Nutrition, Health and Education for All

Beryl Levinger

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Preface

1. Introduction

2. The Case for Education

3. The Effects of Health and Nutrition on a Child's School Performance

4. A Conceptual Framework for Understanding How Health and Nutrition Factors Influence School Achievement: The Active Learning Capacity Model

5. Promising Directions

6. Reflections on the Future

References

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