Memory function performance in individuals classified as overweight, obese, and normal weight
Evidence accumulated to date about the relationship between cognitive impairments and adults who are overweight and obese suggests that excess weight has a great impact on memory function. Nevertheless, most of the literature has focused only on studying the influences on working memory and episodic...
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| author | Marina Berbegal Mario Tomé Miriam Sánchez-SanSegundo Ana Zaragoza-Martí Ana Zaragoza-Martí José Antonio Hurtado-Sánchez |
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| description | Evidence accumulated to date about the relationship between cognitive impairments and adults who are overweight and obese suggests that excess weight has a great impact on memory function. Nevertheless, most of the literature has focused only on studying the influences on working memory and episodic memory. This study aimed to examine the potential associations of clinical and anthropometric measures [body mass index (BMI), WHR, body fat, visceral fat, muscle mass, and hypertension] with six memory domains, including contextual memory, short-term visual memory, short-term memory, non-verbal memory, short-term phonological memory, and working memory, in a sample of 124 individuals classified as overweight (n = 33), obese (n = 53), and normal weight (n = 38). The results obtained showed that, after controlling for employment situations, people classified as obese had poorer short-term phonological memory and working memory than those with normal weights. Bivariate correlations showed that measures of weight, BMI, waist–hip ratio index, body fat, and visceral fat were inversely associated with memory function. However, muscle mass was not a significant predictor of memory function. Higher systolic blood pressure was also associated with worse memory function. The study provides evidence of the importance of adiposity in health and memory function. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9cd143ddec78445bb7a3ffa93dcba4a82022-12-22T04:39:02ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Nutrition2296-861X2022-11-01910.3389/fnut.2022.932323932323Memory function performance in individuals classified as overweight, obese, and normal weightMarina Berbegal0Mario Tomé1Miriam Sánchez-SanSegundo2Ana Zaragoza-Martí3Ana Zaragoza-Martí4José Antonio Hurtado-Sánchez5Department of Health Psychology, Faculty of Health Science, University of Alicante, Alicante, SpainDepartment of Health Psychology, Faculty of Health Science, University of Alicante, Alicante, SpainDepartment of Health Psychology, Faculty of Health Science, University of Alicante, Alicante, SpainDepartment of Nursing, Faculty of Health Science University of Alicante, Alicante, SpainAlicante Institute for Health and Biomedical Research (ISABIAL-FISABIO Foundation), Alicante, SpainDepartment of Nursing, Faculty of Health Science University of Alicante, Alicante, SpainEvidence accumulated to date about the relationship between cognitive impairments and adults who are overweight and obese suggests that excess weight has a great impact on memory function. Nevertheless, most of the literature has focused only on studying the influences on working memory and episodic memory. This study aimed to examine the potential associations of clinical and anthropometric measures [body mass index (BMI), WHR, body fat, visceral fat, muscle mass, and hypertension] with six memory domains, including contextual memory, short-term visual memory, short-term memory, non-verbal memory, short-term phonological memory, and working memory, in a sample of 124 individuals classified as overweight (n = 33), obese (n = 53), and normal weight (n = 38). The results obtained showed that, after controlling for employment situations, people classified as obese had poorer short-term phonological memory and working memory than those with normal weights. Bivariate correlations showed that measures of weight, BMI, waist–hip ratio index, body fat, and visceral fat were inversely associated with memory function. However, muscle mass was not a significant predictor of memory function. Higher systolic blood pressure was also associated with worse memory function. The study provides evidence of the importance of adiposity in health and memory function.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2022.932323/fulloverweightobesitynormal weightmemory functionadiposity |
| spellingShingle | Marina Berbegal Mario Tomé Miriam Sánchez-SanSegundo Ana Zaragoza-Martí Ana Zaragoza-Martí José Antonio Hurtado-Sánchez Memory function performance in individuals classified as overweight, obese, and normal weight Frontiers in Nutrition overweight obesity normal weight memory function adiposity |
| title | Memory function performance in individuals classified as overweight, obese, and normal weight |
| title_full | Memory function performance in individuals classified as overweight, obese, and normal weight |
| title_fullStr | Memory function performance in individuals classified as overweight, obese, and normal weight |
| title_full_unstemmed | Memory function performance in individuals classified as overweight, obese, and normal weight |
| title_short | Memory function performance in individuals classified as overweight, obese, and normal weight |
| title_sort | memory function performance in individuals classified as overweight obese and normal weight |
| topic | overweight obesity normal weight memory function adiposity |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2022.932323/full |
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