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 950 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	12	35
2009	21	13	34
2010	33	8	41
2011	38	8	46
2012	26	10	36
2013	52	18	70
2014	39	17	56
2015	44	19	63
2016	19	32	51
2017	48	16	64
2018	22	12	34
2019	32	12	44
2020	26	15	41
2021	9	18	27
2022	7	33	40
2023	6	25	31
2024	18	17	35
2025	20	6	26
2026	16	2	18

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

Pagoto S, Bannor R. Digital Health in Obesity Care: Current Evidence, Challenges, and Future Directions. Curr Obes Rep. 2026 Sep 10; 15(1).

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Hsieh YC, Babuta M, Siegenberg H, Nagesh PT, Yu Y, Tu W, Sterling RK, Szabo G. The Impact of Obesity on Inflammatory Cytokines and 90-day and 180-day Survival in Patients With Alcohol-Associated Hepatitis. Clin Transl Gastroenterol. 2026 Sep 01; 17(9):e01066.

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Hamel AP, Orwig T, Tran BN, Vogt B, Senser E, Hegde S, Kovell L, Lee JA, Parker MW, Fitzgibbons T, McManus DD, Tran KT. Epicardial fat is associated with prevalent heart failure and adverse cardiac remodeling in atrial fibrillation. BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2026 Jun 13; 26(1).

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Obeso A, Drouard G, Jelenkovic A, Medda E, Fagnani C, Toccaceli V, Latvala A, Aaltonen S, Medland SE, Gordon SD, Lee J, Lee SJ, Sung J, Pyun H, Duncan GE, Buchwald D, Ordoñana JR, Sánchez-Romera JF, Carrillo E, Franz CE, Kremen WS, Corley RP, Huibregtse BM, Magnusson PK, Karlsson IK, Dahl Aslan AK, Lyons MJ, Bartels M, Ligthart L, de Geus EJC, Gatz M, Butler DA, Pool R, Eriksson A, Bruins S, Martin NG, Boomsma DI, Kaprio J, Silventoinen K. Genetic and environmental influences on educational disparities in adult weight change: an individual-based pooled analysis of 11 twin cohorts. Int J Obes (Lond). 2026 Aug; 50(8):1828-1837.

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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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Kwasnicka D, Palacz-Poborczyk I, Verboon P, Luszczynska A, Quested E, Robinson S, Gao L, Januszewicz A, Hagger MS, Pagoto S, Idziak P, Naughton F. A randomized controlled trial testing a digital intervention to promote weight loss and weight loss maintenance. Health Psychol. 2026 Sep; 45(9):893-906.

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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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Kwon S, Park YB, Han KD, Chung YH, Cho EB, Shin DW, Min JH. Association between obesity and subsequent risk of myasthenia gravis: a nationwide population-based cohort study. Acta Neurol Belg. 2026 Jun; 126(3):1095-1103.

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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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Fernández-González I, Vattathara JJ, Davis RJ, Sabio G, López M. Attack of the kinases: JNK signaling in metabolism. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2026 04 01; 330(4):R379-R395.

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