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Integrated Structured Breakfast and Morning Sport Program and Its Associations with Attention, Executive Functions, and Academic Performance in Students
Study Details
This new 16-week study recruited 110 students (14 - 16 yrs) to complete either…
1️⃣ Experimental: a structured breakfast program combined with cognitively oriented morning sport-based sessions conducted three times per week for 40 min before regular lessons
2️⃣ Control: continued ordinary school activities
The breakfast programme consisted of healthy food intake including; greek yoghurt, wholegrain bread, fresh fruit and water 🍌
The activities included small sided games, visual and auditory signal challenges etc 🏃♂️
Cognitive performance, eating habits, academic performance and physical fitness were assessed 🔍
Key Findings
Compared with the control group, students participating in the experimental program showed more favourable changes in…
🔍 Selective attention
🎯 Inhibitory control
🧠 Working memory performance
🫀 Cardiorespiratory fitness
🍳 Breakfast habits
🏆 School engagement
🎓 Academic achievement
Conclusion
Combining structured nutrition and cognitively oriented sports activities in the morning before school has significant benefits to students ✅
Reference
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42451107/
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