 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 | 3 | 4 | 7 | | 1997 | 6 | 4 | 10 | | 1998 | 5 | 3 | 8 | | 1999 | 10 | 6 | 16 | | 2000 | 6 | 5 | 11 | | 2001 | 13 | 1 | 14 | | 2002 | 17 | 6 | 23 | | 2003 | 19 | 7 | 26 | | 2004 | 36 | 15 | 51 | | 2005 | 41 | 13 | 54 | | 2006 | 32 | 13 | 45 | | 2007 | 35 | 17 | 52 | | 2008 | 52 | 18 | 70 | | 2009 | 60 | 28 | 88 | | 2010 | 62 | 17 | 79 | | 2011 | 76 | 19 | 95 | | 2012 | 66 | 18 | 84 | | 2013 | 73 | 28 | 101 | | 2014 | 58 | 31 | 89 | | 2015 | 89 | 35 | 124 | | 2016 | 65 | 32 | 97 | | 2017 | 66 | 29 | 95 | | 2018 | 75 | 30 | 105 | | 2019 | 78 | 36 | 114 | | 2020 | 35 | 40 | 75 | | 2021 | 34 | 51 | 85 | | 2022 | 26 | 77 | 103 | | 2023 | 24 | 69 | 93 | | 2024 | 42 | 49 | 91 | | 2025 | 58 | 12 | 70 | | 2026 | 13 | 1 | 14 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Obesity" by people in Profiles.
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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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Beals JW, Smith GI, Farabi SS, Patterson BW, Lucey BP, Broussard JL, Wright KP, Klein S. Sleep Extension Improves Sleep Health but Not Insulin Sensitivity in People With Overweight or Obesity Who Maintain Habitual Short Sleep Schedules. Diabetes Care. 2026 May 01; 49(5):740-745.
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Farabi SS, Barbour LA, Dunn EZ, Ingram C, Lopez E, Hinojosa J, Phillips E, Hirsch N, Rolloff K, Pierce S, Friedman JE, Hernandez TL. Portable Home-Use Triglyceride Meter Demonstrates Good Agreement With Plasma Laboratory Measures During Pregnancies Complicated by Metabolic Disease. Endocrinol Diabetes Metab. 2026 May; 9(3):e70237.
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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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Fairfield H, Reagan MR. Fiber: A New Myeloma Prevention Approach with Abundant Positive Effects. Cancer Discov. 2026 Apr 01; 16(4):623-625.
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Birznieks CL, Wang W, Steele C, You Z, Gitomer B, Chonchol M, Nowak KL. Overweight and Obesity Are Associated with Lower Renal Blood Flow in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease. Kidney Blood Press Res. 2026; 51(1):218-224.
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Akturk HK, Karakus KE, Cengiz D, Mason E, Beck E, Kaur G, Garg SK. Glucose Control and Continuous Glucose Monitoring Metrics During 12 Months of Treatment with Tirzepatide in Overweight or Obese Patients with Type 1 Diabetes. Diabetes Technol Ther. 2026 Mar; 28(3):193-200.
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Kafyra M, Kalafati IP, Bruins S, Episkopou C, Gryspeerdt D, Heggie L, Kaltenbrunner S, Kampshoff S, Karaglani E, Prändl HÖ, Papathanail I, Symianakis PG, Silchenko D, Vavouraki V, Boomsma D, Delopoulos A, Diou C, Eriksson A, Kaprio J, Krzywicka P, Luszczynska A, Manios Y, Marouli E, Moulos P, Mougiakakou S, Pool R, Silventoinen K, Verhaege N, Willems R, Dedoussis GV. Advancing Personalized Strategies for Obesity Prevention Through Biologically and Behaviorally Tailored Interventions: The Strategic Framework for the BETTER4U Initiative. Obes Rev. 2026 Mar; 27(3):e70083.
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Niedermayer F, Hoffmann B, Zhang B, Chen J, Hart JE, Laden F, Bolte G, Lakes T, Schikowski T, Greiser KH, Staab J, Nikolaou N, Dallavalle M, Schulze MB, Lieb W, Övermöhle C, Tönnies T, Katzke V, Becher H, Fischer B, Leitzmann M, Berger K, Mayvaneh F, Keil T, Krist L, Klett-Tammen CJ, Heise JK, Pischon T, Moreno Velásquez I, Schmidt B, Nagrani R, Rach S, Brenner H, Holleczek B, Harth V, Obi N, Köttgen A, Mikolajczyk R, Meinke-Franze C, Hoffmann W, Schneider A, Wolf K, Peters A. Sex-specific individual and joint associations of multiple environmental exposures with diabetes and obesity in the population-based German National Cohort (NAKO). Environ Res. 2026 May 15; 297:124096.
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Counts BR, Bonetto A, Chan HL, Au ED, Jiang Y, Couch ME, Guttridge DC, Ostrowski MC, Koniaris LG, Zimmers TA. High-fat diet and obesity each increase tumor cell proliferation and muscle wasting in experimental cancer cachexia. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2026 Apr 01; 330(4):C727-C740.
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