ReviewPhilosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences2023
Is there a role for higher cognitive processes in the development of obesity in humans?
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- A Visualization Analysis of Hotspots and Frontiers in Obesity-Related Executive Functions Research: A Bibliometric Study.Journal of the ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies · 2025Article
- The Interplay Between Psychological and Neurobiological Predictors of Weight Regain: A Narrative Review.Nutrients · 2025Review
- Socio-economic differences in body mass index: the contribution of genetic factors.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2024Article
- Neurocognitive factors predicting BMI changes from adolescence to young adulthood.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2024Article
- Blending Behavioural Theory and Narrative Analysis to Explore the Lived Experience of Obesity and Assess Potential Engagement in a UK Weight Management Service: Theory and Narrative Approaches in Weight Management.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Correlation between visceral fat metabolism score and erectile dysfunction: a cross-sectional study from NHANES 2001-2004.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2023Article
- Relative Fat Mass, A Better Predictor of Erectile Dysfunction: Insights From the NHANES 2001-2004.American journal of men's healthArticle
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Abstract
Cognition underpins the flexibility of human eating and disruption to higher cognitive processes, such as inhibitory control and memory, and can result in increased food intake, which in the long term could result in weight gain. The aim of this review is to provide an overview of the current evidence on cognition as a causal factor in the development of obesity in humans. Evidence from meta-analyses supports the suggestion that cognitive function is cross-sectionally associated with obesity even when controlling for a range of confounding variables. However, this association could be explained by reverse causality because there is also evidence that the metabolic syndrome and a history of excess western diet consumption alters brain structure and cognitive function. Data from longitudinal and interventional studies and from non-human animal models suggest a reciprocal relationship between obesity and cognitive function exists but whether disruption to higher cognitive processes is a primary cause of obesity in humans remains unclear. This article is part of a discussion meeting issue 'Causes of obesity: theories, conjectures and evidence (Part I)'.
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