title: The relationship between scholastic progress and nutritional status. Part I. A study of 488 school beginners.
abstract: The reading progress of 488 Chatsworth Indian school beginners, in relation to their nutritional status, was assessed. It was found that the majority of the children were grossly growth-retarded and some 90% of them could be classified as slow learners. The significance of these findings is discussed. It is recommended that dietary supplementation be introduced for preschool as well as for school-going children in communities where growth retardation is prevalent.
mesh_terms: D000124:Achievement; D001827:Body Height; D001835:Body Weight; D002508:Cephalometry; D002648:Child; D002664:Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000208:ethnology; D008297:Male; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D011932:Reading; D012885:Skinfold Thickness; D013019:South Africa