Food and learning

During our student life we must endure periods of high workload and exams, which means that free time is not an abundant resource. This leads many students to suffer from inadequate nutrition, neglecting the timing of each meal and sacrificing quality for speed in the preparation of food. Food is one of the factors that most influences human health, and while that is no secret to anyone, many tend to overlook the intrinsic relationship between body and mind.

The following guide will be dedicated to the study of food and its influence during the learning process, we will make a basic analysis on this topic so that you have all the necessary elements to understand the magnitude that can have to neglect our meals during the student stage.

The problems of fast food

Fast food could hardly be called food if we take into account the nutritional contribution it makes. The process of ingesting and digesting food requires a certain amount of time for our brain to stop feeling hungry and for our body to process the food. Fast food does not satisfy the appetite for a long time, so we tend to eat more regularly and in bad schedules, this results in fattening and accelerating the accumulation of fat in the body.

The scarce nutrients that fast food can provide are not able to supply the sufficient energy demanded by our body during a day of study. In fact, it has been proven that mental activity consumes much more energy than physical activity, so people who engage in intellectual exercise need to be even more careful about what they eat than those who do not.

Lack of micronutrients

When we begin to neglect our diet, one of the first things that tend to suffer are micronutrients such as vitamins and minerals. Drinking a juice or preparing a salad seems like a luxury, so it is relegated to a secondary level under the excuse that we do not have enough time.

Not following a balanced diet causes a shortage of micronutrients that are essential for our memory, concentration and cognitive development. So to speak, our brain becomes less efficient, not to mention the many health effects that our body will suffer.

During early childhood through adolescence, our body undergoes numerous changes, where we are in a period of growth and development. The absence of essential micronutrients during this period can considerably affect our cognitive development, directly our brain may not be able to obtain the elements it needs to