Abstract
While most of the time unconsidered, child and adolescent obesity has been also associated with impaired brain health and function that can definitely affect their social interaction and integration, and then well‐being and mental health. The European Childhood Obesity Group recently gathered experts in the field who discussed the main available and reliable evidence regarding the role of physical activity on brain health and cognitive functioning in children and adolescents with obesity and who propose here their main conclusions and recommendations.
Original language | English |
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Article number | e12649 |
Journal | Pediatric Obesity |
Volume | 15 |
Issue number | 9 |
Early online date | 27 May 2020 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 30 Sept 2020 |
Keywords
- obesity
- public health
- child development
- paediatric obesity
- brain health
- cognitive functioning