Paediatric obesity and brain functioning: The role of physical activity-A novel and important expert opinion of the European Childhood Obesity Group.
Irene Esteban-CornejoJohn ReillyFrancisco B OrtegaPawel MatusikArtur MazurEva ErhardtAnders ForslundElpis-Athina VlachopapadopoulouMargherita CaroliEmma J BoylandDaniel WeghuberDavid ThivelPublished in: Pediatric obesity (2020)
While most of the time unconsidered, child and adolescent obesity has been also associated with impaired brain health and function that can definitely affect their social interaction and integration, and then well-being and mental health. The European Childhood Obesity Group recently gathered experts in the field who discussed the main available and reliable evidence regarding the role of physical activity on brain health and cognitive functioning in children and adolescents with obesity and who propose here their main conclusions and recommendations.
Keyphrases
- mental health
- physical activity
- insulin resistance
- metabolic syndrome
- weight loss
- resting state
- white matter
- high fat diet induced
- type diabetes
- healthcare
- weight gain
- mental illness
- public health
- functional connectivity
- emergency department
- cerebral ischemia
- clinical practice
- health information
- intensive care unit
- skeletal muscle
- young adults
- multiple sclerosis
- adipose tissue