"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 | 2 | 4 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2000 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2001 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2002 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2003 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2004 | 13 | 8 | 21 |
| 2005 | 13 | 2 | 15 |
| 2006 | 14 | 10 | 24 |
| 2007 | 19 | 13 | 32 |
| 2008 | 19 | 8 | 27 |
| 2009 | 18 | 15 | 33 |
| 2010 | 31 | 7 | 38 |
| 2011 | 24 | 11 | 35 |
| 2012 | 28 | 8 | 36 |
| 2013 | 33 | 18 | 51 |
| 2014 | 32 | 10 | 42 |
| 2015 | 26 | 11 | 37 |
| 2016 | 29 | 13 | 42 |
| 2017 | 23 | 7 | 30 |
| 2018 | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| 2019 | 12 | 3 | 15 |
| 2020 | 11 | 11 | 22 |
| 2021 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 2022 | 5 | 16 | 21 |
| 2023 | 5 | 11 | 16 |
| 2024 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Obesity" by people in Profiles.
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Changes in anthropometry, adiposity, and inflammation in Black and White women engaged in intentional weight loss. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2024 Dec; 32(12):2398-2409.
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Elevated body mass index is not significantly associated with reduced influenza vaccine effectiveness. Sci Rep. 2024 09 13; 14(1):21466.
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Intrapartum exposure to synthetic oxytocin, maternal BMI, and neurodevelopmental outcomes in children within the ECHO consortium. J Neurodev Disord. 2024 May 26; 16(1):26.
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Pregnancy health in a multi-state U.S. population of systemically underserved patients and their children: PROMISE cohort design and baseline characteristics. BMC Public Health. 2024 Mar 23; 24(1):886.
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Obesity Disparities Among Adult Single-Race and Multiracial Asian and Pacific Islander Populations. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Mar 04; 7(3):e240734.
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Hemoglobin A1c and Type 2 Diabetes Incidence Among Adolescents With Overweight and Obesity. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Jan 02; 7(1):e2351322.
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Characterizing obesity in a large health care delivery system. Am J Manag Care. 2023 11; 29(11):558-564.
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The Pathways to Prevention program: nutrition as prevention for improved cancer outcomes. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2023 08 08; 115(8):886-895.
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A pre-conception clinical trial to reduce intergenerational obesity and diabetes risks: The NDPP-NextGen trial protocol. Contemp Clin Trials. 2023 10; 133:107305.
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Pre-diagnosis lipid levels and mortality after obesity-related cancer diagnosis in the Women's Health Initiative cardiovascular disease biomarker cohort. Cancer Med. 2023 08; 12(15):16626-16636.