Obesity

Research on obesity in children described by scientists at Maastricht University, Department of Experimental Psychology

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, May 28th, 2007

Research findings, "Impulsivity predicts treatment outcome in obese children," are discussed in a new report. "Treatment for obesity is still running short, particularly on the long term. However, some people do take advantage of treatments and are able to retain their weight loss," scientists in Maastricht, Netherlands report.

"What makes the difference between those who can keep their weight loss and those who cannot' One possible predictor of relapse in obesity treatment is impulsivity. Overall, obese people are found to be more impulsive than lean people, especially obese binge eaters. Intuitively, it would make sense that the most impulsive people are less able to...

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Source: Obesity and Diabetes Week (2007-05-28)

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