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Students should eat regularly to improve concentrationDate: 15/06/2007 09:25:39
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Students should ensure they eat regular meals to improve their concentration and performance levels, the British Nutrition Foundation (BNRF) has said.
With thousands of students nationwide already with their heads in their revision books, the BNF said students who try to study on an empty stomach find it difficult to concentrate due to low blood sugar levels and can become irritable.
To achieve peak performance levels students should ensure they start the day with a whole grain or high fibre cereal to help maintain energy levels.
Eating carbohydrates with every meal achieve the greatest levels performance and concentration due to their high amounts of energy and glucose, the BNF explained.
Claire Williamson, nutrition scientist for the BNF said: "You can't concentrate and perform very well on an empty stomach. So it's important to keep blood sugar levels constant by having regular meals, [and] going for what we call low GI versions of food.
"Have things like breakfast cereal in the morning - perhaps something like a whole grain or a high fibre breakfast cereal, because that type of cereal has the lowest GI and will be released more slowly, helping to sustain energy and concentration for longer. "
Ms Williamson also added that the traditional student staple food of pasta was still ok: "Having pasta is perfectly fine - there is nothing wrong with that. It's something healthy and quite cheap - particularly if it's got lots of vegetables in it as well. "
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