Children who are physically fitter have bigger brains, new study finds

Medical X-Press – Cristina Cadenas-Sánchez

Children with a higher level of physical fitness have larger brains, and both aerobic capacity and strength/speed are related to the amount of gray and white matter in the brain, meaning that overweight or obese children are adversely affected. Furthermore, a greater amount of white matter in the brain is linked to superior cognitive performance.

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