Overweight

"Overweight" 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.

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A status with BODY WEIGHT that is above certain standard of acceptable or desirable weight. In the scale of BODY MASS INDEX, overweight is defined as having a BMI of 25.0-29.9 kg/m2. Overweight may or may not be due to increases in body fat (ADIPOSE TISSUE), hence overweight does not equal "over fat".

Descriptor ID	D050177
MeSH Number(s)	C23.888.144.699 E01.370.600.115.100.160.120.699 G07.100.100.160.120.699
Concept/Terms	Overweight Overweight

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

Diseases [C]
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23]
Signs and Symptoms [C23.888]
Body Weight [C23.888.144]
Overweight [C23.888.144.699]
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]
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]

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

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

Overweight
Obesity

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Bar chart showing 179 publications over 19 distinct years, with a maximum of 19 publications in 2014

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2005	0	1	1
2006	2	2	4
2007	2	2	4
2008	8	7	15
2009	2	2	4
2010	6	2	8
2011	8	1	9
2012	5	2	7
2013	6	8	14
2014	9	10	19
2015	9	9	18
2016	7	6	13
2017	9	3	12
2018	5	3	8
2019	8	6	14
2020	2	1	3
2021	4	5	9
2022	5	5	10
2023	3	4	7

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P?rez-Mu?oz A, Hare ME, Andres A, Klesges RC, Wayne Talcott G, Little MA, Waters TM, Harvey JR, Bursac Z, Krukowski RA. A Postpartum Weight Loss-focused Stepped-care Intervention in a Military Population: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Ann Behav Med. 2023 09 13; 57(10):836-845.

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Nemati S, Mohebbi E, Toorang F, Hadji M, Hosseini B, Saeedi E, Abdi S, Nahvijou A, Kamangar F, Roshandel G, Ghanbari Motlagh A, Pourshams A, Poustchi H, Haghdoost AA, Najafi F, Sheikh M, Malekzadeh R, Zendehdel K. Population attributable proportion and number of cancer cases attributed to potentially modifiable risk factors in Iran in 2020. Int J Cancer. 2023 11 15; 153(10):1758-1765.

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Maskarinec G, Kristal BS, Wilkens LR, Quintal G, Bogumil D, Setiawan VW, Le Marchand L. Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes in the Multiethnic Cohort. Can J Diabetes. 2023 Dec; 47(8):627-635.e2.

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Prapkree L, Uddin R, Jaafar JAA, Baghdadi M, Coccia C, Huffman F, Palacios C. Snacking behavior is associated with snack quality, overall diet quality, and body weight among US college students. Nutr Res. 2023 06; 114:41-49.

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Tsuzaki J, Maskarinec G, Mapa V, Shvetsov YB, Park SY, Monroe KR, Lim U, Le Marchand L, Boushey CJ. Diet Quality and Body Mass Index Over 20 Years in the Multiethnic Cohort. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2024 Feb; 124(2):194-204.

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Novotny R, Yamanaka AB, Dela Cruz R, Strasburger S, Boushey CJ, Butel J, Esquivel M, Aflague TF, Fleming T, Coleman P, Deenik J, Shallcross L, Wilkens LR. Food Group, Macronutrient Intake, and Metabolic Status in the US-Affiliated Pacific's Children's Healthy Living (CHL) Program. J Nutr. 2023 01 14; 152(12):2898-2912.

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McElfish PA, Felix HC, Bursac Z, Rowland B, Yeary KHK, Long CR, Selig JP, Kaholokula JK, Riklon S. A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Diabetes Prevention Program Interventions for Overweight/Obese Marshallese Adults. Inquiry. 2023 Jan-Dec; 60:469580231152051.

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Crespo-Orta I, Ortiz C, Encarnaci?n J, Su?rez E, Matta J. Association between DNA repair capacity and body mass index in women. Mutat Res. 2023 Jan-Jun; 826:111813.

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Ji X, Covington LB, Patterson F, Ji M, Brownlow JA. Associations between sleep and overweight/obesity in adolescents vary by race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status. J Adv Nurs. 2023 May; 79(5):1970-1981.

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Cho SH, Lee H, Kwon H, Shin DW, Joh HK, Han K, Park JH, Cho B. Association of underweight status with the risk of tuberculosis: a nationwide population-based cohort study. Sci Rep. 2022 09 28; 12(1):16207.

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