Education News – Sherlynn Summers
“A new nationwide survey conducted by researchers at Ohio State University revealed that a child’s daily consumption of fast food hampers his or her academic performance. The study showed that students on a regular fast food diet had slower growth in math, reading, and science skills compared to their non-fast food eating counterparts…High levels of fast food consumption were predictive of lower growth in all three academic subjects. Students who ate the most fast food had test score gains that were up to about 20 percent lower than those who didn’t eat any fast food…Research suggests that the low scores of regular fast food eating students compared to their peers could be related to the lack of nutrients (such as calcium, iron, Vitamin C, and zinc) from cognitive development boosting foods in their diets. The study also showed that the high sugar and fat composition in fast food hindered their memory and learning abilities…”(more)