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 773 publications over 29 distinct years, with a maximum of 67 publications in 2013

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1993	1	0	1
1994	4	0	4
1996	2	1	3
1997	1	2	3
1998	3	1	4
1999	5	1	6
2000	1	1	2
2001	8	7	15
2002	10	4	14
2003	12	7	19
2004	14	9	23
2005	20	5	25
2006	13	3	16
2007	19	10	29
2008	25	10	35
2009	23	13	36
2010	34	9	43
2011	42	9	51
2012	23	10	33
2013	49	18	67
2014	35	17	52
2015	39	20	59
2016	25	31	56
2017	33	13	46
2018	21	15	36
2019	18	7	25
2020	21	10	31
2021	5	19	24
2022	1	14	15

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

Tate DF, Kraschnewski JL, Martinez C, Diamond M, Veldheer S, Hwang KO, Lehman EB, Yang C, Sciamanna CN. A cluster-randomized controlled trial of automated internet weight-loss programs in primary care: Role of automated provider feedback. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2022 12; 30(12):2363-2375.

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McGovern C, Rifas-Shiman SL, Switkowski KM, Woo Baidal JA, Lightdale JR, Hivert MF, Oken E, Aris IM. Association of cow's milk intake in early childhood with adiposity and cardiometabolic risk in early adolescence. Am J Clin Nutr. 2022 08 04; 116(2):561-571.

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Ronneberg CR, Lv N, Ajilore OA, Gerber BS, Venditti EM, Snowden MB, Steinman LE, Wittels NE, Barve A, Dosala S, Rosas LG, Kringle EA, Ma J. Integrated collaborative care intervention for depression and obesity in primary care: translation from research to practice. Health Educ Res. 2022 08 01; 37(4):227-241.

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Baker JF, Reed G, Poudel DR, Harrold LR, Kremer JM. Obesity and Response to Advanced Therapies in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2022 11; 74(11):1909-1916.

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Corvera S, Solivan-Rivera J, Yang Loureiro Z. Angiogenesis in adipose tissue and obesity. Angiogenesis. 2022 11; 25(4):439-453.

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Grimes NP, Whitcomb BW, Reeves KW, Sievert LL, Purdue-Smithe A, Manson JE, Hankinson SE, Rosner BA, Bertone-Johnson ER. The association between anthropometric factors and anti-Müllerian hormone levels in premenopausal women. Women Health. 2022 08; 62(7):580-592.

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Waring ME, Pagoto SL, Moore Simas TA, Heersping G, Rudin LR, Arcangel K. Feedback on Instagram posts for a gestational weight gain intervention. Transl Behav Med. 2022 05 25; 12(4):568-575.

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Kringle EA, Lv N, Ronneberg CR, Wittels N, Rosas LG, Steinman LE, Smyth JM, Gerber BS, Xiao L, Venditti EM, Ajilore OA, Williams LM, Ma J. Association of COVID-19 impact with outcomes of an integrated obesity and depression intervention: Posthoc analysis of an RCT. Obes Res Clin Pract. 2022 May-Jun; 16(3):254-261.

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Hemler EC, Bromage S, Tadesse AW, Zack R, Berhane Y, Canavan CR, Fawzi WW, Willett WC. Associations of percentage energy intake from total, animal and plant protein with overweight/obesity and underweight among adults in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Public Health Nutr. 2022 11; 25(11):3107-3120.

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Druar NM, Vosburg RW, Cahan M. Obesity increases the risk for upper extremity deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in patients with upper extremity central venous catheters. Clin Obes. 2022 Aug; 12(4):e12526.

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