"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.
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).
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D009765
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| 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
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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.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1996 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 1997 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1998 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2002 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2003 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2004 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
| 2005 | 12 | 2 | 14 |
| 2006 | 15 | 10 | 25 |
| 2007 | 18 | 12 | 30 |
| 2008 | 16 | 7 | 23 |
| 2009 | 16 | 15 | 31 |
| 2010 | 29 | 6 | 35 |
| 2011 | 26 | 10 | 36 |
| 2012 | 27 | 8 | 35 |
| 2013 | 32 | 17 | 49 |
| 2014 | 32 | 9 | 41 |
| 2015 | 21 | 10 | 31 |
| 2016 | 29 | 13 | 42 |
| 2017 | 23 | 7 | 30 |
| 2018 | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| 2019 | 11 | 3 | 14 |
| 2020 | 11 | 11 | 22 |
| 2021 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 2022 | 5 | 16 | 21 |
| 2023 | 4 | 11 | 15 |
| 2024 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2025 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Obesity" by people in Profiles.
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Gestational weight change patterns in pregnant people with obesity class I, II, and III receiving care from community-based health care centers. Ann Epidemiol. 2025 Oct; 110:95-101.
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Implicit and explicit weight bias among healthcare professionals. Int J Obes (Lond). 2025 Nov; 49(11):2372-2377.
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Development and Validation of Body Mass Index-Specific Waist Circumference Thresholds in Postmenopausal Women : A Prospective Cohort Study. Ann Intern Med. 2025 Aug; 178(8):1073-1084.
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A Hybrid Chart Review of Premature Coronary Artery Disease: An Opportunity to Improve Diagnostic Excellence and Management. Perm J. 2025 Sep 15; 29(3):49-55.
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The association of weight status with glycemic control, diabetes related complications and anti-hyperglycemic medication use in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: The results of the Australian National Diabetes Audit (ANDA) 2015-2022. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2025 Aug; 226:112333.
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Racial and ethnic variation in body composition and prognosis of nonmetastatic breast cancer. Cancer. 2025 Jun 15; 131(12):e35926.
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Maternal Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Pregnancy and Offspring Blood Pressure at Age 2 to 18 Years. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 May 01; 8(5):e259205.
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Non-caloric sweetener effects on brain appetite regulation in individuals across varying body weights. Nat Metab. 2025 Mar; 7(3):574-585.
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Fetal exposure to gestational diabetes severity and postnatal infant feeding in the first year of life associated with preadolescent obesity: a prospective cohort. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2025 May; 33(5):996-1010.
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Methods for modeling gestational weight gain: empirical application using electronic health record data from a safety net population. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2025 Jan 17; 25(1):35.