Pediatric Obesity | 2021
Is earlier obesity associated with poorer executive functioning later in childhood? Findings from the Millennium Cohort Study
Abstract
Children affected with overweight or obesity have been associated with having lower educational achievement compared to peers who are non‐overweight/obese. One of the drivers of this association could be a link between obesity and poorer executive function. Evidence is limited to small, cross‐sectional studies which lack adjustment for important common causes.