Weight loss, behavioral change, and structural neuroplasticity in children with obesity through a multidisciplinary treatment program.

ABSTRACT: This study evaluated the effect of a multidisciplinary treatment program for children with obesity (OB) on motor competence, executive functioning (EF), and brain structure. Nineteen children with OB (7-11 years), who attended a multidisciplinary treatment program consisting of diet restriction, cognitive behavioral therapy, and physical activity, were compared with an age-matched control group of 24 children with a healthy weight (HW), who did not follow any treatment. For both groups, anthropometric measurements and tests of motor competence and EF were administered twice, with 5 months between pretest and posttest. Additionally, children's brain structure was assessed by performing a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan at the pretest and posttest, which included a T1 anatomical scan,

SUBMITTER: Augustijn MJCM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6865480 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature