Faculty of Health and Welfare, Østfold University College, Fredrikstad, Norway.
Department of Sport Medicine, Norwegian School of Sports Sciences, Oslo, Norway.
Int J Eat Disord. 2021 Oct;54(10):1766-1770. doi: 10.1002/eat.23582. Epub 2021 Jul 14.
Accumulating evidence suggests that supervised and adapted physical activity provides cognitive benefits for individuals with eating disorders (EDs). The mechanisms underlying the benefits of physical activity are poorly understood. Addressing this knowledge gap may inform the appropriate integration of structured physical activity into eating disorders treatment and recovery. We draw attention to recent findings in the study of the impact of physical activity on the brain, and we describe the neurostructural and neurocognitive changes associated with physical activity observed in various clinical and nonclinical populations. Considering the identified impairment in brain volume- and/or neurocognitive function in various EDs, we propose that positive effects of physical activity may play a meaningful role in successful ED treatment. Accordingly, we outline research steps for closing the knowledge gap on how physical activity may aid in ED recovery, and emphasize the need to combine measures of cognitive and behavioral responses to physical activity, with technology capable of measuring changes in brain structure and/or function.
越来越多的证据表明，监督和适应的体育活动为饮食失调（ED）患者提供认知益处。体育活动益处的机制还不太清楚。解决这一知识差距可以为将结构化的体育活动适当融入饮食失调的治疗和康复提供信息。我们提请注意最近在研究体育活动对大脑的影响方面的发现，并描述在各种临床和非临床人群中观察到的与体育活动相关的神经结构和神经认知变化。考虑到各种 ED 中大脑体积和/或神经认知功能的损伤，我们认为体育活动的积极影响可能在 ED 的成功治疗中发挥重要作用。因此，我们概述了研究步骤，以缩小关于体育活动如何帮助 ED 康复的知识差距，并强调需要将对体育活动的认知和行为反应的测量与能够测量大脑结构和/或功能变化的技术相结合。
