BTW, I don't want to give the impression that I am uninterested in improving childhood nutrition or unconcerned about childhood obesity or the abysmal state of school lunch. None of this is true. We are on the brink of a major public health crisis; I'm terrified by what I've seen WRT type 2 diabetes rates in children. However, if you think this is the primary way to improve academic underachievement in disadvantaged children, I really do think you're barking up the wrong tree.

Birth-5 intervention, excellent prenatal care, daycare and preschool. If a child is behind by third grade, chances are that he/she will never catch up.