Science and Education Publishing World Journal of Nutrition and Health 4 1 2016 8 10 Relationship between Low School Performance and Obesity in Adolescents: An Article Review 10 15 EN Alejandra Lozano Bustillo Doctor in Medicine and General Surgery, Hospital Escuela Universitario, Tegucigalpa, Honduras Daniela Michell Ocampo Eguigurems Waleska Rosario Betancourth Melendez Kelly Anaid Montalvan Chirinos JNH2016413 10.12691/jnh-4-1-3 2016 2 29 2016 6 17 2016 8 8 Since 1980, children with obesity between 6 and 11 years of age have doubled, and the percentage of obese adolescents from 12 to 19 years has tripled. It has been found a deterioration of cognitive performance in a growing number of obese adolescents. It has been observed a relationship between birth weight and an adverse academic performance a posteriori. In this review we describe the different relationships between obesity in adolescents and its impact on the academic performance from different articles published between the years 2008 to 2016.