Obesity and Gray Matter Volume Assessed by Neuroimaging: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: Obesity has become a major public and individual health problem due to its high worldwide prevalence and its relation with comorbid conditions. According to previous studies, obesity is related to an increased risk of cognitive impairment and dementia. This systematic review aims to further examine the present state of the art about the association between obesity and gray matter volume (GMV) as assessed by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). A search was conducted in Pubmed, SCOPUS and Cochrane of those studies released before 1 February 2021 including MRIs to assess the GMVs in obese participants. From this search, 1420 results were obtained, and 34 publications were finally included. Obesity was mainly measured by the body mass index, although other common types of evaluations were used (

SUBMITTER: Fernandez-Andujar M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8391982 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature