TY - JOUR
AU - Boreham, C.
AB - J Nutr Health Aging Volume 21, Number 3, 2017 THE BODY FAT-COGNITION RELATIONSHIP IN HEALTHY OLDER INDIVIDUALS: DOES GYNOID VS ANDROID DISTRIBUTION MATTER? 1,2 1 2 2 R. FORTE , C. PESCE , G. DE VITO , C.A.G. BOREHAM 1. Department of Human Health and Movement Sciences, University of Rome «Foro Italico», Roma 00135, Italy; 2. Institute for Sport and Health, University College Dublin, Dublin 4, Ireland. Corresponding author: Roberta Forte Department of Human Health and Movement Sciences, University of Rome «Foro Italico», Roma 00135, Italy telephone +39 6 36733367 fax +39 6 36733362 e-mail: roberta.forte@uniroma4.it Abstract: Objective: To examine the relationship between regional and whole body fat accumulation and core cognitive executive functions. Design: Cross-sectional study. Settings and participants: 78 healthy men and women aged between 65 and 75 years recruited through consumer’s database. Measurements: DXA measured percentage total body fat, android, gynoid distribution and android/gynoid ratio; inhibition and working memory updating through Random Number Generation test and cognitive flexibility by Trail Making test. First-order partial correlations between regional body fat and cognitive executive function were computed partialling out the effects of whole body fat. Moderation analysis was performed to verify the effect of gender on the body 
TI - The body fat-cognition relationship in healthy older individuals: Does gynoid vs android distribution matter?
JF - The Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging
DO - 10.1007/s12603-016-0783-1
DA - 2016-08-26
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/the-body-fat-cognition-relationship-in-healthy-older-individuals-does-v1o40l0nXi
SP - 284
EP - 292
VL - 21
IS - 3
DP - DeepDyve
ER -