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Staving Off Hunger: Physiological Effects Do Just As Much Damage

Jenny Lauren Lee |
May 21, 2009 | 4:58 p.m. PDT

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At the Foshay Learning Center in South Los Angeles, 85 percent of students
receive free or reduced-cost lunches. (photo by Jenny Lauren Lee)

Researchers have found that diet -- whether it be too much or too little food -- has a profound impact on our ability to focus, concentrate and learn.



 

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