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Good Breakfast Equals Good Grades
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report.
It is back to school time in much of the world. Calm, easy mornings are replaced with busy, hurried ones. Children wake up early and get ready for school. Many parents are also getting ready for work, helping their children and preparing food for lunches.
But, don't forget about breakfast!
When things get wildly busy in the morning, some people skip breakfast to save time. But that may be a big mistake for students.
Whether at home, on the way to school or at school -- eating something healthy for breakfast may help a student get better grades.
Welsh study
That is the finding of a 2015 study from Cardiff University in Wales. Researchers there looked at 5000 9-11 year-olds from more than 100 primary schools in the U.K. They looked at what the students ate for breakfast and then their grades six to 18 months later.
They found that the students who ate a healthy breakfast were twice as likely to perform above average in educational activities. The researchers also found that unhealthy breakfasts – such as potato chips or a donut did not appear helpful to educational performance.
In 2013, an organization in the United States, also looked at possible connections between breakfast and student success in school. The Share Our Strength's campaign, No Kid Hungry, found that on average students who ate breakfast provided by their school attended 1.5 more days of school per year. These students also scored 17.5 percent higher on standardized math tests.
How many children do not eat breakfast?
But, are there really that many children who do not eat breakfast? The answer is yes.
Experts at HealthyChildren.org say that in the United States about 8 to 12 percent of all students in grade school (Kindergarten through 8th grade) do not eat breakfast. By the time students are in high school (grades 9 – 12), 20 to 30 percent of them ignore the morning meal.
In Canada, researchers at the University of Waterloo looked at the eating habits of 42,000 students during the 2014-15 school year. The students represented 87 grade schools in Alberta and Ontario. The study found that "39 percent of students reported eating breakfast fewer than three days in a usual school week."
What is a healthy breakfast?
Health experts suggest that the best breakfast is a mix of complex carbohydrates, protein and fat. This gives your body the energy it needs to think clearly and to remember what it learns.
This was the 2005 finding of researchers at Tufts University in the U.S. They found that when it comes to giving the brain what it needs to work at its highest level -- not all breakfasts are created equal.
In their report, they explain that the brain needs glucose to work well. The best breakfast should include complex carbohydrates that slowly release energy to the body. Whole rolled oats, whole grain bread or low-sugar granola are examples.
But the report explains, simply eating a breakfast rich in carbohydrates may make a student tired.
So, adding protein helps to prevent that. Having a protein such as milk, yogurt, eggs or meat can help students to feel full longer. Oatmeal, the researchers say, is an example of a breakfast that is rich in fiber and protein. It releases energy slowly because it is a whole grain food. So, students will feel full longer.
Health experts on the website LiveStrong also suggest not eating too much for breakfast. This can also make a person feel tired and unable to think clearly. They say eating between 350 and 500 calories in the morning is a good amount of energy to start the day.
Breakfast is not just good for students
A good breakfast is not just helpful for school-aged children. We all may gain from eating something healthy first thing in the morning.
A study from researchers at the University of Toronto in Canada found that a breakfast rich in protein and complex carbohydrates increased performance on short- and long-term memory. Carbohydrates and protein are especially important because they have a major effect on long-term memory.
And that's the Health & Lifestyle report.
I'm Anna Matteo.
重点解析
1.wake up 苏醒
Jake wanted to wake up, but sleep held him back.
杰克想要醒来，但睡意使他又沉入梦乡。
2.grade schools 小学
He recognizes the need to invest in science, from grade schools to universities to industry.
他意识到投资科学的必要，从小学到大学再到产业界。
3.a mix of ...混合物
You are a mix of introverted and extroverted.
你是内向和外向的集合体。
4.long-term memory 长期记忆
Focus time is important for long-term memory as well as overall brain health.
专注时间对长期记忆和大脑整体健康来说非常重要。
5.Children wake up early and get ready for school.
get ready for 做好...的准备
I have a lot of work to do to get ready for tomorrow.
我得为明天做许多准备工作。
We have to get ready for tomorrow.
