Abstract

MESTAS HERNANDEZ, Lilia; GORDILLO LEON, Fernando; ARANA MARTINEZ, José M.  and  SALVADOR CRUZ, Judith. Synthesis and new contributions in the study of obesity. Rev. Mex. de trastor. aliment [online]. 2012, vol.3, n.2, pp.99-105. ISSN 2007-1523.

Obesity is a medical condition that affects millions of people around the world whose neurochemical, cognitive and environmental/social factors should be treated together for its better understanding. This review aims to analyse the latest research in order to understand the etiology and development of obesity with a focus on the most important aspects for treatment that extend beyond diet and exercise such as: a) the physiological mechanisms underlying energy homeostasis, b) cognitive deficits in executive functions, memory, attention and learning; c) emotional processing and stress d) environmental/social factors and e) body perception of obese individuals. It is necessary to integrate all these factors together with improvements in differential diagnosis and the clarification of role played by genetic and environmental factors in its etiology.

Keywords : Executive functions; obesity; overweight; overestimation.

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