1University of Babylon, College of Basic Education, Babylon, Iraq
The present study aimed to measure the correlation between healthy nutrition and mental skills among primary school students in science. The sample consisted of (60) primary school girls in two schools and was chosen in a deliberate way to achieve the study objectives. The researcher prepared a questionnaire for health nutrition (44), and a test of the basic mental skills that fit the mental development of this stage, which consisted of (8) mental skills, where the number of three paragraphs about each skill and after ascertaining the indications of honesty and consistency, The analysis of the correlation coefficients revealed that there is a strong positive relationship between the healthy food that the student is taking and the raising of her mental skills. In light of the researcher's findings, she recommends more studies on healthy food and its relation to other variables such as concentration, intelligence and academic achievement. And their mental abilities.
Health Nutrition, Mental Skills, Elementary School Pupils
