Breakfast Intake and Memorization

Around sixty percent of high school students are said to skip breakfast more than three times per week. This is significant due to the fact that breakfast intake has been associated with cognitive function in many previous studies. However, little research has been done regarding breakfast intake's impact on high schoolers' memory specifically, thus creating a gap. This begs the question, to what extent does American high school students' breakfast intake affect their levels of memorization? I hypothesize if students eat a higher-calorie breakfast, their short-term memorization abilities will improve. The study took place over the course of two weeks. During week one of the study, students consumed breakfast and took memorization quizzes immediately following. During week two, students did not consume breakfast before taking the memorization quizzes. While my hypothesis suggested that consuming breakfast would positively impact memory, the results showed a small and insignificant correlation. Demographic trends were shown between boys and girls, with girls generally scoring higher than boys, and grade levels, with sophomore's and juniors breakfast consumption positively correlating to their memory while the other grades showed a negative correlation. There was also no significant impact of calorie count on memory during week one of the study.