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 669 publications over 26 distinct years, with a maximum of 57 publications in 2013

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1994	1	0	1
1995	1	1	2
1997	1	0	1
1999	0	2	2
2000	0	1	1
2001	1	1	2
2002	4	1	5
2003	5	5	10
2004	16	0	16
2005	14	7	21
2006	14	6	20
2007	18	12	30
2008	20	11	31
2009	17	12	29
2010	24	18	42
2011	35	12	47
2012	36	12	48
2013	39	18	57
2014	33	11	44
2015	39	17	56
2016	35	10	45
2017	33	19	52
2018	21	11	32
2019	18	8	26
2020	21	6	27
2021	14	8	22

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

Saadiq S, Valenzuela R, Wang J, Yin Z, Parra-Medina D, Gay J, Salinas JJ. Walking Engagement in Mexican Americans Who Participated in a Community-Wide Step Challenge in El Paso, TX. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 12 02; 18(23).

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Singh R, Barrios A, Dirakvand G, Pervin S. Human Brown Adipose Tissue and Metabolic Health: Potential for Therapeutic Avenues. Cells. 2021 11 05; 10(11).

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Torres DJ, Pitts MW, Seale LA, Hashimoto AC, An KJ, Hanato AN, Hui KW, Remigio SMA, Carlson BA, Hatfield DL, Berry MJ. Female Mice with Selenocysteine tRNA Deletion in Agrp Neurons Maintain Leptin Sensitivity and Resist Weight Gain While on a High-Fat Diet. Int J Mol Sci. 2021 Oct 12; 22(20).

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Clayton P, Connelly J, Ellington M, Rojas V, Lorenzo Y, Trak-Fellermeier MA, Palacios C. Facilitators and barriers of children's participation in nutrition, physical activity, and obesity interventions: A systematic review. Obes Rev. 2021 12; 22(12):e13335.

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Zhang S, Philips KH, Moss K, Wu D, Adam HS, Selvin E, Demmer RT, Norby FL, Mustapha IZ, Beck JD. Periodontitis and Risk of Diabetes in the Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities (ARIC) Study: A BMI-Modified Association. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2021 08 18; 106(9):e3546-e3558.

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Minicozzi MR, Axlid EG, von Hippel FA, Espinoza J, Funke A, Phillips QP, Buck CL. Perchlorate exposure does not induce obesity or non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in zebrafish. PLoS One. 2021; 16(8):e0254500.

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Modi A, Gadhavi R, Pérez CM, Joshipura K. Longitudinal association between adiposity measures and regression of prediabetes/diabetes. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2021 10 28; 31(11):3085-3094.

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Yamanaka AB, Davis JD, Wilkens LR, Hurwitz EL, Fialkowski MK, Deenik J, Leon Guerrero RT, Novotny R. Determination of Child Waist Circumference Cut Points for Metabolic Risk Based on Acanthosis Nigricans, the Children's Healthy Living Program. Prev Chronic Dis. 2021 06 24; 18:E64.

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Hutchesson MJ, Gough C, Müller AM, Short CE, Whatnall MC, Ahmed M, Pearson N, Yin Z, Ashton LM, Maher C, Staiano AE, Mauch CE, DeSmet A, Vandelanotte C. eHealth interventions targeting nutrition, physical activity, sedentary behavior, or obesity in adults: A scoping review of systematic reviews. Obes Rev. 2021 10; 22(10):e13295.

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Dudenbostel T, Li P, Calhoun DA. Paradoxical Increase of 24-Hour Urinary Aldosterone Levels in Obese Patients With Resistant Hypertension on a High Salt Diet. Am J Hypertens. 2021 06 22; 34(6):600-608.

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