我们要去为明天作准备。
6.Carbohydrates and protein are especially important because they have a major effect on long-term memory.
have a major effect on 对...有重大影响
The emotions, perceptions and motivations that make up the inner work life, have a major effect on performance at work.
由情绪、感知、动力组成的内心工作生活对工作表现有重大影响。
When you concede a goal like that, it's going to have a major effect on the team's confidence.
当你被罐了这么一个球，对全队的信心都是致命打击。
参考译文
吃早餐的学生成绩更好？
这里是VOA慢速英语健康生活报道。
全球多数地区都迎来了返校季。原本平静、放松的清晨转而变得匆忙、仓促。孩子们早起，准备上学。许多家长也准备上班，还要照顾孩子以及准备午餐。
但是，别忘记吃早餐哦！
早上忙的不可开交，有些人为了赶时间选择不吃早餐。但这对学生来说，可能是个很大的错误。
无论是在家，还是在上学路上或者学校，早餐吃点健康的食物也许能帮助学生取得更好的成绩。
威尔士的研究
这是来自威尔士卡迪夫大学2015年的一项研究结果。研究人员对英国100所小学的5000名9岁到11岁的学生进行了调查。他们研究了学生们吃的早餐，以及他们在6个月到18个月后的学习成绩。
他们发现，吃健康早餐的学生在教育活动中的表现高于平均水平的可能性是普通学生的两倍。研究人员还发现，不健康的早餐，如薯片或甜甜圈对学习成绩似乎没有帮助。
2013年，美国一家组织也研究了早餐与学生成绩方面的潜在联系。“同心协力”组织发起的一项“让孩子不再挨饿”的活动发现，吃学校提供的早餐的普通学生，每年多出勤1.5天，他们在标准化数学考试中的成绩也提高了17.5%。
多少孩子不吃早餐？
不过，真有那么多的孩子不吃早餐吗？答案是肯定的。
健康儿童网站的专家称，在美国，约8%到12%的小学生（幼儿园到八年级）不吃早餐。而在中学生（9年级到12年级）中，有20%到30%的学生忽略了早餐。
在加拿大，滑铁卢大学的研究员调查了2014到2015学年间4.2万名学生的饮食习惯。这些学生代表了亚伯达省和安大略省的87所小学。该研究发现，“39%的学生表示，他们每周吃早餐的时间不足三天。”
什么是健康早餐呢？
健康专家建议，最佳早餐是含有复合碳水化合物、蛋白质和脂肪的食物。这能提供身体所需的能量，让你能够清晰思考，并记住所学的知识。
这是美国塔夫茨大学的研究人员在2005年的研究发现。他们发现，提到让大脑保持最佳状态的食物，并非所有早餐的效果都是相同的。
他们在报告中解释称，大脑需要葡萄糖才能有效运转。最佳早餐应该包含复合碳水化合物，它们可以缓慢地向身体释放能量。例如全燕麦片、全麦面包或低糖燕麦是不错的选择。
但报告解释称，只吃含有碳水化合物的早餐可能会让学生感到疲倦。
因此，早餐中添加蛋白质有助于避免这种问题。从牛奶、酸奶、蛋类或肉类中摄取的蛋白质能够延长学生的饱腹感。研究人员表示，燕麦粥是一种富含膳食纤维和蛋白质的早餐。由于燕麦是全谷类食物，所以能够缓慢地释放能量，所以，学生的饱腹感得以延长。
“LiveStrong”网站的健康专家也建议早餐不要吃太多，因为这会让人感觉疲倦，无法清晰地思考。他们指出 ，早餐摄取350到500卡路里的热量是最合适的。
早餐不只对学生有益
一顿丰盛的早餐不仅对学龄儿童有益。我们所有人都可以从健康的早餐中获益。
加拿大多伦多大学的研究人员发现，一份富含蛋白质和复合碳水化合物的早餐能提高短期以及长期记忆能力。碳水化合物和蛋白质尤其重要，因为他们对长期记忆能力有重大影响。
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