Feeding Better Mood, Behaviour, Learning & Sleep

How children's diets affect their health, wellbeing and performance - and what parents, professionals and policymakers can do to help


Almost every day, we hear that behaviour, learning or mental health problems in children and adolescents are at record levels - and that our education and health services are overwhelmed trying to meet the needs of those affected.


In addition to developmental conditions like ADHD, the autism spectrum, dyslexia and dyspraxia / DCD, many more children - and their families and teachers - are struggling to deal with everyday difficulties, or serious issues, with mood and anxiety, behaviour, learning - and sleep.


Mental and physical health go together - but although children's diets are recognised as contributing to conditions like obesity, diabetes and other physical health problems, little or no attention is usually paid to the effects of nutrition - what children eat and drink - on how they feel, think and behave. 


Find out from two of the UK's leading experts in this area:


  • what the latest scientific evidence shows about the links between children's food and their mental health, wellbeing and performance


  • what works (and what doesn't) when it comes to practical ways in which parents, teachers and other professionals, and policymakers can help to improve children's ability to make healthier food choices. 




The video recording of this FAB Research Live Webinar and Q&A event - together with downloadable handouts - is available FREE to FAB Associates (for other benefits of joining FAB as an Associate member - see HERE).


Alternatively, this - and other individual FAB Webinars - can be accessed for a small fee via our FAB Webinar Library


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Speakers

David Rex, RD

Dietitian, Health & Social Care – Children’s Services, Highland Council


Dr Alex Richardson

DPhil (Oxon), PGCE, FRSA

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