Before blaming your child for poor or average academic performances, just find out if there is a shortfall on your part. Is he getting the required nutrients through his daily dietary intake? In other words, are you being able to provide him with the "fuel" necessary to keep his "machinery" running? Growing children need nutritious foods to support their growth process during the teen years. Yes, teen years- which marks loads of energy, enthusiasm, strength, courage and rebellion.
Researchers from Sweden have reported that teens with high folic acid levels are most likely to exhibit better school performance in comparison to those who have low levels of this vitamin. This further gives weight to the previously established findings which suggested that folate helps in brain development and functioning.
Researchers at the Orebro University Hospital in Sweden assembled data pertaining to folic acid levels in 386, 15-year old teenagers. The researchers also took into account the socioeconomic background and the genetics.
The findings revealed that the teens who had the highest levels of folic acid were able to secure the best grades The other two factors, socioeconomic status and heredity were not found to play a part in it.
Researchers pointed out that the findings would explain the importance of high folate diet in childhood and puberty. They believe that this finding would also have an effect on school meal provisions, educational programs and on information provided to parents.
