The Neglected Factor in the Relationship between Executive Functioning and Obesity: The Role of Motor Control.

Marco La MarraAntonietta MessinaCiro Rosario IlardiGiuseppe VerdeRaffaella AmatoNadia EspositoSimona TroiseAntonella OrlandoGiovanni MessinaVincenzo MondaGirolamo Di Maio Ines Villano

Published in: Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) (2022)

Our results suggest that WC, as compared to BMI, is a more effective measure for studying the association between EFs and body weight. Still, we found that the motor domain partially mediates the dynamics of such a relationship.

Keyphrases

body weight
weight gain
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance
body mass index
weight loss
type diabetes
working memory
high fat diet induced
physical activity