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Wednesday, July 9, 2025

People in the News

Wednesday, July 9, 2025

Obesity may affect the minds, not just the bodies of teens

childhood obesityAs the childhood obesity epidemic continues in the United States, more kids are developing an array of heart risk factors linked to obesity known as the “metabolic syndrome.”

Now, a study suggests that these obesity-linked changes may be affecting kids’ minds as well as their bodies.

The study of 110 American teenagers found those with metabolic syndrome — a combination of obesity, pre-diabetes, high blood pressure, high triglycerides and low levels of good HDL cholesterol — scored lower on math and spelling tests and shorter attention spans than their metabolically healthier classmates. They also had smaller hippocampi — brain areas involved in learning and memory — according to brain imaging.

Read more at BlackDoctor.org.