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.

MeSH information

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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).

Descriptor ID	D009765
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
Concept/Terms	Obesity Obesity

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Obesity".

Diseases [C]
Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases [C18]
Nutrition Disorders [C18.654]
Overnutrition [C18.654.726]
Obesity [C18.654.726.500]
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23]
Signs and Symptoms [C23.888]
Body Weight [C23.888.144]
Overweight [C23.888.144.699]
Obesity [C23.888.144.699.500]
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Diagnosis [E01]
Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures [E01.370]
Physical Examination [E01.370.600]
Body Constitution [E01.370.600.115]
Body Weights and Measures [E01.370.600.115.100]
Body Size [E01.370.600.115.100.160]
Body Weight [E01.370.600.115.100.160.120]
Overweight [E01.370.600.115.100.160.120.699]
Obesity [E01.370.600.115.100.160.120.699.500]
Biological Sciences [G]
Physiological Phenomena [G07]
Body Constitution [G07.100]
Body Weights and Measures [G07.100.100]
Body Size [G07.100.100.160]
Body Weight [G07.100.100.160.120]
Overweight [G07.100.100.160.120.699]
Obesity [G07.100.100.160.120.699.500]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Obesity".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Obesity".

publications

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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.

Bar chart showing 870 publications over 30 distinct years, with a maximum of 73 publications in 2013

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1994	4	1	5
1996	2	1	3
1997	2	2	4
1998	3	0	3
1999	5	1	6
2000	1	1	2
2001	5	4	9
2002	9	4	13
2003	14	7	21
2004	15	11	26
2005	18	4	22
2006	17	3	20
2007	22	10	32
2008	24	11	35
2009	26	13	39
2010	35	8	43
2011	39	9	48
2012	25	10	35
2013	54	19	73
2014	39	18	57
2015	43	18	61
2016	21	32	53
2017	40	12	52
2018	18	13	31
2019	26	11	37
2020	20	14	34
2021	7	18	25
2022	3	29	32
2023	4	21	25
2024	14	10	24

Below are the most recent publications written about "Obesity" by people in Profiles.

Yuzefovych LV, Noh HL, Suk S, Schuler AM, Mulekar MS, Pastukh VM, Kim JK, Rachek LI. Mitochondria-Targeted DNA Repair Glycosylase hOGG1 Protects Against HFD-Induced Liver Oxidative Mitochondrial DNA Damage and Insulin Resistance in OGG1-Deficient Mice. Int J Mol Sci. 2024 Nov 13; 25(22).

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Bai MR, Abirami K, Gayathri R, Vedantham S, Shobana S, Nagarajan LP, Gunasekaran G, Nagamuthu G, Malini HM, Gokulakrishnan K, Sandhya N, Ganesh Jeevan R, Anjana RM, Unnikrishnan R, Krishnaswamy K, Sudha V, Mohan V. Effect of low vs high dietary-advanced glycation end products on insulin-sensitivity and inflammatory- markers among overweight/obese Asian-Indian adults-A randomised controlled trial. Int J Food Sci Nutr. 2024 Dec; 75(8):835-845.

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Ayyaswami V, Subramanian J, Nickerson J, Erban S, Rosano N, McManus DD, Gerber BS, Faro JM. A Clinician and Electronic Health Record Wearable Device Intervention to Increase Physical Activity in Patients With Obesity: Formative Qualitative Study. JMIR Form Res. 2024 Sep 02; 8:e56962.

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Patel R, Wadid M, Makwana B, Kumar A, Khadke S, Bhatti A, Banker A, Husami Z, Labib S, Venesy D, Fonarow G, Kosiborod M, Al-Kindi S, Bhatt DL, Dani S, Nohria A, Butler J, Ganatra S. GLP-1 Receptor Agonists Among Patients?With Overweight or Obesity,?Diabetes,?and HFpEF on SGLT2?Inhibitors. JACC Heart Fail. 2024 Nov; 12(11):1814-1826.

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Wagner KA, Pekow P, Marcus B, Rosal MC, Braun B, Manson JE, Whitcomb BW, Sievert LL, Chasan-Taber L. The Impact of a Lifestyle Intervention on Cardiometabolic Risk Factors among Postpartum Hispanic Women with Overweight and Obesity in a Randomized Controlled Trial (Proyecto Mam?). Matern Child Health J. 2024 Oct; 28(10):1768-1781.

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Rivas-Tumanyan S, Pacheco LS, Haslam DE, Morou-Bermudez E, Liang L, Tucker KL, Joshipura KJ, Bhupathiraju SN. Branched-Chain and Aromatic Amino Acids, Type 2 Diabetes, and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors among Puerto Rican Adults. Nutrients. 2024 Aug 04; 16(15).

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Coppenrath V, Mazyck B. Tirzepatide (Zepbound) for the Treatment of Obesity. Am Fam Physician. 2024 08; 110(2):199-200.

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Lecoutre S, Maqdasy S, Rizo-Roca D, Renzi G, Vlassakev I, Alaeddine LM, Higos R, Jalkanen J, Zhong J, Zareifi DS, Frendo-Cumbo S, Massier L, Hodek O, Juvany M, Moritz T, de Castro Barbosa T, Omar-Hmeadi M, L?pez-Yus M, Merabtene F, Abatan JB, Marcelin G, El Hachem EJ, Rouault C, Bergo MO, Petrus P, Zierath JR, Cl?ment K, Krook A, Mejhert N, Ryd?n M. Reduced adipocyte glutaminase activity promotes energy expenditure and metabolic health. Nat Metab. 2024 Jul; 6(7):1329-1346.

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Friedline RH, Noh HL, Suk S, Albusharif M, Dagdeviren S, Saengnipanthkul S, Kim B, Kim AM, Kim LH, Tauer LA, Baez Torres NM, Choi S, Kim BY, Rao SD, Kasina K, Sun C, Toles BJ, Zhou C, Li Z, Benoit VM, Patel PR, Zheng DXT, Inashima K, Beaverson A, Hu X, Tran DA, Muller W, Greiner DL, Mullen AC, Lee KW, Kim JK. IFN?-IL12 axis regulates intercellular crosstalk in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease. Nat Commun. 2024 Jun 29; 15(1):5506.

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He H, Liu K, Liu M, Yang AJ, Cheng KW, Lu LW, Liu B, Chen JH. The impact of medium-chain triglycerides on weight loss and metabolic health in individuals with overweight or obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clin Nutr. 2024 Aug; 43(8):1755-1768.

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