 Obesity
"Obesity" 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.
A status with BODY WEIGHT that is grossly above the acceptable or desirable weight, usually due to accumulation of excess FATS in the body. The standards may vary with age, sex, genetic or cultural background. In the BODY MASS INDEX, a BMI greater than 30.0 kg/m2 is considered obese, and a BMI greater than 40.0 kg/m2 is considered morbidly obese (MORBID OBESITY).
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D009765
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C18.654.726.500 C23.888.144.699.500 E01.370.600.115.100.160.120.699.500 G07.100.100.160.120.699.500
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Obesity" by people in this website by year, and whether "Obesity" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1995 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 1996 | 3 | 4 | 7 | | 1997 | 6 | 4 | 10 | | 1998 | 5 | 3 | 8 | | 1999 | 10 | 6 | 16 | | 2000 | 6 | 3 | 9 | | 2001 | 12 | 1 | 13 | | 2002 | 17 | 6 | 23 | | 2003 | 19 | 7 | 26 | | 2004 | 35 | 14 | 49 | | 2005 | 42 | 10 | 52 | | 2006 | 33 | 16 | 49 | | 2007 | 35 | 18 | 53 | | 2008 | 53 | 17 | 70 | | 2009 | 59 | 28 | 87 | | 2010 | 64 | 18 | 82 | | 2011 | 71 | 19 | 90 | | 2012 | 64 | 18 | 82 | | 2013 | 77 | 28 | 105 | | 2014 | 50 | 30 | 80 | | 2015 | 92 | 32 | 124 | | 2016 | 64 | 30 | 94 | | 2017 | 63 | 32 | 95 | | 2018 | 75 | 31 | 106 | | 2019 | 77 | 32 | 109 | | 2020 | 34 | 41 | 75 | | 2021 | 33 | 49 | 82 | | 2022 | 24 | 76 | 100 | | 2023 | 23 | 63 | 86 | | 2024 | 34 | 40 | 74 | | 2025 | 22 | 4 | 26 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Obesity" by people in Profiles.
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Salyer LG, Wang Y, Ma X, Foryst-Ludwig A, Kintscher U, Chennappan S, Kontaridis MI, McKinsey TA. Modulating the Secretome of Fat to Treat Heart Failure. Circ Res. 2025 May 23; 136(11):1363-1381.
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Creasy SA, Ostendorf DM, Kaizer L, Rosenberg R, Breit MJ, Bessesen DH, Melanson EL, Catenacci VA. Effect of physical activity on changes in weight and aerobic capacity during an 18-month behavioral weight loss intervention. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2025 May 21; 22(1):57.
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Cook TM, Bethea MM, Sandoval DA. The role of the gut-brain axis in bariatric surgery. Curr Opin Neurobiol. 2025 Jun; 92:103041.
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Huyser KR, Brega AG, Reid M, Parker T, Steiner JF, Chang J, Jiang L, Fyfe-Johnson AL, Johnson-Jennings M, Hiratsuka VY, Tsosie N, Manson SM, O'Connell J. Impact of social determinants of health on obesity among American Indian and Alaska Native young adults. PLoS One. 2025; 20(5):e0322164.
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Niu Z, Ako AA, Geiger SD, Howe CG, Perng W, Singh R, Karagas MR, Elliott AJ, Cassidy-Bushrow A, Camargo CA, Sanderson K, McEvoy CT, Oken E, Dabelea D, Hartert TV, Carter B, Stroustrup A, Lampland A, O'Connor TG, Gogcu S, Hudak ML, Shorey-Kendrick LE, Zhao Q, Ni Y, VanWormer J, Ferrara A, Hedderson M, Zhu Y, Alshawabkeh A, Cordero J, Koinis-Mitchell D, Carnell S, Breton CV, Bastain TM, Farzan SF. Maternal Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Pregnancy and Offspring Blood Pressure at Age 2 to 18 Years. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 May 01; 8(5):e259205.
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Diaz AV, Tekin I, Reis T. Drosophila as a Genetic Model System to Study Organismal Energy Metabolism. Biomolecules. 2025 May 01; 15(5).
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Shapiro ALB, Narongkiatikhun P, Choi YJ, Wilkening G, Tommerdahl KL, Hamson HE, Pyle L, Bjornstad P. Altered brain function and structure in youth-onset type 2 diabetes. Eur J Endocrinol. 2025 Apr 30; 192(5):671-679.
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Zhang X, Brody JA, Graff M, Highland HM, Chami N, Xu H, Wang Z, Ferrier KR, Chittoor G, Josyula NS, Meyer M, Gupta S, Li X, Li Z, Allison MA, Becker DM, Bielak LF, Bis JC, Boorgula MP, Bowden DW, Broome JG, Buth EJ, Carlson CS, Chang KM, Chavan S, Chiu YF, Chuang LM, Conomos MP, DeMeo DL, Du M, Duggirala R, Eng C, Fohner AE, Freedman BI, Garrett ME, Guo X, Haiman C, Heavner BD, Hidalgo B, Hixson JE, Ho YL, Hobbs BD, Hu D, Hui Q, Hwu CM, Jackson RD, Jain D, Kalyani RR, Kardia SLR, Kelly TN, Lange EM, LeNoir M, Li C, Le Marchand L, McDonald MN, McHugh CP, Morrison AC, Naseri T, O'Connell J, O'Donnell CJ, Palmer ND, Pankow JS, Perry JA, Peters U, Preuss MH, Rao DC, Regan EA, Reupena SM, Roden DM, Rodriguez-Santana J, Sitlani CM, Smith JA, Tiwari HK, Vasan RS, Wang Z, Weeks DE, Wessel J, Wiggins KL, Wilkens LR, Wilson PWF, Yanek LR, Yoneda ZT, Zhao W, Z?llner S, Arnett DK, Ashley-Koch AE, Barnes KC, Blangero J, Boerwinkle E, Burchard EG, Carson AP, Chasman DI, Ida Chen YD, Curran JE, Fornage M, Gordeuk VR, He J, Heckbert SR, Hou L, Irvin MR, Kooperberg C, Minster RL, Mitchell BD, Nouraie M, Psaty BM, Raffield LM, Reiner AP, Rich SS, Rotter JI, Benjamin Shoemaker M, Smith NL, Taylor KD, Telen MJ, Weiss ST, Zhang Y, Heard-Costa N, Sun YV, Lin X, Cupples LA, Lange LA, Liu CT, Loos RJF, North KE, Justice AE. Whole genome sequencing analysis of body mass index identifies novel African ancestry-specific risk allele. Nat Commun. 2025 Apr 11; 16(1):3470.
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Zhao F, Gidwani R, Wang MC, Chen L, Nianogo RA. An application of the augmented synthetic control method within a target trial framework: the case of the soda tax policy in California. BMC Public Health. 2025 Apr 11; 25(1):1368.
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Platnick C, Choi YJ, Narongkiatikhun P, Bekelman N, Rountree-Jablin C, Birznieks C, Sell E, Tommerdahl KL, de Boer I, Shah VN, Nadeau KJ, Sawyer A, Pyle L, Bjornstad P. Relationships among biological sex, body composition, and bone mineral density in young persons with and without diabetes. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2025 May 26; 38(5):476-487.
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