A influência de uma alimentação saudável no desenvolvimento do aluno e na aprendizagem escolar

Abstract

This article aims to discuss how a healthy diet can influence both development and school learning. Healthy eating is essential for students of school age, because it can prevent or preserve them selves from nutritional deficits, deficiencies, and excesses, and improve school performance. Thus, it is aimed at the importance of food and how it can affect very important aspects in cognitive development, as a balanced diet rich in nutrients and minerals is remarkable for school performance. This is a literature review study, qualitative and descriptive in nature, and for the selection of studies, articles published since 2015 were used through consultation in electronic media and scientific articles in Google Scholar and Scielo. The results found show that a healthy diet together with the intake of nutrients in individual needs, configure an ideal recipe for success in learning and school development.