NUTRITION AND ACADEMIC NUTRITION AND ACADEMIC

PERFORMANCEPERFORMANCEAULA ABIERTA

ENGLISH ONLINE TRAINING FOR ECUADORIAN ENGLISH TEACHERS TO GET LEVEL B2

 FINAL COURSE PAPER

AUTHORS:Lic. Jenny Suárez Pincay

Lic. Rosa Elena Soledispa Santana Lic. Bella Nuris Tumbaco Zambrano

 ADVISOR:

Lic. Roberth Ponce  

JIPIJAPA - MANABÍ – ECUADOR2014- 2015 

One of the main concerns around world is the role of nutrition in learning to have a high academic performance, so it is a fundamental issue in education. Indeed, active promotion on health is now seen as a priority for school.

NUTRITION AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

GOOD GOOD

NUTRITIONNUTRITION

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attainment attainment of normal of normal

growth and growth and developmentdevelopment

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lifelife

early lifeearly life

adequate adequate quantity quantity

and qualityand quality

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physical physical and mental and mental growth and growth and developmendevelopmen

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ROLE OF NUTRITION

WIDESPREAD PROBLEM

Regular exerciseRegular exercise

Overall healthy life style

Not drinking too much alcohol

Not drinking too much alcohol

Stress managementStress management

Not smokingNot smoking

Limit exposure to environmental hazards

Limit exposure to environmental hazards

The keys to good nutrition are balance, variety and moderation. To stay healthy, your body needs the right balance of carbohydrates, fats and protein— the three main components of nutrition.

The keys to good nutrition are balance, variety and moderation. To stay healthy, your body needs the right balance of carbohydrates, fats and protein— the three main components of nutrition.

The food and nutritional situation in Ecuador reflects its' socio-economic reality; the production potential, the capacity to transport and to commercialize foods that satisfy the nutritional requirements at all population levels.

GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENT

DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT

STRATEGYSTRATEGY

Ecuadorian Ecuadorian

societysociety

Important Important

factorsfactors

Food production and the yield of main consumption products and their relation to the market

NUTRITION CONCEPTS• The process of nourishing or being nourished, especially the

process by which a living organism assimilates food and uses it for growth and for replacement of tissues.

• Balanced diet combined with regular physical activity.

• The process of nourishing or being nourished, especially the process by which a living organism assimilates food and uses it for growth and for replacement of tissues.

• Balanced diet combined with regular physical activity.

nutritionnutritionMerriam Webster Dictionary that says that it is

the process of eating the right kind of food so

you can grow properly and be healthy.

Academic achievement or (academic) performance is the outcome of education -the extent to which a student, teacher or institution has achieved their educational goals.

GOOD NUTRITION IS ESSENTIAL IF LEARNING IS TO OCCUR

WHY INVESTING IN WHY INVESTING IN NUTRITIONNUTRITION

Improving nutrition contributes to productivity, economic development, and poverty reduction by improving physical work capacity, cognitive development, school performance, and health by reducing disease and mortality. Poor nutrition perpetuates the cycle of poverty and malnutrition through three main routes— direct losses in productivity from poor physical status and losses caused by disease linked with malnutrition; indirect losses from poor cognitive development and losses in schooling; and losses caused by increased health care costs.

Thirty-six percent of children under five are growth retarded (that is, their height-for-age is

low).

36%

64%

GROWTH RETARDATION OF CHILDREN UNDER FIVE

THIRTY-SIX % CHILDREN THIRTY-SIX % CHILDREN UNDER FIVEUNDER FIVE

associated with a substantial reduction in mental capacity

adverse school performance

leads to reduced work productivity

GROWTH RETARDATION

Seventeen percent of infants are born with low birth weight (under 2.5 kilograms), resulting in poorer cognitive performance during infancy, although this effect is overshadowed by that of malnutrition. In the longer term, children born with a low birth weight have a poor attention span in school.

Seventeen percent of infants are born with low birth weight (under 2.5 kilograms), resulting in poorer cognitive performance during infancy, although this effect is overshadowed by that of malnutrition. In the longer term, children born with a low birth weight have a poor attention span in school.

GOOD NUTRITION IS ESSENTIAL IF LEARNING IS TO OCCUR

GOOD NUTRITION IS ESSENTIAL IF LEARNING IS TO OCCUR

MALNUTRITION MALNUTRITION

Serious cases- Little or no weight gain, swelling of feet, dark spots, open peeling sores, thinness or loss of hair, lack of desire to laugh or play, sores inside mouth, failure to develop normal intelligence, dry eyes (xerossis) blindness

Serious cases- Little or no weight gain, swelling of feet, dark spots, open peeling sores, thinness or loss of hair, lack of desire to laugh or play, sores inside mouth, failure to develop normal intelligence, dry eyes (xerossis) blindness

Due to lack of

Nutritios food might cause

Mild cases, slower growth, swollen belly, thin body, loos of appetite, loss of energy, anemia, desire to eat dirt, sores in corners of mouth, frequent colds and other infections, night blindness

Mild cases, slower growth, swollen belly, thin body, loos of appetite, loss of energy, anemia, desire to eat dirt, sores in corners of mouth, frequent colds and other infections, night blindness

such as

starvationstarvation

Is due to not getting

enough food to eat

enough food to eat

MAJOR CAUSES OF DEATH IN MAJOR CAUSES OF DEATH IN

NEONATES AND CHILDREN UNDER-NEONATES AND CHILDREN UNDER-

FIVE IN THE WORLDFIVE IN THE WORLD

WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE OF GOOD NUTRITION FOR KIDS

CONSUMING NUTRITIOUS FOODS

GROW, DEVELOP, DO WELL ACADEMICALLY AND FEEL GOOD ABOUT THEMSELVES.

HELP CHILDREN AND TEENS

Good nutrition also helps Good nutrition also helps prevent child and teen prevent child and teen

issues issues EATING DISORDERS DENTAL CAVITIES

IRON-DEFICIENCY ANEMIA.

The Effects Of Junk Food And Iron Deficiency

affects academic performance.

which in

turn

of

CHILDHOOD OBESITY PREVENTION TO SUPPORT OPTIMAL GROWTH AND GOOD

LEARNINGChildren require a variety of nutrient-dense foods such as fresh fruits, vegetables, whole grains, meat, fish and adequate calories in order to grow and develop properly.

Education And Learning Depend On Good Nutrition And Health

Nutritional and health status are powerful influences on a child’s learning and on how well a child performs in school.

SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAM IN ECUADOR

Give school feeding services as a response of a state policy that contributes to reduce the gap among the access to a universal education, its enlargement in quality and efficiency that simultaneously, can improve the low nutritional situation on public school students.

CONCLUTION

Global Problem

Limits Intellectual Potential

Irreversible damage to the physical, mental, and social development of the child

Global Problem

Limits Intellectual Potential

Irreversible damage to the physical, mental, and social development of the child

Lack of knowledge of proper nutrition in children.

Low income or poverty

Lack of knowledge of proper nutrition in children.

Low income or poverty

CHRONICUNDERNOURISHED

UNDER FIVE YEARS

OF EVERY FIVE CHILDREN

ONE

IS

Children malnutrition

RECOMENDATIONS

School Nutrition

Develop good eating habits in students

Nutrition, and psychosocial stimulation

Eating foods that are within the nutritional pyramid

Controlled nutrition by professionals

Exercises to energize the body