Executive Function Differences as a Function of Parent‐Reported Binge Eating and Weight: Results From the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study

Abstract Background Binge eating is a relatively common disordered behavior among children, and associated with poor health outcomes. Executive function (EF)—higher order cognitive abilities related to planning impulse control—may be implicated in both binge pediatric obesity. Although EF deficits are evident individuals obesity and/or eating, findings mixed across the lifespan. Methods The present study examined differences children varying weight statuses parent‐reported eating. sample included 10,017 from Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development study, aged 9–10 years. Results Children eating—either overweight/obesity or normal weight—had significantly lower than those no status but did not differ overweight/obesity. also had statistically status. all significant between groups were negligible very small, results may indicate similar neurocognitive profiles Conclusions Alterations solely weight‐specific factors, as emerged status, versus without Future research needed understand temporal associations obesity, neurocognition using multi‐informant methods for assessing