The relationship between the ability to delay gratification, affective decision-making, and adiposity is not pronounced in typically developed children.ĭeficits in executive functions (EFs) are considered to be one of the factors that can affect the development of overweight and obesity. Most of the results on affective decision-making and z scores for BMI, FMI and LBMI were insignificant as well. The association of the z scores of BMI and FMI, overweight/obesity, and the ability to delay gratification was found insignificant after controlling cofounding factors. The relationships between hot EFs and BMI, fat mass index (FMI), lean body mass index (LBMI) were tested. The indicators of decision-making in the HDT were net score and learning rate. The Hungry Donkey test (HDT) was applied to assess affective decision-making. The delay of gratification task (DGT) was applied to assess the ability to delay gratification.

The sample consisted of 553 Polish children aged between 6–12 y. The aim of the study was to assess the association of the ability to delay gratification and affective decision-making with the body mass index (BMI) and body composition in children with typical neurocognitive development. Deficits of ‘hot’ executive functions (EFs) involving emotional and motivational processes are considered as a risk factor for excessive weight, but few studies have tested the relationship between hot EFs and body composition in children.

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