Weight Gain

"Weight Gain" 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

Definition | Details | More General Concepts | Related Concepts | More Specific Concepts

Increase in BODY WEIGHT over existing weight.

Descriptor ID	D015430
MeSH Number(s)	C23.888.144.243.926 G07.345.249.314.120.200.926
Concept/Terms	Weight Gain Weight Gain Gain, Weight Gains, Weight Weight Gains

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

Diseases [C]
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23]
Signs and Symptoms [C23.888]
Body Weight [C23.888.144]
Body Weight Changes [C23.888.144.243]
Weight Gain [C23.888.144.243.926]
Biological Sciences [G]
Physiological Phenomena [G07]
Growth and Development [G07.345]
Growth [G07.345.249]
Body Size [G07.345.249.314]
Body Weight [G07.345.249.314.120]
Body Weight Changes [G07.345.249.314.120.200]
Weight Gain [G07.345.249.314.120.200.926]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Weight Gain".

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

publications

Timeline | Most Recent

This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Weight Gain" by people in this website by year, and whether "Weight Gain" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 112 publications over 23 distinct years, with a maximum of 10 publications in 2014 and 2015 and 2021

To see the data from this visualization as text, click here.

Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1999	0	1	1
2004	2	3	5
2005	1	1	2
2006	2	3	5
2007	1	1	2
2008	2	2	4
2009	2	2	4
2010	1	2	3
2011	2	1	3
2012	1	2	3
2013	4	1	5
2014	6	4	10
2015	3	7	10
2016	3	3	6
2017	3	1	4
2018	2	4	6
2019	3	4	7
2020	1	3	4
2021	3	7	10
2022	0	3	3
2023	0	4	4
2024	1	6	7
2025	1	3	4

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

Smith ECC, Agarwal SM, Panganiban KJ, Maksyutynska K, Monteiro J, Lee J, Prasad F, Ji A, Shah D, Cavalier S, Prabhune RU, Radoncic E, Yang Z, Fuller K, McCarthy MJ, Prestwood TR, Ballon JS, Correll CU, Hahn MK, Freyberg Z. Antipsychotic Drugs and Dysregulated Glucose Homeostasis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. JAMA Psychiatry. 2025 Oct 01; 82(10):977-991.

View in: PubMed
Patel P, Shen A, Perez C, Kennedy EM, Shankar K, Pearson KJ, Andres A, Everson TM. Association between placental epigenetic age acceleration and early postnatal growth patterns. Sci Rep. 2025 Aug 12; 15(1):29597.

View in: PubMed
Pomeroy J, Okorie U, Richardson JG, Faucher A, Ionescu-Ittu R, Vekeman F, Huber C, Haws RM. Clinical burden of hyperphagia, obesity and health outcomes in paediatric individuals with Bardet-Biedl syndrome: A CRIBBS data analysis. Pediatr Obes. 2025 Sep; 20(9):e70026.

View in: PubMed
Kallis Colon MG, Lopez A, Campos Rivera M, Pomeroy J, Palacios C. Baby-Act Intervention to Prevent Excessive Infant Weight Gain: Development, Implementation, Lessons Learned, and Future Applications. Matern Child Health J. 2025 Apr; 29(4):572-581.

View in: PubMed
Abrams EJ, Jao J, Madlala HP, Zerbe A, Catalano P, Gerschenson M, Goedecke JH, Gomba Y, Josefson J, Kurland IJ, Legbedze J, McComsey GA, Matyesini S, Mukonda E, Robinson D, Myer L. An observational cohort study to investigate the impact of dolutegravir in pregnancy and its obesogenic effects on the metabolic health of women living with HIV and their children: Study protocol. PLoS One. 2024; 19(8):e0307296.

View in: PubMed
Funabashi D, Dobashi S, Sameshima K, Sagayama H, Nishijima T, Matsui T. Acute Vigorous Exercise Decreases Subsequent Nonexercise Physical Activity and Body Temperature Linked to Weight Gain. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2024 Oct 01; 56(10):1964-1975.

View in: PubMed
Krukowski RA, Solomon E, Lang J, Stone E, You W, Burns RE, Copeland C, Bursac Z, Hare ME, Waters TM. Overweight/obesity, gestational weight gain, postpartum weight retention, and maternal/neonatal complications in the military. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2024 05; 32(5):900-910.

View in: PubMed
Salley A, Lee ML. Proactive Use of a Human Milk Fat Modular in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Standardized Feeding Protocol. Nutrients. 2024 Apr 18; 16(8).

View in: PubMed
Gebreyesus LH, Choi S, Neequaye P, Mahmoud M, Mahmoud M, Ofosu-Boateng M, Twum E, Nnamani DO, Wang L, Yadak N, Ghosh S, Gonzalez FJ, Gyamfi MA. Pregnane X receptor knockout mitigates weight gain and hepatic metabolic dysregulation in female C57BL/6?J mice on a long-term high-fat diet. Biomed Pharmacother. 2024 Apr; 173:116341.

View in: PubMed
Toyon A, Bursac Z, Werner N, Krukowski RA. Impact of Weight Concern on Post-Cessation Weight Management, Smoking Cessation, and Program Engagement. Am J Health Promot. 2024 Jul; 38(6):797-808.

View in: PubMed

People

Explore

Similar Concepts

Top Journals