Visceral fat is associated with lower executive functioning in adolescents
Visceral fat is associated with lower executive functioning in adolescents
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Schwartz, D H , Leonard, G , Perron, M , Richer, L , Syme, C , Veillette, S , Pausova, Z and Paus, T
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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English
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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Obesity, a major risk factor for cardiometabolic disease, is associated with lower cognitive performance from childhood to senescence, especially on tasks of executive function. In the cardiovascular domain, fat stored viscerally rather than elsewhere in the body carries particularly high risk. It is unknown whether this is also true...
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Visceral fat is associated with lower executive functioning in adolescents
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_5061567
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0307-0565
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1476-5497
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10.1038/ijo.2013.104
