ArticleTranslational journal of the American College of Sports Medicine2021
Cognitive Training: Associations and Implications for Weight Management and Translational Research.
Article in Translational journal of the American College of Sports Medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.
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- Adding executive function training to cognitive behavioral therapy for binge eating disorder: A pilot randomized controlled trial.Eating behaviors · 2023Trial
- Sleep Quality, Metabolic Function, Physical Activity, and Neurocognition Among Individuals with Resistant Hypertension.Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD · 2023Trial
- Evaluating environmental and inhibitory control strategies to improve outcomes in a widely available weight loss program.Contemporary clinical trials · 2022Trial
- Efficacy of simultaneous aerobic and cognitive training (Activ4Brain) on physical fitness and body composition in older persons.Frontiers in aging · 2026Article
- Comparative impact of different weight loss strategies on obstructive sleep apnea: an integrated review of surgical, pharmacological, and lifestyle interventions.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Review
- Is there a role for higher cognitive processes in the development of obesity in humans?Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2023Review
- Disrupting future discounting: a commentary on an underutilised psychological approach for improving adherence to diet and physical activity interventions.Public health nutrition · 2023Article
- Engineering Virtuous health habits using Emotion and Neurocognition: Flexibility for Lifestyle Optimization and Weight management (EVEN FLOW).Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2023Review
- Pre-post intervention exploring cognitive function and relationships with weight loss, intervention adherence and dropout.Health psychology and behavioral medicine · 2023Article
- Supplementing a widely available weight loss program with gamified inhibitory control training: A randomized pilot study.Obesity science & practice · 2022Article
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Abstract
Behavioral weight loss programs combining energy restriction and increased physical activity (PA) are generally successful in producing clinically significant weight loss (≥5%) over 3-6 mos. However, weight maintenance (≥ 2 yrs.) continues to be problematic, due in part to an inability of individuals to continue adherence to diet and PA recommendations. It is hypothesized that neurocognitive processes, specifically executive functions (EFs, i.e., inhibition, working memory, mental flexibility), underlie self-regulation, self-efficacy, and are essential for the adoption and maintenance of health behaviors. Behavioral weight loss programs generally attempt to improve self-regulation; however, these skills are difficult to implement long-term. Strengthening EFs through cognitive training may improve weight maintenance by improving self-efficacy and self-regulation, resulting in improved program attendance and improved adherence to dietary and PA recommendations. Although randomized trials have not been conducted to specifically evaluate this hypothesis, results from the available literature suggest the potential for cognitive training to improve weight maintenance.
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