Annotated Bibliography Source #1

National Center for Chronic Diseases Prevention and Health Promotion. “Health and Academic Achievement” https://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/health_and_academics/pdf/health-academic-achievement.pdf

The National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion or CDC is an organization that helps protect Americans health and safety related to diseases. They receive information that protect us against health threats to try and prevent or stop health issues. In the article “Health and Academic Achievement” the CDC states that their main goal is to get “Schools, health agencies, parents, and communities share a common goal of supporting the link between healthy eating, physical activity, and improved academic achievement of children and adolescents.”

The article compares dietary behaviors and academic achievement and physical activity and academic achievement. Both of these sections prove that eating healthy or exercises improve student’s performance academically. The article continues to explain how to constructively get these messages across to different audiences. For example, school districts are “Implementing strategies that help students stay healthy through eating healthy foods and being physically active can result in decreased rates of student absenteeism, fewer behavioral problems, and higher school-wide test scores and grades.” The article ends by stating how to specifically take actions and provide a healthier lifestyle for American students.

The CDC is very motivated to make sure that American people are properly equipped for different diseases and threats. This article specifically shows that the authors want American students to be live healthy, eat healthy, and perform positively in educational settings. The Journal of Nutrition and Food Sciences published an article titled “The Perception of College Students about a Healthy Lifestyle and its Effect on their Health.” In the Abstract, it specifically states that “Health is an aspect of life that is essentially one of the important factors in basic human performance. Health contributes to general well-being and overall lifestyle.” The journal conducts a study that proves that exercising and eating a healthy diet does directly correlate with a healthier lifestyle for college students. This journal relates to the articled published by the CDC because they both positively support the use of extracurricular and balanced eating to help implement better academics and a happier life.