There is an array' of nutritional and health problems
prevailing among school children in developing countries.
These include short term hunger and protei n-energy
malnutrition; micronutrient deficiencies such as those of iron,
iodine, and vitamin C, and certain disabilities (visual.auditory, physical). Those unfortunate children often face many educational difficulties, i.c. in enrollment. attendance,repetition, high DROPout rates, poor school performance, and low general achievement Cognition and alertness and other psychological factors are involved in such activities. Objectives:What are the connections between these two sets of problems; nutritional and health problems on one hand ande ducational outcomes on the other This question, motivated the researcher to carry out the present study, has been raised at the "First International meeting of th~ IJNES<;Oproject to improve Primary School....Pertormance thr~ughNatri tio~and .HcaHh Interven tion ll)eld -In this study: Hemoglobin concentration in red blood cells dietarv intakes of iron. and vitamin C (Ascorbic acid) were ~ assessed in a large sample of school children, in order to investigate thei r effects as descri pti ve independent vari abies on alertness and school achievement (dependent vari abies) in those children.