Visceral fat is associated with lower executive functioning in adolescents

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1336-1343

  Schwartz, D H ^a   Leonard, G ^b   Perron, M ^c   Richer, L ^c   Syme, C ^d   Veillette, S ^c,e   Pausova, Z ^d   Paus, T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À CHICOUTIMI   (Canada)

^d HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^e Groupe ICOBES Recherche et Transfert   (Canada)

Author keywords

adolescence; executive functioning; intra abdominal fat; total body fat; visceral fat

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; COGNITION; COMMUNITY SAMPLE; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; INCOME; INTRAABDOMINAL FAT; MEMORY; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; VERBAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; CANADA; COGNITION DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRA-ABDOMINAL FAT; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OBESITY; PARENTS; PUBERTY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84885677771     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2013.104     Document Type: Article

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