Overall , we found data that support a negative relationship between obesity and various aspects of neurocognitive functioning , such as executive functioning , attention , visuo-spatial performance , and motor skill .
The existing literature is mixed on the effects among obesity , general cognitive functioning , language , learning , memory , and academic achievement .
Executive dysfunction is associated with obesity-related behaviors , such as increased intake , disinhibited eating , and less physical activity .
Physical activity is positively linked with motor skill .
Childhood obesity rates have risen dramatically over the past few decades .
Although obesity has been linked to poorer neurocognitive functioning in adults , much less is known about this relationship in children and adolescents .
Therefore , we conducted a systematic review to examine the relationship between obesity and obesity-related behaviors with neurocognitive functioning in youth .
Executive function training with game elements for obese children: a novel treatment to enhance self-regulatory abilities for weight-control.
For obese children  behavioral treatment results in only small changes in relative weight and frequent relapse . The current study investigated the effects of an Executive Functioning ( EF ) training with game-elements on weight loss maintenance in obese children , over and above the care as usual in an inpatient treatment program . Forty-four children ( aged 8 - 14 years ) who were in the final months of a 10-months inpatient treatment program in a medical paediatric centre were r and omized to either the 6 week EF-training condition or to a  care as usual only control group .  The EF-training consisted of a 25-session training of inhibition and working memory . Treatment outcomes were child performances on cognitive tasks of inhibition and working memory and childcare worker ratings on EF-symptoms as well as weight loss maintenance after leaving the clinic . Children in the EF-training condition showed significantly more improvement than the children in the care as usual only group on the working memory task as well as on the childcare worker reports of working memory and meta-cognition . They were also more capable to maintain their weight loss until 8 weeks post-training . This study shows promising evidence for the efficacy of an EF-training as weight stabilization intervention in obese children
Overall , we found data that support a negative relationship between obesity and various aspects of neurocognitive functioning , such as executive functioning , attention , visuo-spatial performance , and motor skill .
The existing literature is mixed on the effects among obesity , general cognitive functioning , language , learning , memory , and academic achievement .
Executive dysfunction is associated with obesity-related behaviors , such as increased intake , disinhibited eating , and less physical activity .
Physical activity is positively linked with motor skill .
Childhood obesity rates have risen dramatically over the past few decades .
Although obesity has been linked to poorer neurocognitive functioning in adults , much less is known about this relationship in children and adolescents .
Therefore , we conducted a systematic review to examine the relationship between obesity and obesity-related behaviors with neurocognitive functioning in youth .