Nutrition, physical activity, and other lifestyle factors in the prevention of cognitive decline and dementia

LJ Dominguez, N Veronese, L Vernuccio, G Catanese… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Multiple factors combined are currently recognized as contributors to cognitive decline. The
main independent risk factor for cognitive impairment and dementia is advanced age …

Executive function performance in obesity and overweight individuals: A meta-analysis and review

Y Yang, GS Shields, C Guo, Y Liu - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral …, 2018 - Elsevier
Prior research has suggested that obesity/overweight may be associated with deficits in
executive function. If true, this has important clinical implications. In this review, we …

Advocacy for improving nutrition in the first 1000 days to support childhood development and adult health

SJ Schwarzenberg, MK Georgieff, S Daniels… - …, 2018 - publications.aap.org
Advocacy for Improving Nutrition in the First 1000 Days to Support Childhood Development and
Adult Health | Pediatrics | American Academy of Pediatrics Skip to Main Content Disclaimer » …

Neurological consequences of obesity

PD O'Brien, LM Hinder, BC Callaghan… - The Lancet …, 2017 - thelancet.com
The high prevalence of obesity is associated with an enormous medical, social, and
economic burden. The metabolic dysfunction, dyslipidaemia, and inflammation caused by …

Physical activity, diet and other behavioural interventions for improving cognition and school achievement in children and adolescents with obesity or overweight

A Martin, JN Booth, Y Laird, J Sproule… - Cochrane Database …, 2018 - cochranelibrary.com
Background The global prevalence of childhood and adolescent obesity is high. Lifestyle
changes towards a healthy diet, increased physical activity and reduced sedentary activities …

Socioeconomic status, BMI, and brain development in children

E Dennis, P Manza, ND Volkow - Translational Psychiatry, 2022 - nature.com
Low socioeconomic status (SES) in childhood is associated with deficits in executive
function and changes in cortical morphology. Furthermore, rates of childhood obesity are …

Obesity and neuroinflammation: a pathway to cognitive impairment

AA Miller, SJ Spencer - Brain, behavior, and immunity, 2014 - Elsevier
Obesity is a growing problem worldwide and is associated with a range of comorbidities,
including cognitive dysfunction. In this review we will address the evidence that obesity and …

Obesity and cognitive decline: role of inflammation and vascular changes

JCD Nguyen, AS Killcross, TA Jenkins - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2014 - frontiersin.org
The incidence of obesity in middle age is increasing markedly, and in parallel the
prevalence of metabolic disorders including cardiovascular disease and type II diabetes is …

Childhood obesity, cortical structure, and executive function in healthy children

L Ronan, A Alexander-Bloch, PC Fletcher - Cerebral cortex, 2020 - academic.oup.com
The development of executive function is linked to maturation of prefrontal cortex (PFC) in
childhood. Childhood obesity has been associated with changes in brain structure …

The executive functions in overweight and obesity: A systematic review of neuropsychological cross-sectional and longitudinal studies

F Favieri, G Forte, M Casagrande - Frontiers in psychology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Background: The increasing incidence of people affected by overweight or obesity is a
significant health problem. The knowledge of the factors which influences the inappropriate …