Children who eat breakfast have higher academic performance and are faster and more skilled at solving problems, according to researchers from the University of California (USA). What's more, scientific studies show that a good breakfast improves children's test scores .
According to experts, one factor to consider is that children who eat breakfast generally eat more basic nutrients than those who do not. The main factors that reduce children's school performance are skipping one of the three main meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner), eating little iron, and being exposed to lead. Specifically, several studies reveal that when schoolchildren do not have enough iron in their blood, it is very difficult for them to pay attention and concentrate , they become irritable, have perception difficulties, lower their scores on intelligence tests (especially in vocabulary) and their general performance is affected.
