social networks.
Doctors explain these results is quite simple. The child’s body is constantly growing and evolving. He needs a full set of essential human nutrients. If the person loses, say, essential amino acids, minerals or vitamins in adulthood — it is not dangerous to his health, as if this happens with him in the past.
When every day in the child’s body is undergoing the intensive processes of protein synthesis, division and differentiation of cells, an integral accompanying growth, crucial daily nutrition for an adequate supply of vitamins, minerals and other “building material” than meals in fast food restaurants, of course, can not boast.
Therefore, if you want to see your baby in the ranks of the best students, ensure that every day on his Desk was a delicious, healthy food, appropriate to the needs of his body, giving him the strength, energy and desire to conquer new heights.
