Food for thought: Are school feeding programmes effective in improving educational outcomes? Thapa, Rabi; White, Howard. Publication year: 2009 Abstract Existing evidence: School feeding leads to better educational outcomes, though results are more positive for school enrolment and attendance than for cognitive performance. Child Welfare/psychology, Cognition Disorders/diagnosis, Food and Nutrition Education, Protein-Energy Malnutrition/diagnosis, School Feeding Fulltext