Nutrition and mental performance.

MENTAL HEALTH AMONG SCHOOL CHILDREN IN KINSHASA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO. Running title: Child mental health

Introduction: In Africa, little is known about child mental health. This study piloted the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) in Kinshasa, investigated mental health problems and the association between these problems and school performance, demographic factors, illness and nutrition. Methods: An epidemiological survey was conducted with 1187 children, seven to nine years old, recru...

Effects of a Nutrition Education Intervention Designed based on the Health Belief Model (HBM) on Reducing the Consumption of Unhealthy Snacks in the Sixth Grade Primary School Girls

BackgroundMalnutrition can threaten mental and physical development of children while healthy nutrition can improve mental and physical status of children. To select the best foods, children need nutrition education. This study aimed to determine the effect of nutrition education on reducing the consumption of unhealthy snacks in female primary school students in Qom- Iran.Materials and Methods...

Infant and Young Child Feeding: a Key area to Improve Child Health

  Good nutrition is essential for survival, physical growth, mental development, performance, productivity, health and well-being across the entire life-span: from the earliest stages of fetal development, at birth, and through infancy, childhood, adolescence and on into adulthood. Poor nutrition in the first 1,000 days of children’s lives can have irreversible consequences. For millions of chi...

The Effect of Food and Nutrition on Children’s Mental State and Performance

The impact education based on the Health Belief Model on the nutritional knowledge and Performance of Female health ambassadors

Background: Every personchr('39')s nutrition is closely related to his physical and mental condition, and adequate consumption of nutrients maintains a personchr('39')s health and increases his efficiency, and Improper nutrition leads to physical and mental problems and complications. The fact that Foodborne illnesses, which constitute a very large group of diseases in the world, are considered...