The Negative Influence of Adiposity Extends to Intraindividual Variability in Cognitive Control Among Preadolescent Children.
Morgan R ChojnackiLauren B RaineEric S DrolletteMark R ScudderArthur F KramerCharles H HillmanNaiman A KhanPublished in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2017)
This work provides additional evidence linking childhood obesity to poorer cognitive function and includes novel data extending the negative influence of adiposity to measures of intraindividual response variability in cognitive control, even after accounting for intellectual abilities, aerobic fitness, and demographic factors.