Brain Health and Kids: Lutein & Zeaxanthin’s Role in Cognitive Control and Academic Skills
Parents are eager to provide their children with the resources for success in school. Recent research points to benefits from dietary lutein and zeaxanthin on measures of cognition and memory in school-aged children. Naiman Khan, PhD, RD, from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will share the fascinating research looking at macular pigment status related to cognitive abilities in children.
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Event Overview:
Children in North America and globally eat few vegetables, resulting in low intakes of important nutrients such as lutein and zeaxanthin. The selective accumulation of lutein and zeaxanthin in the brain has led to research looking at the implications of lutein and zeaxanthin status and children’s cognitive function. This webcast will feature Naiman Khan, PhD, RD, Director of the Body Composition and Nutritional Neuroscience Laboratory at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Khan will share data on the influence of lutein and zeaxanthin status on important measures of cognitive performance, memory and academic achievement during childhood.
Key Learning Objectives:
• Understand the development and importance of attentional control and memory in childhood
• Recognize the influence of health factors such as diet quality on cognitive abilities among pre-adolescent children
• Understand recent research on lutein’s role in cognitive performance, memory and academic achievement during childhood
Speaker: Dr. Naiman Khan, Director of the Body Composition and Nutritional Neuroscience Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Time and Date: Thursday, September 26, 2019 at 2pm EDT | 1pm CDT | 11am PDT
On demand available after airing until Sept. 26, 2020
Sponsor: Kemin Human Nutrition and Health
Register free: https://www.nutritionaloutlook.com/no_w/influence
