According to a new research ,fast food affects not only children's general health but it also slows down their brain.
The researchers found that children who eats most fast food score less in test for, maths, science and reading.
Lead researcher Kelly Perter from the Ohio State University in the US ,who conducted the research said ,"Our findings provide evidence that eating fast food is linked to another problem:Poorer academic outcomes."
Researchers suggested that lack of iron in the fast food leads to a slowing in development of certain processes in the brain.
Another idea is that diet high in fat and added sugar have a negative impact on the learning process.
The research used data from a national representative sample of 8,500 school children from US ,whose fast food consumption was measured at the age of ten.
This was then compared against academic test results three years later., after taking into account more than two dozen relevant factors.
Children were asked how many times they had eaten a meal or snack from a fast-food restaurant, including McDonald's , Pizza hut, Burger king ,and KFC.
Fifty two per cent had eaten food between one and three times in the previous week and ten per cent had eaten four to six times.
Another ten per cent had eaten it every day.
In science the daily eater scored an average of 79 points ,compared to 83 in those who never ate fast food .
Similar differences in academic achievement were observed for reading and maths.
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The researchers found that children who eats most fast food score less in test for, maths, science and reading.
Lead researcher Kelly Perter from the Ohio State University in the US ,who conducted the research said ,"Our findings provide evidence that eating fast food is linked to another problem:Poorer academic outcomes."
Researchers suggested that lack of iron in the fast food leads to a slowing in development of certain processes in the brain.
Another idea is that diet high in fat and added sugar have a negative impact on the learning process.
The research used data from a national representative sample of 8,500 school children from US ,whose fast food consumption was measured at the age of ten.
This was then compared against academic test results three years later., after taking into account more than two dozen relevant factors.
Children were asked how many times they had eaten a meal or snack from a fast-food restaurant, including McDonald's , Pizza hut, Burger king ,and KFC.
Fifty two per cent had eaten food between one and three times in the previous week and ten per cent had eaten four to six times.
Another ten per cent had eaten it every day.
In science the daily eater scored an average of 79 points ,compared to 83 in those who never ate fast food .
Similar differences in academic achievement were observed for reading and maths.
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