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Paper on drinking water and cognition published

Edmonds, C.J. & Burford, D. (2009).  Should children drink more water? The effects of drinking water on cognition in children. Appetite, 52, 776-779.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2009.02.010

These results suggest that even children in a state of mild dehydration, not induced by intentional water deprivation or by heat stress and living in a cold climate, can benefit from drinking more water and improve their cognitive performance.

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  1. Day Zero | Headlines says:
    05/09/2009 at 3:41 am

    […] might also be interested to know that there is research that suggests that children who had a drink of water performed significantly better on a number of tasks. Recent findings suggest that consuming water benefits cognitive performance […]