 Weight Loss
"Weight Loss" 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.
Decrease in existing BODY WEIGHT.
| Descriptor ID |
D015431
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.888.144.243.963 G07.345.249.314.120.200.963
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| Concept/Terms |
Weight Loss- Weight Loss
- Loss, Weight
- Losses, Weight
- Weight Losses
- Weight Reduction
- Reduction, Weight
- Reductions, Weight
- Weight Reductions
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Weight Loss" by people in this website by year, and whether "Weight Loss" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1996 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 1997 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 1998 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2001 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2002 | 5 | 3 | 8 | | 2003 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2004 | 6 | 8 | 14 | | 2005 | 7 | 4 | 11 | | 2006 | 5 | 5 | 10 | | 2007 | 10 | 3 | 13 | | 2008 | 13 | 10 | 23 | | 2009 | 7 | 10 | 17 | | 2010 | 6 | 8 | 14 | | 2011 | 13 | 11 | 24 | | 2012 | 7 | 13 | 20 | | 2013 | 21 | 10 | 31 | | 2014 | 16 | 12 | 28 | | 2015 | 21 | 14 | 35 | | 2016 | 11 | 11 | 22 | | 2017 | 7 | 14 | 21 | | 2018 | 13 | 14 | 27 | | 2019 | 17 | 17 | 34 | | 2020 | 9 | 12 | 21 | | 2021 | 9 | 20 | 29 | | 2022 | 7 | 23 | 30 | | 2023 | 3 | 19 | 22 | | 2024 | 16 | 16 | 32 | | 2025 | 16 | 12 | 28 | | 2026 | 4 | 10 | 14 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Weight Loss" by people in Profiles.
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Oselinsky KM, Hill EB, Ostendorf DM, Pan Z, Bing K, Wayland LT, Simpson C, Clark KC, Sandoval A, Thomas EA, Marker RJ, Kabos P, MacLean PS, Catenacci VA. Exploring the Feasibility, Acceptability, and Safety of a 4:3 Intermittent Fasting Weight Loss Program Among Stage I-III Breast Cancer Survivors With Overweight or Obesity: Protocol for a 6-Month Proof-of-Concept Feasibility Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2026 Jul 23; 15:e86281.
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Yeo EN, Scadden AW, Caterer ZT, Sutton KJ, Konigsberg IR, Cole JB, Litkowski EM, Pan Z, Lozupone CA, Ostendorf DM, MacLean PS, Melanson EL, Bessesen DH, Borengasser SJ, Lange EM, Catenacci VA, Stanislawski MA. Multi-omic modelling of body mass index response to a dietary weight loss intervention. Gut Microbes. 2026 Dec 31; 18(1):2696645.
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Miller JL, van Santen HM, Phillips SA, Hamilton J, Aberle J, Sathyapalan T, Mohamed Z, McCormack SE, Shoemaker AH, Kelsey MM, Ghalib L, Stalla G, Thaker VV, Habiby R, Ode KL, Wabitsch M, Dattani M, Abuzzahab MJ, Abdullatif H, Morgan R, Stefater-Richards M, Aroda VR, Friedrich C, Han JC, Ono H, Nagasaki K, Tanaka T, Isojima T, Arima H, Scimia C, Yuan G, Müller HL, Roth CL. Setmelanotide for the Treatment of Acquired Hypothalamic Obesity. N Engl J Med. 2026 Jul 09; 395(2):138-150.
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Leonhard AG, Josey K, Castaneda JM, Chee M, Duan KI, Nadeem H, Plumley R, Triplette M, Smith NL, Au DH, Feemster LC, Donovan LM. Receipt of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists among rural patients with obstructive sleep apnea and excess weight. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2026 Jul 01; 23(7):1087-1096.
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Zemski Berry K, Garfield A, Macias E, Zarini S, Bowen S, Cree MG, Snell-Bergeon JK, Bodkin S, Bergman BC. Weight loss reduces intermuscular adipose tissue and liver fat compared to exercise: implications for muscle quality and metabolic health. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2026 Jun 17; 111(7):1994-2007.
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Segev N, Nadeau KJ, Kelsey M, Schaaf LR, Baumgartner A, Riegler A, Wiitala K, Jenkins TM, Xanthakos SA, Helmrath MA, Inge TH, Shah AS. Glycemic Normalization Immediately Following Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy in Adolescents With Type 2 Diabetes From the ST2OMP Study. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2026 Aug; 28(8):7555-7561.
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Chiles JW, Rocco A, Srinivasasainagendra V, Rossiter HB, Casaburi R, Thalacker-Mercer A, Wells JM, Wan ES, Silverman EK, Cho MH, Hersh CP, Psaty BM, Gharib SA, Gao Y, O'Connor GT, Lange LA, Rich SS, Manichaikul AW, Barr RG, Ortega VE, Meyers DA, Smith AV, Tiwari HK, McDonald MN. Whole Genome Sequence Analysis of Weight Loss in 16?972 Participants With COPD Reveals Novel Risk Loci in DRAIC and RFX3. J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle. 2026 Jun; 17(3):e70293.
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Karakus KE, Akturk HK, Kruger D, Ahmann A, Bharvaga A, Langel CR, Ackeifi CA, Rosen J, Pyle L, Snell-Bergeon JK, Shah VN. Effect of Semaglutide on Insulin Dose Reduction in Adults With Type 1 Diabetes and Obesity Using Automated Insulin Delivery Systems: ADJUST-T1D Post Hoc Analysis. Diabetes Care. 2026 May 01; 49(5):718-723.
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Gray KE, Benson S, Robustelli BL, Perez L, Taylor L, Nelson KM, Hoerster KD. Protocol for HealthyTogether: A randomized controlled trial testing a virtual, dyadic weight management intervention for a veteran and a support person. Contemp Clin Trials. 2026 Jun; 165:108309.
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Perreault L, Rodriguez C, Smith PC, Kramer ES, Tolle L, Williams J, Pan Q. Mediators and moderators of successful population-level weight management in primary care: results from the PATHWEIGH cluster-randomized pragmatic trial. Int J Obes (Lond). 2026 06; 50(6):1369-1372.
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