Obesity could affect brain development in children
Friday, December 20, 2019 - 12:20
in Psychology & Sociology
New research found that obese children had a thinner pre-frontal cortex than normal weight children. The thinner cortex could be factor in the decreased executive function earlier studies observed among children with higher BMI. The new study confirmed that the obese subjects in the study had poorer working memory compared with normal weight children.