 Weight Gain
"Weight Gain" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Increase in BODY WEIGHT over existing weight.
| Descriptor ID |
D015430
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.888.144.243.926 G07.345.249.314.120.200.926
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| Concept/Terms |
Weight Gain- Weight Gain
- Gain, Weight
- Gains, Weight
- Weight Gains
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Weight Gain" by people in this website by year, and whether "Weight Gain" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1997 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 1998 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 1999 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2000 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2001 | 1 | 4 | 5 | | 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2003 | 1 | 4 | 5 | | 2004 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 2005 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2006 | 5 | 2 | 7 | | 2007 | 5 | 4 | 9 | | 2008 | 5 | 6 | 11 | | 2009 | 6 | 3 | 9 | | 2010 | 2 | 5 | 7 | | 2011 | 8 | 10 | 18 | | 2012 | 4 | 5 | 9 | | 2013 | 11 | 13 | 24 | | 2014 | 9 | 8 | 17 | | 2015 | 11 | 7 | 18 | | 2016 | 9 | 15 | 24 | | 2017 | 15 | 8 | 23 | | 2018 | 4 | 19 | 23 | | 2019 | 8 | 7 | 15 | | 2020 | 4 | 9 | 13 | | 2021 | 2 | 12 | 14 | | 2022 | 2 | 12 | 14 | | 2023 | 1 | 13 | 14 | | 2024 | 8 | 9 | 17 | | 2025 | 4 | 3 | 7 | | 2026 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Weight Gain" by people in Profiles.
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Daley MF, Rifas-Shiman SL, Young JG, Petimar J, Prentice C, Bailey LC, Janicke DM, Heerman WJ, Block JP. Effects of Common Antihypertensive Class Medications on BMI z-Score in Adolescents. Pediatr Obes. 2026 May; 21(5):e70114.
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Denson AM, Rodriguez KE, Letourneau-Freiberg LR, Kandasamy B, Naylor RN, Abdullatif HD, Benjamin RW, Cobry E, Freemark MS, Thomas IH, Greeley SAW. Children With Pancreatic Hypoplasia Experience Poor Weight Gain and Labile Diabetes but Low Incidence of DKA. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2026 Mar 17; 111(4):e1164-e1173.
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Petimar J, Rifas-Shiman SL, Young JG, Yu H, Daley MF, Heerman WJ, Janicke DM, Jones WS, Lewis KH, Lin PD, Lunsford D, Bailey LC, Toh S, Block JP. Associations of common antipsychotic medications with weight gain in youth and adults: a target trial emulation study. J Psychiatr Res. 2026 May; 196:90-96.
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Ogle SB, Meneses EH, Kaizer AM, Moore JM, Mitchell JE, Michalsky MP, Inge T. Preoperative Weight Trends in Adolescents Undergoing Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2026 Mar; 34(3):710-718.
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Cervantes L, Juarez-Colunga E, Powe NR, Flythe JE, Steiner JF, Cukor D, Hasnain-Wynia R, Furgeson S, Golestaneh L, Camacho C, McBeth L, Beaty BL, Shi J, Bacon E, Chonchol M. Community Health Worker Support for Hispanic and Latino Individuals Receiving Hemodialysis: The Navigate-Kidney Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2026 Jan 01; 186(1):56-66.
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Perreault L, Pan Q, Rodriguez C, Gritz RM, Smith PC, Kramer ES, Tolle L, Connelly L, Tietbohl C, Williams J, Holtrop JS. Implementation and effectiveness of a care process to prioritize weight management in primary care: a stepped-wedge cluster-randomized trial. Nat Med. 2026 Feb; 32(2):645-652.
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Sneed NM, Rifas-Shiman SL, Petimar J, Young JG, Bailey LC, Daley MF, Janicke DM, Jones WS, Prentice C, Block JP, Heerman WJ. Comparative Weight Change With Initiation and Adherence to Common Medications for Type 2 Diabetes. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2025 Nov; 33(11):2205-2213.
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Yu H, Young JG, Petimar J, Rifas-Shiman SL, Daley MF, Heerman WJ, Janicke DM, Jones WS, Kawahara T, Lewis KH, Lin PD, Toh S, Weisholtz DS, Block JP. Long-Term Medication-Induced Weight Change Across Common Antiseizure Medications: A Target Trial Emulation Study. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2025 Dec; 33(12):2355-2364.
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Lin PD, Rifas-Shiman SL, Petimar J, Yu H, Daley MF, Janicke DM, Heerman WJ, Bailey LC, Maeztu C, Lewis KH, Young JG, Block JP. Emulation of a Target Trial of Antihypertensive Medications on Weight Change. J Gen Intern Med. 2026 03; 41(4):1097-1106.
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Gibson D, Plotkin M, Foster M, Mehler PS. Predictors of Successful Weight Restoration in the Treatment of Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome: A Systematic Review. Nutrients. 2025 Sep 19; 17(18).
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