Ensuring that a child is well fed with a balanced diet will boost academic performance and keep away any form of sickness or infection, says a dietitian in Nasarawa State, North-central Nigeria, Mrs Chioma Ezegwe
She stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, urging parents to feed their children with nutritious meals for mental development.
The dietician said, “Adequate balanced diet will enhance good health and help the child to grow well, and keep away sickness.
“It will also enable the child to have the vitality to be productive and excel in academic pursuits.
“Making a healthy choice of diet as parents via the advice of diet experts is important. As parents, you should encourage healthy eating and active lifestyle among children by giving them a variety of healthy food.”
According to her, it has been observed that taking a healthy diet with the advice of dieticians helps to stimulate a child’s alertness during class.
