{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Luis-Ruiz S"],"funding":["Fundació La Marató de TV3","Agency for Administration of University and Research"],"pagination":["346"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9954074"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["13(2)"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Children with obesity have a higher risk of future health and psychological problems. Executive functions (EFs) play a key role in successful dietetic and exercise planning; therefore, new treatments aimed at improving EFs may optimize outcomes.<h4>Objectives</h4>This study evaluates the impact of EF training on body mass index (BMI), food choice, and cognition in children with obesity. We also examine their real-life executive functioning, emotional state, and quality of life.<h4>Methods</h4>Randomized controlled double-blind trial. Forty-six children with obesity were randomly allocated into an executive functions training or a control task training group and attended 30-45 min of daily training (5/week over 6 weeks), with both groups receiving counseling on diet and w"],"journal":["Brain sciences"],"pubmed_title":["Influence of Executive Function Training on BMI, Food Choice, and Cognition in Children with Obesity: Results from the TOuCH Study."],"pmcid":["PMC9954074"],"funding_grant_id":["2016-16-10","FI-DGR 2018","2017SGR0748"],"pubmed_authors":["Miserachs-Gonzalez S","Sanchez C","Miro N","Luis-Ruiz S","Ramon-Krauel M","Garolera M","Sanchez-Castaneda C","Lerin C","Martinez S","Jurado MA"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Influence of Executive Function Training on BMI, Food Choice, and Cognition in Children with Obesity: Results from the TOuCH Study.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Children with obesity have a higher risk of future health and psychological problems. Executive functions (EFs) play a key role in successful dietetic and exercise planning; therefore, new treatments aimed at improving EFs may optimize outcomes.<h4>Objectives</h4>This study evaluates the impact of EF training on body mass index (BMI), food choice, and cognition in children with obesity. We also examine their real-life executive functioning, emotional state, and quality of life.<h4>Methods</h4>Randomized controlled double-blind trial. Forty-six children with obesity were randomly allocated into an executive functions training or a control task training group and attended 30-45 min of daily training (5/week over 6 weeks), with both groups receiving counseling on diet and w","dates":{"release":"2023-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2023 Feb","modification":"2026-06-24T03:22:15.773Z","creation":"2024-11-07T06:06:08.322Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC9954074","cross_references":{"pubmed":["36831888"],"doi":["10.3390/brainsci13020346"]}}