ReviewFrontiers in sports and active living2024
Chronic exercise interventions for executive function in overweight children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Effects of exercise on executive function in individuals with drug addiction: a systematic review and three-level meta-analysis.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of exercise on cognitive function in children and adolescents with overweight or obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of aerobic exercise on executive function among overweight and obese children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Pooled it
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- The Impact of Chronic Exercise on Cognitive Function: An Overview of Reviews.Iranian journal of psychiatry · 2024Review
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Abstract
Objectives: To systematically evaluate the effectiveness of chronic exercise in physical activity (PA) as an intervention for executive functions (EFs) in children. Methods: We conducted a systematic search in the following online databases: Web of Science, Cochrane Library, PubMed, Embase, and EBSCOhost. The timing is from database inception to July 2023, following PRISMA guidelines. Our inclusion criteria required studies reporting executive function (EF) levels in overweight children (age 0-18 years) before and after interventions. The Cochrane risk of bias tool assessed study bias, and Egger's test examined publication bias. Subgroup analyses considered three moderators: intervention duration, weekly frequency, and session length. Results: The meta-analysis included a total of 10 studies with 843 participants. It revealed a statistically significant yet relatively small overall positive effect ( Conclusions: Chronic exercise interventions had a consistent positive impact on EF, irrespective of intervention duration, weekly frequency, or session length. However, given limitations in the number and design of studies, further high-quality research is needed to strengthen these conclusions. Systematic Review Registration: PROSPERO identifier (CRD42023468588).
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