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Nutrition
Studies have shown conclusive links between nutrition and children's cognitive development as well as behavior.
Listed below are articles about nutrition and common food ingredients and the effects they have on learning.
Nutrition Articles
Omega-3's and You
Omega-3 fatty acids found in fish oils are an essential nutrient needed for children's brains to function normally.
Read more about Omega-3 fatty acids
What's Wrong with Partially Hydrogenated Oils?
Consuming partially hydrogenated oils is like inhaling cigarette smoke.
They will kill you--slowly, over time, but as surely as you breathe.
And in the meantime, they will make you fat!
Read more about Partially Hydrogenated Oils
High Fructose Corn Syrup: Sweet, but Sinister
HFCS raises an alarm because we consume so much of it. High soda consumption has been implicated in rising rates of diabetes and heart disease.
Read more about High Fructose Corn Syrup
Excitotoxins and You
Excitotoxins affect a specific type of neurons and cause widespread destruction of neurons in the retina of the eye, the hypothalamus, and the circumventricular organs.
Read more about Excitotoxins
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