Childhood Obesity and the Brain
Overall, obesity is implicated in lower performance on cognitive control tasks. As students became more obese they tended to score higher on teacher-reported externalizing behavior problems, and lower on teacher ratings of self-control. The good news is that the consequences of inflammation due to body fat are likely to develop slowly and can be avoided.read more
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - Category: Nutrition Authors: Professor Gary L. Wenk, Ph. D. Tags: Child Development Diet Eating Disorders Health Source Type: news
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