SynthesisThe journal of physiological sciences : JPS2018
Obesity and episodic memory function.
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- Adiposity and insulin resistance moderate the links between neuroelectrophysiology and working and episodic memory functions in young adult males but not females.Physiology & behavior · 2023Article
- Variation in executive function relates to BMI increases in youth who were initially of a healthy weight in the ABCD Study.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2023Article
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- Correlation between Body Mass Index and Cognitive Function in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation.Journal of interventional cardiology · 2022Article
- Orexin-A and endocannabinoids are involved in obesity-associated alteration of hippocampal neurogenesis, plasticity, and episodic memory in mice.Nature communications · 2021Article
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- The effect of body mass index on hippocampal morphology and memory performance in late childhood and adolescence.Hippocampus · 2021Article
- Obesity is Associated with Reduced Plasticity of the Human Motor Cortex.Brain sciences · 2020Article
- Legend of Weight Loss: a Crosstalk Between the Bariatric Surgery and the Brain.Obesity surgery · 2020Review
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- Western Diet: Implications for Brain Function and Behavior.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Review
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Abstract
Obesity-related lifestyle factors, such as physical activity behavior and dietary intake, have been shown to be associated with episodic memory function. From animal work, there is considerable biological plausibility linking obesity with worse memory function. There are no published systematic reviews evaluating the effects of obesity on episodic memory function among humans, and examining whether physical activity and diet influences this obesity-memory link. Thus, the purpose of this systematic review was to evaluate the totality of research examining whether obesity is associated with episodic memory function, and whether physical activity and dietary behavior confounds this relationship. A review approach was employed, using PubMed, PsychInfo, and Sports Discus databases. Fourteen studies met our criteria. Among these 14 reviewed studies, eight were cross-sectional, four were prospective, and two employed a randomized controlled experimental design. Twelve of the 14 studies did not take into consideration dietary behavior in their analysis, and similarly, nine of the 14 studies did not take into consideration participant physical activity behavior. Among the 14 studies, ten found an inverse association of weight status on memory function, but for one of these studies, this association was attenuated after controlling for physical activity. Among the 14 evaluated studies, four did not find a direct effect of weight status on memory. Among the four null studies, one, however, found an indirect effect of BMI on episodic memory and another found a moderation effect of BMI and age on memory function. It appears that obesity may be associated with worse memory function, with the underlying mechanisms discussed herein. At this point, it is uncertain whether adiposity, itself, is influencing memory changes, or rather, whether adiposity-related lifestyle behaviors (e.g., physical inactivity and diet) are driving the obesity-memory relationship.
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