Executive Function and BMI Trajectories Among Rural, Poor Youth at High Risk for Obesity.

CONCLUSIONS: Despite increased obesity risk among this sample, the majority of youth exhibited higher EF and some degree of obesity resilience. Youth with EF deficits displayed the greatest risk for severe obesity but had differing BMI trajectories and obesity risk profiles, which has implications for obesity intervention.
PMID: 33369183 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Obesity - December 25, 2020 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Authors: Rollins BY, Riggs NR, Francis LA, Blair CB Tags: Obesity (Silver Spring) Source Type: research