Relationship of nutrition and physical activity behaviors and fitness measures to academic performance for sixth graders in a midwest city school district.

U Edwards, Jane; Mauch, Lois; R Winkelman, Mark

doi:10.1111/j.1746-1561.2010.00562.x

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Relationship of nutrition and physical activity behaviors and fitness measures to academic performance for sixth graders in a midwest city school district.

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Jane U Edwards

Lois Mauch

Mark R Winkelman

Abstract

BACKGROUND: To support curriculum and policy, a midwest city school district assessed the association of selected categories of nutrition and physical activity (NUTR/PA) behaviors, fitness measures, and body mass index (BMI) with academic performance (AP) for 800 sixth graders. METHODS: Students com...

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