Scientific Papers
SHOULD CHILDREN DRINK MORE WATER?: THE EFFECTS OF DRINKING WATER ON COGNITION IN CHILDREN.
While dehydration has well-documented negative effects on adult cognition, there is little research on hydration and cognitive performance in children. We investigated whether having a drink of water improved children's performance on cognitive tasks. Fifty-eight [...]
VOLUNTARY DEHYDRATION AMONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN RESIDING IN A HOT ARID ENVIRONMENT.
BACKGROUND: Voluntary dehydration is a condition where humans do not drink appropriately in the presence of an adequate fluid supply. This may adversely affect their physical and intellectual performance. The present study aimed to describe [...]
VOLUNTARY DEHYDRATION AND COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE IN TRAINED COLLEGE ATHLETES.
Cognitive and mood decrements resulting from mild dehydration and glucose consumption were studied. Men and women (total N = 54; M age = 19.8 yr., SD = 1.2) were recruited from college athletic teams. Euhydration [...]
HYDRATION STATUS OF EXCLUSIVELY AND PARTIALLY BREASTFED NEAR-TERM NEWBORNS IN THE FIRST WEEK OF LIFE.
An in-hospital prospective, observational cohort study was conducted to assess the effects of type of feeding (exclusively breastfed [EBF] vs partially breastfed [PBF]) on the hydration status of near-term newborns in the first week of [...]