Do you think Obesity is all about your body and not your mind ? 🧠 Recent systematic literature reviews reveal alarming connections between obesity and cognitive dysfunction across the entire lifespan. 👩‍⚕️ Research published in peer-reviewed journals demonstrates that individuals with BMI >30 show impairments in complex attention, verbal and visual memory, executive function, and decision-making abilities. Studies spanning from childhood through late adulthood consistently show that higher BMI correlates with reduced brain volume, particularly in the hippocampus and frontal regions responsible for memory and executive control. Neuroimaging reveals that obesity accelerates brain aging and promotes structural changes that directly impact cognitive performance. The mechanisms are multifaceted: obesity triggers systemic inflammation, compromises the blood-brain barrier, and alters neural circuits governing reward processing and impulse control. These changes aren’t reversible overnig...