The relationship between obesity and cognitive health and decline

L Dye, NB Boyle, C Champ, C Lawton - Proceedings of the nutrition …, 2017 - cambridge.org
The relationship between obesity and cognitive impairment is important given the globally
ageing population in whom cognitive decline and neurodegenerative disorders will carry …

A review of the association between obesity and cognitive function across the lifespan: implications for novel approaches to prevention and treatment

E Smith, P Hay, L Campbell, JN Trollor - Obesity reviews, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Recent research suggests that increased adiposity is associated with poor cognitive
performance, independently of associated medical conditions. The evidence regarding this …

Examining the relationship between obesity and cognitive function: a systematic literature review

C Prickett, L Brennan, R Stolwyk - Obesity research & clinical practice, 2015 - Elsevier
The increasing prevalence of both obesity and dementia is a significant public health
concern, especially as recent research demonstrates a significant relationship between …

[HTML][HTML] Intermittent fasting enhanced the cognitive function in older adults with mild cognitive impairment by inducing biochemical and metabolic changes: a 3-year …

TC Ooi, A Meramat, NF Rajab, S Shahar, IS Ismail… - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
Intermittent fasting (IF) refers to various dietary regimens that cycle between a period of non-
fasting and a period of total fasting. This study aimed to determine the effects of IF on …

[HTML][HTML] Obesity associated with increased brain age from midlife

L Ronan, AF Alexander-Bloch, K Wagstyl, S Farooqi… - Neurobiology of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Common mechanisms in aging and obesity are hypothesized to increase susceptibility to
neurodegeneration, however, direct evidence in support of this hypothesis is lacking. We …

Neuroimaging and obesity: current knowledge and future directions

S Carnell, C Gibson, L Benson, CN Ochner… - Obesity …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Neuroimaging is becoming increasingly common in obesity research as investigators try to
understand the neurological underpinnings of appetite and body weight in humans. Positron …

[HTML][HTML] Obesity: pathophysiology and intervention

Y Zhang, J Liu, J Yao, G Ji, L Qian, J Wang, G Zhang… - Nutrients, 2014 - mdpi.com
Obesity presents a major health hazard of the 21st century. It promotes co-morbid diseases
such as heart disease, type 2 diabetes, obstructive sleep apnea, certain types of cancer, and …

Total and regional brain volumes in a population-based normative sample from 4 to 18 years: the NIH MRI Study of Normal Brain Development

Brain Development Cooperative Group - Cerebral Cortex, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Using a population-based sampling strategy, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Magnetic
Resonance Imaging Study of Normal Brain Development compiled a longitudinal normative …

[HTML][HTML] Anorexia nervosa and obesity are associated with opposite brain reward response

GKW Frank, JR Reynolds, ME Shott, L Jappe… - …, 2012 - nature.com
Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a severe psychiatric disorder associated with food avoidance and
malnutrition. In this study, we wanted to test whether we would find brain reward alterations …

Nucleus accumbens response to food cues predicts subsequent snack consumption in women and increased body mass index in those with reduced self-control

NS Lawrence, EC Hinton, JA Parkinson, AD Lawrence - Neuroimage, 2012 - Elsevier
Individuals have difficulty controlling their food consumption, which is due in part to the
ubiquity of tempting food cues in the environment. Individual differences in the propensity to …