 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 | 13 | 1 | 14 | | 2002 | 17 | 6 | 23 | | 2003 | 19 | 8 | 27 | | 2004 | 36 | 15 | 51 | | 2005 | 40 | 13 | 53 | | 2006 | 32 | 13 | 45 | | 2007 | 34 | 16 | 50 | | 2008 | 52 | 17 | 69 | | 2009 | 59 | 28 | 87 | | 2010 | 60 | 16 | 76 | | 2011 | 75 | 19 | 94 | | 2012 | 65 | 18 | 83 | | 2013 | 75 | 29 | 104 | | 2014 | 57 | 31 | 88 | | 2015 | 90 | 36 | 126 | | 2016 | 67 | 31 | 98 | | 2017 | 67 | 29 | 96 | | 2018 | 75 | 29 | 104 | | 2019 | 79 | 38 | 117 | | 2020 | 34 | 41 | 75 | | 2021 | 34 | 48 | 82 | | 2022 | 26 | 79 | 105 | | 2023 | 24 | 70 | 94 | | 2024 | 42 | 48 | 90 | | 2025 | 61 | 13 | 74 | | 2026 | 35 | 4 | 39 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Obesity" by people in Profiles.
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Koethe JR, Lake JE, Kantor A, Smeaton L, Erlandson K, Moran L, Belaunzaran-Zamudio P, Landay A, Campo RE, Debroy P, Bennet JA, O'Halloran J, Han WM, Alli O, Leonard M, Gulick RM. A 48-Week, Randomized Controlled Trial of Doravirine for Individuals With HIV and Obesity on Integrase Inhibitors and Tenofovir Alafenamide: The Do IT Study (ACTG A5391). Clin Infect Dis. 2026 Jul 23; 83(1):e81-e89.
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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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Ruzzene ST, Garcia VP, Berry AR, Stone MF, Wegerson KN, Ostrander EI, Fandl HK, Greiner JJ, Park AJ, Stauffer BL, DeSouza CA. Obesity-related circulating endothelial extracellular vesicles negatively affect cerebral microvascular cell function. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2026 Aug 01; 331(2):E165-E173.
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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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Dodd K, Legget KT, Cornier MA, McHugo M, Wylie KP, Novick AM, Berman BD, Tregellas JR. Brain functional connectivity patterns associated with adiposity in schizophrenia. Psychiatry Res Neuroimaging. 2026 Oct; 362:112274.
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Ndumele CE, Rodriguez F, Dixon DL, Khan SS, Mukherjee D, Bajaj M, Bangalore S, Bozkurt B, Breathett K, Clarke SL, de Boer IH, Ellison DH, Evangelista LS, Heffron SP, Kazi DS, Kulshreshtha A, Lingvay I, Low Wang CC, Mercado CA, Morton JM, Neeland IJ, Pagidipati N, Powell-Wiley TM, Rangaswami J, Rao G, Reza N, Saeed A, St Peter W, Starks JB, Sterling M, Talbot AW, Tran AH, Tuttle KR, VanWagner LB, Vest AR, Virani SS. 2026 AHA/ACC/ADA/ASN Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines. Circulation. 2026 Jul 28; 154(4):e50-e158.
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Manirujjaman M, Sanchez-Pino MD, Singh J, Nafees F, Biswas M, Thylur Puttalingaiah R, Heidari S, Wyczechowska D, Garai J, Polania-Villanueva DC, Yu Q, Del Valle L, Miele L, Majumder S, Zabaleta J, Hossain F. Western Diet-Induced Obesity Modulates the Mammary Fat Pad Microenvironment. Cells. 2026 Jun 08; 15(12).
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Reutrakul S, Simon SL, Wang Q, Manoogian ENC, Panda S, Ryu S, Gao Z, Griffiths C, Helgeson E, Mashek DG, Oldenburg N, Chow LS. Relationship Between Sleep and Meal Timing with Glycemia Parameters in Individuals with Obesity Participating in a Randomized Time-Restricted Eating Study. Nutrients. 2026 Jun 05; 18(11).
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