Weight loss is associated with improvements in cognitive function among overweight and obese people: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews

Volumn 72, Issue , 2017, Pages 87-94

  Veronese, Nicola ^a,b   Facchini, Silvia ^a   Stubbs, Brendon ^c,d,e   Luchini, Claudio ^f,g   Solmi, Marco ^a,b   Manzato, Enzo ^a,h   Sergi, Giuseppe ^a   Maggi, Stefania ^h   Cosco, Theodore ⁱ   Fontana, Luigi ^j,k,l  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Institute of Clinical Research and Education in Medicine (IREM)   (Italy)

^c SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f SANTA CHIARA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

^h Italian Research Council   (Italy)

ⁱ MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^j WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^l CEINGE BIOTECNOLOGIE AVANZATE   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Attention; Cognition; Memory; Meta analysis; Nutrition; Obesity; Physical activity; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION; BARIATRIC SURGERY; COGNITION; DIET THERAPY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMAN; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; META ANALYSIS; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REFERENCE DATABASE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION; EXERCISE;

COGNITION; EXERCISE; HUMANS; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84999277949     PISSN: 01497634     EISSN: 18737528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2016.11.017     Document Type: Review

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