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ABSTRACT
This study was carried out to bring to limelight the perceived impact of nutrition on the academic performance of pupils in Benin City. Three research questions were raised to guide the study. A descriptive survey design was used in this study. The population of the study consisted all private nursery school teachers in Benin City. The sample size of the study was One hundred (100) teachers drawn from the population. Structured questionnaires were used to elicit responses from the respondents. The data were analyze with frequency and simple percentages.
The findings indicated that:
(a) Nutrition do have a great impact on the academic performance of pupils in Nursery Schools
(b) The school certainly has an important role to play in improving the nutritional status of children
(c) Parents to a large extent do have the greatest role to play in ensuring the nutritional intake of their children.
On the basis of these above findings, it was recommended that Government should make compulsory the inclusion of nutritional education in school curriculum as this will go a long way in fostering nutrition among nursery pupils, Schools should organize seminars for parents and teachers on the importance of improving health of their children through balance diet and inclusion of all classes of food. Parents and guardians should work hard to earn sufficient funds for their children and wards to feed adequately.
