Neurocognitive correlates of obesity and obesity-related behaviors in children and adolescents

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 494-506

  Liang, J ^a,b   Matheson, B E ^a,c   Kaye, W H ^b   Boutelle, K N ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

children; cognitive functioning; neurocognition; obesity related behaviors; pediatric obesity; treatment implications

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; AUTOREGULATION; BODY MASS; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; DEPTH PERCEPTION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); INTELLIGENCE; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MEMORY; MENTAL FUNCTION; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WAIST HIP RATIO; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMPLICATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PEDIATRIC OBESITY;

EID: 84898041036     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2013.142     Document Type: Article

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