The effects of dietary habits on Iranian students' school performance, a pilot cross-sectional study

To determine whether dietary habits in Iranian secondary school students have any effect on an individual's performance in school. The observational, cross-sectional study was conducted in Tehran during the 2010-11 academic year. Standardised Graduate Point Average was used as school performanc...

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Published inJournal of the Pakistan Medical Association Vol. 64; no. 1; pp. 20 - 23
Main Authors Tayebi, Sirous, Pourabbasi, Ata, Shirvani, Mahbubeh Ebrahimnegad
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Pakistan Knowledge Bylanes 01.01.2014
Subjects
Adolescent
Analysis
Behavior
Cross-Sectional Studies
Feeding Behavior
Female
High schools
Humans
Iran
Male
Pilot Projects
Students
Task Performance and Analysis
Iran
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Summary:To determine whether dietary habits in Iranian secondary school students have any effect on an individual's performance in school. The observational, cross-sectional study was conducted in Tehran during the 2010-11 academic year. Standardised Graduate Point Average was used as school performance. A validated nationalised nutritional questionnaire, designed by an expert committee, was filled by each student. Data was analysed using SPSS 16. The age of the 96 male high school students ranged betweeen 16 and 17 years, with the mean of 16.65 +/- 0.3 years. Of the total, 50 (52.1%) students had negative and 46 (47.9%) had positive standardised GPA. The average score of the questionnaire for the students in the positive group was significantly higher than the others (26.3 vs. 21.04) (p<0.05). Poor school performance in Iranian secondary school students was in relation with poor dietary habits.
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ISSN:0030-9982