Relación de la alimentación en el desarrollo del rendimiento académico de escolares de 6to y 7mo grado de la jornada matutina de la Unidad Educativa Fiscal Gral. “Eloy Alfaro Delgado”.

Abstract

The primary objective was to determine the relationship between nutritional status and academic performance of schoolchildren of the general fiscal education Unit Eloy Alfaro Delgado. The methodological approach that was given was any quantitative non-experimental design, correlational cross-sectional scope. The WHO percentiles found that 45% of the students are within the normal range, while 50% are outside the normal range.45% of students master the required learning (DAR) and 45% reach the required learning (AAR) and 10% are close to achieving the required learning (EPAAR). Using the 24/hour reminder method,2.5% have a hypercaloric intake , 27.5% consume a normal caloric intake and 70% of the students, that is, more than half of the population have a hypocaloric intake.it was determined that children who are short for age and children with a low-weight BMI who have malnutrition are not significantly related to academic performance.