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Britain held one of the biggest surveys ever when they tested different foods and drink on 10,000 children between the ages of 6 to 16 years to compare what they ate to their academic performance, SAT scores, behavior patterns and their overall health. The Food for The Brain Foundation conducted a survey between September 2006 and July 2007 with parents completing a free on line questionnaire about their children. The outcome was pretty dreadful when they found out that 1 in 3 children suffered from attention problems and mood swings/tantrums with more than half of these children having constant sugar cravings. Here are the key findings between poor food and drink choices and children’s behavior and health problems.

• The average intake of sugar servings in food and drinks were 3.5 per day.
• Their intake of dark green veggies was only about one serving per week.
• Average intake of seeds/nuts containing healthy and essential fats was about half a serving a week.
• Children who ate healthy foods like oily fish, veggies of all kinds, nuts and seeds do best at school.
• Children who ate diets high in hot fat and take out meals are three times more likely to behave badly.
• When children eat a healthy diet, they do much better in school with a proven record of 11% higher SAT scores.

This survey shows that children who eat fruits and veggies are twice as likely to be better behaved. Processed foods, take out meals, fried foods and sugar are the worst foods you could feed your child and high intakes of these foods are 44% more likely to suffer from behavioral problems.

Bobby, a 7 year old boy used to consume drinks high in sugar and eat lots of fried foods. Bobby also had behavioral problems that were so bad his parents had to think twice about taking him to many places. His mother attended a cooking workshop to learn how to prepare healthier meals and almost immediately Bobby’s behavior started to change for the better.