ArticleObesity science & practice2016
Executive functions predict weight loss in a medically supervised weight loss programme.
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Sleep and Stigma: Novel Moderators in the Relationship Between Weight Status and Cognitive Function
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26 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 36 citations in OpenAlex.
- Executive Functions in Predicting Weight Loss and Obesity Indicators: A Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Pooled it
- The Executive Functions in Overweight and Obesity: A Systematic Review of Neuropsychological Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Studies.Frontiers in psychology · 2019Pooled it
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- Pilot Trial of Acceptance-Based Behavioral Weight Loss and Neurocognition Among American Indians.Behavior therapy · 2021Trial
- Executive Functioning as a Predictor of Weight Loss and Physical Activity Outcomes.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2019Trial
- Identification of cognitive factors that predict behavioural weight-loss intervention outcomes.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2026Article
- Prevalence and Correlates of Self-Reported ADHD Symptoms in Bariatric Patients: Focus on Mood and Anxiety Comorbidity, Disordered Eating, and Temperamental Traits.Obesity surgery · 2024Article
- Towards precision medicine in bariatric surgery prescription.Reviews in endocrine & metabolic disorders · 2023Review
- Cognitive Control and Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery: the BARICO Study.Obesity surgery · 2023Observational
- Pre-post intervention exploring cognitive function and relationships with weight loss, intervention adherence and dropout.Health psychology and behavioral medicine · 2023Article
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- High-Level Executive Functions: A Possible Role of Sex and Weight Condition in Planning and Decision-Making Performances.Brain sciences · 2022Article
- Contrasting dorsal caudate functional connectivity patterns between frontal and temporal cortex with BMI increase: link to cognitive flexibility.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2021Article
- Targeting executive function for weight loss in adults with overweight or obesity.Physiology & behavior · 2021Article
- The clinical obesity maintenance model: a structural equation model.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2021Article
- Cognitive Training: Associations and Implications for Weight Management and Translational Research.Translational journal of the American College of Sports Medicine · 2021Article
- Adverse childhood experiences and cognitive function among adults with excess adiposity.Obesity science & practice · 2020Article
- The Clinical Obesity Maintenance Model: A Theoretical Framework for Bariatric Psychology.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2020Review
- Psychopathology, disordered eating, and impulsivity as predictors of outcomes of bariatric surgery.Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery · 2019Review
- Executive Function, Eating Behavior, and Preoperative Weight Loss in Bariatric Surgery Candidates: An Observational Study.Obesity facts · 2019Observational
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Abstract
backgroundDeficits in executive functions are related to poorer weight loss after bariatric surgery; however, less is known about the role that these deficits may play during participation in nonsurgical weight loss programmes. This study examined associations between objectively measured executive functions and weight loss during participation in a medically supervised weight loss programme.
methodsTwenty-three adult patients (age 50.4 ± 15.1, BMI 44.2 ± 8.8, 68% female, 92% White) enrolled in a medically supervised weight loss programme, involving prescription of a very low calorie diet and strategies to change eating and activity behaviours, underwent comprehensive computerized testing of executive functions at baseline. Weight was obtained at baseline and 8 weeks. Demographic and clinical information were obtained through medical chart review.
resultsParticipants lost an average of 9.8 ± 3.4% of their initial body weight at 8 weeks. Fewer correct responses on a set-shifting task and faster reaction time on a response inhibition task were associated with lower weight loss percentage at 8 weeks after adjusting for age, education and depressive symptoms. There were no associations between performance on tests of working memory or planning and weight loss.
conclusionsThis study shows that worse performance on a set-shifting task (indicative of poorer cognitive flexibility) and faster reaction times on a response inhibition test (indicative of higher impulsivity) are associated with lower weight loss among participants in a medically supervised weight loss programme. Pre-treatment assessment of executive functions may be useful in identifying individuals who may be at risk for suboptimal treatment outcomes. Future research is needed to replicate these findings in larger samples and identify underlying mechanisms.
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