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 940 publications over 31 distinct years, with a maximum of 70 publications in 2013

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	2	1	3
1997	2	2	4
1998	3	0	3
1999	5	1	6
2000	1	0	1
2001	5	4	9
2002	8	3	11
2003	14	6	20
2004	16	11	27
2005	18	4	22
2006	18	4	22
2007	20	10	30
2008	23	11	34
2009	21	13	34
2010	33	8	41
2011	39	8	47
2012	27	10	37
2013	52	18	70
2014	39	17	56
2015	44	19	63
2016	20	32	52
2017	48	16	64
2018	22	12	34
2019	31	12	43
2020	25	16	41
2021	9	18	27
2022	7	32	39
2023	6	24	30
2024	17	17	34
2025	19	6	25
2026	9	2	11

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

Rosenberg M, Perez Coulter A, Mixer M, Romanelli J, Tirabassi MV. Distribution of adult certified bariatric surgery centers in the United States: are we meeting the needs of the people? Surg Endosc. 2026 Jun; 40(6):5323-5331.

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Kalra S, Kesavadev J, Goel R, Lakdawala M, Agrawal V, Malhotra N, Kapoor N, Deshpande N, Desai A, Mohan V, Khadgawat R, Sharma B. Burden of Obesity in India: Need for Policy Changes to Attain Highest Possible Level of Health and Well-Being. Clin Obes. 2026 Apr; 16(2):e70072.

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Meyer KB, McVeigh M, Chiara AN, Boss KC, Pomfret TC, Semmel K, Bacon R, Nicolas D, Clements K, Alper CJ, Lenz K. Real-world 6-month persistence, adherence, and effectiveness of GLP-1 medications for overweight and obesity in a Medicaid population. J Manag Care Spec Pharm. 2026 Mar; 32(3):271-280.

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Fern?ndez-Gonz?lez I, Vattathara JJ, Davis RJ, Sabio G, L?pez M. Attack of the kinases: JNK signaling in metabolism. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2026 Apr 01; 330(4):R379-R395.

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He W, Gu Y, Zhang F, Xiang Y, Fang Y, Cai J, Li W, Wang Z, Qin G, Li K, Gu X, Lin X, Ma L, Hou Y, Xiao X, Luo T. Polydatin Targets ACADVL to Combat Obesity by Promoting Adipocyte Browning and Activating Fatty Acid Oxidation. Phytother Res. 2026 May; 40(5):2417-2436.

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Schuppelius B, Lalama E, Zhang J, Ruether K, Csanalosi M, Kabisch S, Christ A, Latz E, Kraenkel N, Pivovarova-Ramich O, Mai K, Pfeiffer AFH. Remission of type 2 diabetes depends on time since diagnosis and low-calorie diet composition: Results of a randomized controlled trial in individuals with overweight and obesity. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2026 Mar; 233:113159.

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Saha A, Mitra S, Chaudhuri S, Rapose A. Diagnostic accuracy of chest radiograph versus computed tomography for suspected pneumonia in obese patients. Emerg Radiol. 2026 Apr; 33(2):195-202.

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Richardson AS, Dubowitz T, Ye F, Beyer KMM, Zhou Y, Kershaw KN, Duck W, Beckman R, Shikany JM, Kiefe CI. Associations between historical redlining and BMI: Potential indirect pathways through neighborhood socioeconomic and environment factors and their associated lifestyle behaviors in CARDIA. Health Place. 2026 Mar; 98:103623.

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Corvera S, Rajan A, Townsend KL, Shamsi F, Wu J, Svensson KJ, Zeltser LM, Collins S, Reis T, Tseng YH, Goodyear LJ. Advances in Adipose Tissue Biology. Endocr Rev. 2026 01 13; 47(1):75-92.

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Rodrigues A, Sweigert E, Robinson D, Kregel M, Williamson J, Koehler A, Schreckengast S, Forry C, Loeven K, Puffenberger E, McVey A, Hendrickson C, Patel A, Thomas A, Thomas S, Brigatti KW, Strauss K, Meier GL. Metformin therapy to facilitate weight loss in adults with classic maple syrup urine disease. Mol Genet Metab. 2026 Mar; 147(3):109730.

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