A further implication of these findings is that they can potentially play a major role in health promotion by educational agencies and schools. Dietary habits that comport with food guidelines might help pave the way for students on the path to higher education. Chilean high school students perform far below the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) average in mathematics, reading and science, with less than 2% of 15-year-old scoring in the group of top performers . Evidence shows that students who fail to reach baseline levels of performance in these areas have difficulties with academic readiness, persistence and higher education completion . Nonetheless, 80% of Chilean parents expect their children to obtain a college degree .