CHAPTER 1
THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND

Introduction As experts say, healthy eating is to healthy brain. Food is the most basic need in our life. It gives us nutrients that our body needs. Food plays very vital role in maintaining proper health and also helps in prevention and cure of diseases. Good nutritive food makes health, but at the same time bad or unhealthy food gives rise to several diseases. Our cells, tissues and all organs works properly only with nutritious food which we eat. Eating healthy will leave you much happier and mentally sharp.
With this, the researcher got very much interested to conduct a study on the eating habits and academic performances of the third year high school students at Village School of Parkwoods. The researcher wants to know the effects of eating nutritious foods and how it affects their academic performance

Statement of the Problem This study will be conducted to know all the effects of eating habits to academic performances. Specifically, the study aims to address the question below:

1. What are the effects of eating habits to academic performances of the selected high school students?

Hypothesis 1. Healthy eating habits will lead to high academic performance of the selected high school students.

2. Unhealthy eating habits will lead to low academic performances of the third year high school students.
Scope and Delimitation

This study will focus on determining the effects of eating habits to academic performances of the fifty (50) selected high school students at Village School of Parkwoods, School Year 2012-2013.
Importance of the Study

The study of eating habits that affects academic performances will give benefits to the following groups.

1. To Students: This will open up their minds to eat healthy and give more importance to their eating habits to be more mentally sharp