Background The global prevalence of childhood and adolescent obesity is high. Lifestyle
changes towards a healthy diet, increased physical activity and reduced sedentary activities …

Childhood obesity rates have risen dramatically over the past few decades. Although obesity
has been linked to poorer neurocognitive functioning in adults, much less is known about …

The objective of this paper is to examine the relationship between the development of
executive function (EF) and obesity in children and adolescents. We reviewed 1,065 unique …

There is a growing view that certain foods, particularly those high in refined sugars and fats,
are addictive and that some forms of obesity can usefully be treated as a food addiction. This …

Negative urgency is a unique dimension of impulsivity that involves acting rashly when in
extreme distress and impairments in inhibitory control. It has been hypothesized to derive …

Executive functions (EFs) are hypothesized to play a role in the development and
maintenance of obesity due to their role in self-regulatory processes that manage energy …

Background Previous research demonstrates the role of attentional bias in addictive
behaviors. Impulsivity is thought to affect the strength of attentional biases, and thus …

Background Physical activity (PA) and obesity were linked with poor cognition. Our study
assessed PA interventions could improve domain-specific cognition among …

Background It is unclear whether a hypothetical intervention targeting either psychosocial
well-being or emotion-driven impulsiveness is more effective in reducing unhealthy food …

Obesity is associated with poorer executive functioning and reward sensitivity. Yet, we know
very little about whether weight loss through diet and/or increased exercise engagement …