Effect of Obesity on Cognitive Function among School Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study

Conclusion: Cognitive functions including AST-Latency, AST-Incongruent, AST-Percent correct trials, and IED Total errors were significantly weakened in markedly obese students. Significant impairments in their cognitive functions, especially attention, retention, intelligence, and cognitive flexibility, were observed. The findings of this study emphasize the need to involve school adolescents in physical activities to reduce body weight in order to have cognitive functions within normal range and also to minimize obesity-associated complications.Obes Facts 2019;12:150 –156
Source: Obesity Facts - Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Source Type: research