Taking "MIND" diet can improve the focus of school children on their work
There is a deep connection between food, ethics, behavior, and health. This has been known for a long time, but research-based studies have always been done regarding its scientific confirmation and new facts have also come out from its results. In this series, a recent study has found that the ability to think and understand in adults can be accelerated.
There is a deep connection between food, ethics, behavior, and health. This has been known for a long time, but research-based studies have always been done regarding its scientific confirmation and new facts have also come to the fore from its results. In this vein, a recent study has found that a diet designed to help prevent cognitive decline in adults may also help teens focus more.
These findings may be useful for future strategic initiatives toward improving the cognitive abilities of children through nutrition. In such a diet, consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables, nuts, whole grains, olive oil, fish, and poultry is encouraged. Researched the Mediterranean-DASH (DASH) Intervention for Delay (Mind) diet. It also includes Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) and heart-healthy diets. These are based on the Healthy Eating Index (HEI) 2015.
According to researcher Shelby, of the Department of Kinesiology and Community Health at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, the diets were evaluated for their association with children's attentional inhibition or ability to resist distracting stimuli. found that only the MIND diet was positively associated with children's performance. This suggests that the MIND diet may have the potential to improve children's cognitive development, which may be important for success in school.
The concept of the MIND diet is based on its role in preventing dementia and helping slow down the decline in brain function that occurs with age. Until now, studies of the effects of the MIND diet have focused more on adults. There have been few studies on children's performance. The study included 85 children aged 7 to 11 years.
Their Healthy Eating Index (HEI-2015) and Mind Diet score were assessed for seven days. The researchers found that the MIND diet, not the HEI-2015, had a positive effect on participants' reaction time and accuracy. This means that the participants who depended on the Mind Diet were able to do their work in a much better way.
