'Mens sana in corpore Sano': Home food consumption implications over child cognitive performance in vulnerable contexts.

ABSTRACT: Diet directly affects children's physical and mental development. Nonetheless, how food insecurity and household food consumption impact the cognitive performance of children at risk of social exclusion remains poorly understood. In this regard, children in Guatemala face various hazards, mainly related to the socioeconomic difficulties that thousands of families have in the country. The main objective of this study was to analyze the differences in cognitive performance considering food insecurity and household food consumption in a sample of rural and urban Guatemalan children and adolescents at risk of social exclusion. Child cognitive performance was assessed in 134 children and adolescents (age M = 11.37; SD = 3.54) from rural and urban settings. Language, attention, and

SUBMITTER: Company-Cordoba R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9665114 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature