 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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| 1996 | 2 | 4 | 6 | | 1997 | 4 | 4 | 8 | | 1998 | 5 | 3 | 8 | | 1999 | 9 | 4 | 13 | | 2000 | 5 | 5 | 10 | | 2001 | 11 | 1 | 12 | | 2002 | 18 | 5 | 23 | | 2003 | 19 | 7 | 26 | | 2004 | 36 | 15 | 51 | | 2005 | 39 | 13 | 52 | | 2006 | 31 | 13 | 44 | | 2007 | 34 | 16 | 50 | | 2008 | 53 | 17 | 70 | | 2009 | 60 | 28 | 88 | | 2010 | 62 | 17 | 79 | | 2011 | 76 | 18 | 94 | | 2012 | 63 | 20 | 83 | | 2013 | 77 | 30 | 107 | | 2014 | 58 | 31 | 89 | | 2015 | 91 | 36 | 127 | | 2016 | 68 | 31 | 99 | | 2017 | 67 | 30 | 97 | | 2018 | 74 | 30 | 104 | | 2019 | 80 | 38 | 118 | | 2020 | 34 | 43 | 77 | | 2021 | 34 | 49 | 83 | | 2022 | 26 | 79 | 105 | | 2023 | 24 | 72 | 96 | | 2024 | 42 | 48 | 90 | | 2025 | 61 | 13 | 74 | | 2026 | 46 | 16 | 62 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Obesity" by people in Profiles.
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Zarini S, Zemski Berry K, Garfield A, Macias E, Jambal P, Bowen S, Cree MG, Snell-Bergeon JK, Johnson C, Neufer PD, Tamburini I, Seldin M, Bergman BC. Comparing the Independent Effects of Weight Loss or Exercise Training on Skeletal Muscle Lipid Localization and Insulin Sensitivity in Humans. Diabetes. 2026 Nov 01; 75(11):1980-1993.
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Ostrominski JW, Claggett BL, Jerosch-Herold M, Raja AA, Day SM, Russell MW, Zahka K, Pereira AC, Colan SD, Murphy AM, Canter C, Bach RG, Wheeler MT, Rossano JW, Owens AT, Mestroni L, Taylor MRG, Patel AR, Wilmot I, Soslow JH, Becker JR, Lakdawala NK, Bundgaard H, Vargas JD, Ho CY. Body Mass Index, Valsartan, and Myocardial Remodeling in Early-Stage Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A Secondary Analysis of the Randomized VANISH Trial. J Am Heart Assoc. 2026 Oct 20; 15(20):e050131.
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Tabasso C, Gavini CK, Zemski Berry K, Salem H, Aguettaz AKF, Lagarrigue S, Bergman BC, Mansuy-Aubert V, Amati F. Organelle-Specific Lipid Profiles Underlie Metabolic Health in a Nutrition-Dependent Manner. Diabetes. 2026 Oct 01; 75(10):1753-1766.
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Grobman B, Rifas-Shiman SL, Aris IM, Perng W, Parmar SL, Juraschek SP, Oken E, Hivert MF, Zhang M. Gestational Weight Gain, Postpartum Weight Retention, and Women's Mid-Life Cardiovascular Health in Project Viva. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2026 Nov; 34(11):2156-2166.
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Bellido V, le Roux CW, Ekinci EI, Bjornstad P, Frias JP, Giblin K, Eyde S, Park SY, Ferro J, Johnson C, Taylor A. Retatrutide in adults with obesity and type 2 diabetes (TRIUMPH-2): a double-blind, parallel-group, randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial. Lancet. 2026 Oct 10; 408(10563):1455-1472.
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Kasaie P, Zhao Y, Humes E, Gerace L, Reid K, Lesko CR, Kurgansky KE, Koethe JR, Rebeiro PF, Bourgi K, Erlandson KM, Gebo K, Althoff KN. Impact of an early body mass index maintenance intervention at ART initiation on diabetes risk: Insights from a computer simulation study. Ann Epidemiol. 2026 Nov; 123:110292.
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Velazquez S, Juber MC, Okun M, Lau E, Ashkarran AA. Body mass index-specific nanoparticle protein corona signatures in late pregnancy. Nanoscale. 2026 Sep 10; 18(34):18571-18583.
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Miller CA, Kumar AM, Mendoza JA, Barsell JD, Diala OR, Glasgow TE, Dahman B, Bradley C, Resnicow K, Leader A, Briant KJ, Poynter JN, Winn RA, Fuemmeler BF. Cancer prevention in context: interplay of perceived discrimination, neighborhood deprivation, and cancer-related risk and protective factors. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2026 Sep 01; 118(9):1715-1723.
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Oliveira VHF, Brown TT, Erlandson KM. Reframing obesity in aging people with HIV: sarcopenic obesity, muscle quality, and frailty. Curr Opin HIV AIDS. 2026 Nov 01; 21(6):473-479.
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Montaser E, Bhasin K, Kruger D, Akturk HK, Ahmann A, Snell-Bergeon JK, Shah VN. Glycaemic Changes After Semaglutide Discontinuation in Adults With Type 1 Diabetes Using Automated Insulin Delivery: Analysis of the ADJUST-T1D Extension Study. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2026 Nov; 28(11):10736-10742.
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