Changes in Learning Outcomes after Dietary Intervention in Preschoolers: A Pilot Study.

ABSTRACT: The executive functioning skill set, which includes working memory, cognitive flexibility, and inhibitory control, begins developing in early life and continues into adulthood. Preschoolers' abilities to perform those skills may be influenced by diet. The purpose of this study was to explore the acute effects of consuming a low-GI diet compared to the usual childcare diet on preschoolers' self-reported feelings of hunger and fullness and their performance on learning-associated tasks. This study was a prospective feeding trial in n = 20 children 3-4 years of age, completed in a laboratory setting where children attended "day camps" and consumed two days of usual diet (CON) and two days of low-GI (INT) diet. Learning outcomes were evaluated using select learning assessments including the Ka

SUBMITTER: Hasan F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8230330 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature