Western diet consumption and cognitive impairment: links to hippocampal dysfunction and obesity

This 1999 review discusses some of the most significant findings on nutrition and neurodevelopment in the last three decades, and particularly in the last few years. While randomized intervention studies have indicated how crucial early nutrition is on cognitive development later in life, recent epidemiological findings revealed that both genetics and environment are risk factors […]

In their study, Lowe, Kolev, and Hall (2016) sought out to investigate the impact of aerobic exercise on executive function, particularly on inhibitory control, and how this might transfer to self-control in terms of one’s dietary intake. 51 participants, enlisted in a cross-over study, completed sessions involving moderate treadmill exercise (experimental condition) and minimal effort […]