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The relatively sparse research on food deprivation has left room for
further research. First, much of the research has focused either on chronic
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starvation at one end of the continuum or on missing a single meal at the
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other end (Green et al., 1995). Second, some of the findings have been
explain how
contradictory. One study found that skipping breakfast impairs certain
their study
will add to
aspects of cognition, such as problem-solving abilities (Pollitt, Lewis,
past research
Garza, & Shulman, 1983). However, other research by M. W. Green, N.
on the topic.
A. Elliman, and P. J. Rogers (1995, 1997) has found that food deprivation
ranging from missing a single meal to 24 hours without eating does not
significantly impair cognition. Third, not all groups of people have been
sufficiently studied. Studies have been done on 9–11 year-olds (Pollitt et
al., 1983), obese subjects (Crumpton, Wine, & Drenick, 1966), college-age
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men and women (Green et al., 1995, 1996, 1997), and middle-age males
guide readers
(Kollar et al., 1964). Fourth, not all cognitive aspects have been studied.
through the
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In 1995 Green, Elliman, and Rogers studied sustained attention, simple
reasoning.
reaction time, and immediate memory; in 1996 they studied attentional
bias; and in 1997 they studied simple reaction time, two-finger tapping,
recognition memory, and free recall. In 1983, another study focused on
reaction time and accuracy, intelligence quotient, and problem solving
(Pollitt et al.).
According to some researchers, most of the results so far indicate that
cognitive function is not affected significantly by short-term fasting (Green
et al., 1995, p. 246). However, this conclusion seems premature due to the
relative lack of research on cognitive functions such as concentration and
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perseverance. To date, no study has tested perseverance, despite its
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importance in cognitive functioning. In fact, perseverance may be a better
support their
decision to
indicator than achievement tests in assessing growth in learning and
focus on
thinking abilities, as perseverance helps in solving complex problems
concentration
and
(Costa, 1984). Another study also recognized that perseverance, better
perseverance.
learning techniques, and effort are cognitions worth studying (D’Agostino,
1996). Testing as many aspects of cognition as possible is key because the
nature of the task is important when interpreting the link between food
deprivation and cognitive performance (Smith & Kendrick, 1992).
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