Food for thought
03/03/09 13:17
On Saturday morning, I listened to Kim Hill interviewing British nutritionist, Patrick Holford, about the relationship between nutrition and such health issues as addiction and depression. He has also written extensively about the relationship between nutrition and learning and behaviour. There is a growing body of research showing such links, including this from the UK Parliamentary Food and Health Forum as shown on one of Patrick Holford’s websites.
So what do we do with this kind of information and what should we be doing with it? Many schools are taking removing sales of junk food from tuckshops but is that going far enough? One Northland school has taken the issue further by trialling Omega-3 supplements with their students. See what you think of their approach and results.
Should all schools be following this example or is it going too far? Who has the responsibility for using this information to enhance learning (and behaviour)?
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