Adiposity is associated with improved neuromuscular reaction time

Grantham, James P.; Henneberg, Maciej

doi:10.1016/j.mehy.2014.08.012

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“…Interestingly, we observed negative (but not significant) relationship between RT clin and obesity in the children. Our results are according to some recent studies that have reported it is not necessarily appropriate to consider body adiposity as a negative factor influencing neuromuscular RT performance, and in contrast body lipid reserves are integral to the development of the nervous system (e.g., the development of myelin nerve heath) and thus better RT, even amongst individuals within the healthy weight ranges [ 35 ]. Therefore, according to the results of the present study and literature [ 5 – 7 , 17 , 32 , 35 , 36 ] it is plausible that RT impairment due to obesity lees be observed during childhood, or may not be observed for some types of RT tasks and obesity indices.…”

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Simple reaction time and obesity in children: whether there is a relationship?

Moradi

Esmaeilzadeh

2017

Environ Health Prev Med

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ObjectiveReaction time (RT) testing is one of the oldest diagnostic methods used in modern psychology, and is known as simple and sensitive cognitive test. It has been recently reported that RT is related to obesity in young, adult and elderly individuals. However, most of the studies included small sample of participants, used just body mass index (BMI) as body obesity index, and did not consider some potential confounders such as age, socioeconomic status and physical activity in their studies. Furthermore, there is little and contradictory results for children. Therefore, the present study aimed to examine the relationship between RT and weight status in a sample of children.MethodsThree hundred and fifty four 9–12 year old schoolboys underwent standard anthropometry, and various simple RT tests.ResultsAfter controlling for potential confounders no significant relationship was observed between audio-RT (RTA) and clinical RT (RTclin) with BMI, %fat, waist circumference (WC) and waist to height ratio (WHtR) (P > 0.05). But, significant relationship (β = 0.18; P = 0.02) was observed between visual-RT (RTV) and %fat (but not BMI, WC and WHtR).ConclusionsAmong the various simple RT tasks and central and total body obesity indices, just significant relationship was observed between %fat and RTV in the schoolboys. According to the results, it is concluded that RT impairment due to obesity may less be observed, or may not be observed for some types of RT tasks and obesity indices during childhood.

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Simple reaction time and obesity in children: whether there is a relationship?

Moradi

Esmaeilzadeh

2017

Environ Health Prev Med

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“…Most importantly, the actual courses seem to stimulate critical thinking about issues relating to health and evolution. Another significant outcome measure is the direct involvement of students into full research activities, which already resulted in various publications [31][32][33][34][35][36]. Last but not least, the courses lead to a growing number of Bachelor, Master, and PhD students at the involved institutes.…”

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Novel Modules to Teach Evolutionary Medicine: an Australian and a Swiss Experience

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Objectives Evolutionary medicine is a growing field focusing on the evolutionary basis of human diseases and their changes through time. The introduction of concepts of long-and shortterm evolution into the medical curricula is essential to acknowledge the variability of human biology. Methods Three courses of the EM taught at the University of Zurich and the University of Adelaide are presented by giving their general descriptions, full curricula, and the results of anonymized student evaluations. Results The presented courses meet a growing need and were positively received by the students. Most importantly, they seem to stimulate critical thinking about issues relating to health and evolution. Conclusions The incorporation of these topics into curricula will allow future practitioners of health-related professions to apply principles of human evolution and its forces in their work.

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“…Hal ini berhubungan dengan substrat yang diperlukan bagi fungsi sistem saraf yang diperoleh dari asupan makanan. 21 Semakin tinggi maupun rendahnya IMT akan mengakibatkan perlambatan kecepatan waktu reaski auditori. Overweight dan obesitas dapat menginduksi penyakit vaskular serta menghasilkan sekresi jaringan adiposa seperti hormon, sitokin, dan growth factor yang dapat memengaruhi kesehatan otak.…”

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Indeks Massa Tubuh Berhubungan dengan Kecepatan Waktu Reaksi Auditori pada Anak Usia 8-11 Tahun

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Winaya,

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Pendahuluan: Indeks massa tubuh yang tidak normal dapat memengaruhi kecepatan waktu reaksi auditori pada anak. Waktu reaksi auditori merupakan kemampuan seseorang untuk memberikan respon terhadap rangsangan suara yang datang dengan waktu secepat-cepatnya. Waktu reaksi auditori berperan penting dalam mendukung kegiatan pembelajaran anak di sekolah. Tujuan penelitian ini yakni untuk mencari tahu hubungan antara indeks massa tubuh dengan kecepatan waktu reaksi auditori pada anak usia 8-11 tahun di SD Negeri 5 Peguyangan. Metode: Metode penelitian yang digunakan yaitu analitik observasional dengan pendekatan cross-sectional yang menggunakan teknik purposive sampling dengan jumlah subjek yaitu 77 anak. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan mengukur indeks massa tubuh melalui pengukuran berat badan dan tinggi badan sedangkan kecepatan waktu reaksi auditori diukur dengan millisecond software (simple auditory reaction time). Hasil: Berdasarkan uji analisis non parametrik spearman rho dari indeks massa tubuh dengan kecepatan waktu reaksi auditori didapatkan nilai p=0,000 (p<0,05) dan koefisien korelasi r=0,492. Simpulan: Terdapat hubungan antara indeks massa tubuh dengan kecepatan waktu reaksi auditori pada anak usia 8-11 tahun di SD Negeri 5 Peguyangan. Kata Kunci: waktu reaksi auditori, indeks massa tubuh, anak

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Adiposity is associated with improved neuromuscular reaction time

Cited by 6 publications

References 30 publications

Simple reaction time and obesity in children: whether there is a relationship?

Simple reaction time and obesity in children: whether there is a relationship?

Novel Modules to Teach Evolutionary Medicine: an Australian and a Swiss Experience

Indeks Massa Tubuh Berhubungan dengan Kecepatan Waktu Reaksi Auditori pada Anak Usia 8-11 Tahun

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