Official NIH NLM MEDLINE / PubMed Citation • PMID: 42968408
The Cognitive Functions of Youth With Obesity: A Meta-Analysis
Brain and behavior
Verbatim Formal Study Abstract
Youth with obesity performed significantly worse than normal-weight peers on inhibition (g + = -0.193), cognitive flexibility (g + = -0.499), working memory (g + = -0.652), verbal fluency (g + = -0.420), attention (g + = -0.526), and IQ (g + = -0.288); planning could not be estimated.