Breakfast reduces declines in attention and memory over the morning in schoolchildren

被引：182

作者：

Wesnes, KA ^{[1
]}

Pincock, C

Richardson, D

Helm, G

Hails, S

机构：

[1] Cognit Drug Res Ltd, Reading RG30 1EA, Berks, England

[2] DPRNutr, Surrey CR0 5DG, England

[3] Cereal Partners, Welwyn Garden City AL7 1RR, Herts, England

[4] Reading Sci Serv Ltd, Reading RG6 6LA, Berks, England

来源：

APPETITE | 2003年 / 41卷 / 03期

关键词：

breakfast; complex carbohydrates; glucose; attention; working memory; episodic memory; computerised cognitive assessment; children;

D O I：

10.1016/j.appet.2003.08.009

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学]; C [社会科学总论]; Q98 [人类学];

学科分类号：

03 ; 0303 ; 030303 ; 04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

Twenty-nine schoolchildren were tested throughout the morning on 4 successive days, having a different breakfast each day (either of the cereals Cheerios or Shreddies, glucose drink or No breakfast). A series of computerised tests of attention, working memory and episodic secondary memory was conducted prior to breakfast and again 30, 90, 150 and 210 min later. The glucose drink and No breakfast conditions were followed by declines in attention and memory, but the declines were significantly reduced in the two cereal conditions. This study provides objective evidence that a typical breakfast of cereal rich in complex carbohydrates can help maintain mental performance over the morning. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：329 / 331

页数：3

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