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__** Annotated Bibliography: **__ Written By: Alixandra Kaufman

__** I. Diet Quality and Academic Performance: **__ Florence, Michelle D. Asbridge, Mark. Veugelers, Paul J. Diet Quality and Academic Performance. Journal of School Health. Volume 78, Issue 4, pages 209-215 April 2008.

It is true that very few research studies have examined the effect of diet quality on academic performance of children. This article produces information on this study and examines the association between overall diet quality and academic performance. Information on dietary intake, height, and weight and socio-demographic variables were linked to results of a provincial standardized literacy assessment. Multilevel regression methods were used to examine the association between indicators of diet quality and academic performance while adjusting for gender and socioeconomic characteristics of parents and residential neighborhoods. Students with decreased overall diet quality were significantly more likely to perform poorly on assessment. Children attending better school and living in wealthy neighborhood also performed better.

This information offered in this article, Diet Quality and Academic Performance, was extremely helpful and related to my research because the findings demonstrate an association between diet quality and academic performance and identify specific dietary factors that contribute to this association. This research supports the broader implementation and investment in effective school nutrition programs as I have mentioned in the power point, the National Lunch Program as well as the Breakfast Program. These programs have the potential to improve student access to healthy food choices, diet quality, academic performance and over the long term, health. The authors are reliable because the work in the Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine at the Dalhousie University.

__** II. Health Behaviors and Health Promotion/Disease Prevention Perceptions of Medical Students: **__ Delnevo, CD. Abatemarco, DJ. Gotsch, AR. Health Behaviors and Health Promotion/Disease Prevention Perceptions of Medical Students. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 1996, 12(1):38-43.

It is very important to engage in behaviors that are conducive in maintaining a healthy lifestyle. It is also very important to identify and address negative health behaviors in the population, not only in terms of personal health, but also in its effect on their interaction with future patient populations. This article is discussing the importance of advocating healthy life style and dietary choices. Without doctors and medical students focusing on taking cross-sectional surveys studying the affects of poor diets on students, certain programs would have never been initiated to ensure a healthy future for these students in underprivileged and less fortunate areas.

This article was extremely helpful to my research because it offered a new approach that I had to previously considered. We rely on medicine and surgery's and dieting to help lose weight because obesity is a huge problem. Changing your diet is absolutely key in this consumerist society. The information that these trained professional provide, however, is very important because we need this information to teach it to the youth how to stay healthy at a very young age. Avoid becoming obese and dealing with psychological and social consequences as well as long term affects like disease. Also, we need to have this information so students will be healthier and perform better academically. This is a reliable source because it was taken from the Health Education and Behavioral Science Track in the New Jersey Graduate Program in Public Health.

Mohan B, Kumar N, Rangbulla A, Kumbkarni S, Sood NK, Wander GS. Department of Cardiology, Dayanand. Prevalence of Sustained Hypertension and Obesity in Urban and Rural School going Children. Medical College and Hospital. Indian Heart Journal. 2004, 56(4):310-314.
 * __ III. Prevalence of Sustained Hypertension and Obesity in Urban and Rural School going Children: __**

There is an increasing trend of hypertension, it is a worldwide phenomenon. The data on sustained hypertension in school going children is scanty in India. There is a high prevalence of sustained hypertension and obesity in apparently healthy school children in rural and urban areas. The students that were taken as subjects in this study were between the ages of 11 and 17 in an urban area. It was proven that the blood pressure of hypertensive population in both urban and rural areas was incredibly high. The prevalence of sustained hypertension is on the rise in urban areas even in younger age groups. Blood pressure is frequently elevated in obese children as compared to lean subjects. This is possibly related to their sedentary lifestyle, altered eating habits, increased fay content of diet and decreased physical activities.

This article proves that poor eating habits lead to illness in many young children and students most notably in rural and urban areas. In my research, my goal was to provide evidence that would show the audience how chronic illness and diseases are increasingly serious issues. This article was helpful to my research because there were many statistics and points provided that went along with my studies. Long term effects claim students health. This is true in areas of the world that are less fortunate. It is unfair to deprive young children of proper food, protein and nutrition because their families may not be able to afford it. A healthy diet goes a long way and can reduce the risk of terrible diseases in the youth. This is a reliable source because it is written by many professionals who are affiliated with many doctors and attended the Medical College and Hospital of India.

Singh, Akhil Kant. Maheshwari, Ankit. Sharma, Nidhi. Anand, K. Lifestyle Associated Risk Factors in Adolescents. The Indian Journal of Pediatrics. October 2006, Volume 73, Issue 10, pp 901-906.
 * __ IV. Lifestyle Associated Risk Factors in Adolescents: __**

The data recorded on these risk factors in school age population is deficient in India. The present study was conducted to evaluate the prevalence of lifestyle associated risk factors for non-communicable diseases in apparently healthy school children in an urban school in New Delhi using standard criteria. The study documents the inappropriate dietary practices such as fast food and low fruit consumption as well as limited physical activity. It was proven that there was a high prevalence of obesity and hypertension of students in these schools. Ultimately, school based interventions are required to reduce the morbidity associated with non-communicable diseases.

This article was very helpful to my research because it provided more information on the prevalence with poor diets and chronic illness like hypertension as well as obesity due to the over consumption of fast food as well as eating very little fruit. School systems have made new modifications to better the lives of their students and their overall health. Without these new programs and intervention of the school system when it comes to eating poorly, there would be more people suffering from obesity and this takes a very negative toll on a students academic performance as well as their self esteem. Other young students, tragically, do not want to be associated with other students their age that are obese. These authors are credible and reliable because They are all professionals in Pediatrics, a children's hospital and provide a lot of information on the importance of leading a healthy lifestyle.

Dwyer, Johanna. The School Nutrition Dietary Study. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. December 3, 2012. No Volume information provided.
 * __ V. The School Nutrition Dietary Study: __**

School meal programs are dealing with the challenges of four revolutions, particularly the last, and with risks of both dietary deficiency and excess. School lunches and breakfasts make important contributions to what American children eat. One in ten children gets two of their three major meals in school, and more than half get one of their three major meals in school. It is important to assess what we are feeding our children in this setting. This article raises many important questions as well as ideas, what foods are we feeding our children in schools? What children eat over the course of a day? Low participation in the school Breakfast Program. There are barriers to lowering fat in school meals. What are likely health affects of lower food energy or lower fat school meals?

This article was very helpful for my research because it raised a lot of important questions about the risks of both dietary deficiency and eating in excess. It is obvious not that obesity is the most common result of over eating and many long lasting effects occur because of obesity such as diabetes. If all of this information found in my research was brought to health classes as the early age of a child and they were made aware of the seriousness of eating healthier, we could possibly make a huge difference in our society. Also, a lot of the young children at school are hungry. This article stated that many children rely on the school systems eating programs for all of their food intake which is horrifying due to how tiny the portions actually are. The children are hungry, leading to their inability to focus on their schoolwork. This has been an ongoing issue, we need to educate our children and students, especially parents of this matter. The author is a reliable source because she managed to raise many common questions that are asked my parents and administrators. It could be very dangerous if we disregard these issues and not deal with them.