Executive function in individuals with clinically significant weight loss via behavioral intervention.

Marissa A GoweyWilliam H NeumeierSamantha HenryVirginia G WadleyJanice PhillipsKathleen M HaydenMark A EspelandMace CodayCora Elizabeth LewisGareth R Dutton

Published in: Obesity science & practice (2020)

Most individuals with obesity who achieved clinically significant weight loss via behavioral intervention had average to above average EF. Individuals who maintained (vs. regained) their lost weight performed better on tests of decision-making.

Keyphrases

weight loss
bariatric surgery
roux en y gastric bypass
randomized controlled trial
gastric bypass
decision making
weight gain
glycemic control
type diabetes
obese patients
body mass index
insulin resistance
adipose tissue