The relationship between obesity and cognitive impairment is important given the globally
ageing population in whom cognitive decline and neurodegenerative disorders will carry …

Obesity is associated with both structural and functional changes of the central nervous
system. While gray matter alterations in obesity point to a consistent reduction with …

Common mechanisms in aging and obesity are hypothesized to increase susceptibility to
neurodegeneration, however, direct evidence in support of this hypothesis is lacking. We …

Obesity-related structural brain alterations point to a consistent reduction in gray matter with
increasing body mass index (BMI) but changes in white matter have proven to be more …

Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of cardiovascular risk factors defined by the presence of
abdominal obesity, glucose intolerance, hypertension and/or dyslipidemia. It is a major …

This review paper will discuss the recent literature examining the relationship between
obesity and neurocognitive outcomes, with a particular focus on cognitive changes after …

Diffusion tensor imaging studies show age-related differences in cerebral white matter (WM).
However, few have studied WM changes over time, and none evaluated individual …

Obesity, commonly measured with body mass index (BMI), is associated with numerous
deleterious health conditions including alterations in brain integrity related to advanced age …

The overweight status or obesity can be confirmed through classical methods such as the
body mass index (BMI) and the waist-to-hip ratio (WHR). Apart from metabolic issues such …

Background and Purpose Bariatric surgery is associated with improved cognitive function,
but the mechanisms underlying these gains remain poorly understood. Disturbed leptin and …