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Relationship between Low School Performance and Obesity in Adolescents: An Article Review

1Doctor in Medicine and General Surgery, Hospital Escuela Universitario, Tegucigalpa, Honduras

2Regional Hospital of Atlántida, La Ceiba, Honduras


World Journal of Nutrition and Health. 2016, Vol. 4 No. 1, 10-15
DOI: 10.12691/jnh-4-1-3
Copyright © 2016 Science and Education Publishing

Cite this paper:
Alejandra Lozano Bustillo, Daniela Michell Ocampo Eguigurems, Waleska Rosario Betancourth Melendez, Kelly Anaid Montalvan Chirinos. Relationship between Low School Performance and Obesity in Adolescents: An Article Review. World Journal of Nutrition and Health. 2016; 4(1):10-15. doi: 10.12691/jnh-4-1-3.

Correspondence to: Alejandra  Lozano Bustillo, Doctor in Medicine and General Surgery, Hospital Escuela Universitario, Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Email: alejandra301@gmail.com

Abstract

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.

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