Observational studyPhysiology & behavior2018
Depressive symptoms and poorer performance on the Stroop Task are associated with weight gain.
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Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
The Food Intake Phenotype: Assessing Eating Behavior and Food Preferences as Risk Factors for Obesity
Study of Short-Term Metabolic Adaptation: Prediction of Weight Change and Effects of Macronutrient Manipulations
Assessment of Thirst and Role of Water/Electrolytes Homeostasis During Water Deprivation in Obesity
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 35 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Iowa Gambling Task: Men and Women Perform Differently. A Meta-analysis.Neuropsychology review · 2025Pooled it
- Depression and obesity among females, are sex specificities considered?Archives of women's mental health · 2021Pooled it
- 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
- Effects of a psychosocial intervention at one-year follow-up in a PREDIMED-plus sample with obesity and metabolic syndrome.Scientific reports · 2021Trial
- Decision-Making Scores and Hunger Susceptibility: A Positive Correlation Mediated by Fasting FGF21 Independently of Body Fat.Nutrients · 2025Article
- The Bidirectional Relationship between Weight Gain and Cognitive Function in First-Episode Schizophrenia: A Longitudinal Study in China.Brain sciences · 2024Article
- Cognitive Control and Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery: the BARICO Study.Obesity surgery · 2023Observational
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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
- Abnormal Anhedonia as a Potential Endophenotype in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment · 2020Article
- Biological, Behavioral and Physiological Consequences of Drug-Induced Pregnancy Termination at First-Trimester Human Equivalent in an Animal Model.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2019Article
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Abstract
objectiveExecutive function impairments and depression are associated with obesity but whether they predict weight gain is unclear.
methodsForty-six individuals (35m, 37±10y) completed the Stroop Task, Iowa Gambling Task (IGT), Wisconsin Card Sorting Task (WCST), Inventory for Depressive Symptomatology (IDS-SR), Physical Anhedonia Scale (PAS), and Perceived Stress Scale (PSS). Body composition (DXA) and fasting glucose were also measured. Data from return visits were used to assess changes in weight.
resultsPoorer Stroop and WCST performance associated with higher BMI whereas poorer IGT and WCST performance associated with higher body fat (%; all p's≤0.05). Stroop interference (p=0.04; p=0.05) and IDS-SR (p=0.06; p=0.02) associated with increased BMI and weight gain (%/yr). In a multivariate linear model Stroop interference (β=0.40, p<0.01; β=0.35, p<0.01) and IDS-SR (β=0.38, p<0.01; β=0.37, p<0.01) independently predicted increased BMI and weight gain (%/yr) even after controlling for baseline weight and glucose levels.
conclusionsPoorer response inhibition and depressive symptoms, but not glucose levels, predicted weight gain. Evaluating neurocognitive and mood deficits could improve current treatment strategies for weight loss. Clinical Trial Registration Numbers NCT00523627, NCT00342732, NCT01224704. clinicaltrials.gov.
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