"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.
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
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.888.144.699 E01.370.600.115.100.160.120.699 G07.100.100.160.120.699
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2007 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 2008 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2009 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2010 | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| 2011 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| 2012 | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| 2013 | 15 | 13 | 28 |
| 2014 | 14 | 10 | 24 |
| 2015 | 15 | 14 | 29 |
| 2016 | 12 | 7 | 19 |
| 2017 | 6 | 11 | 17 |
| 2018 | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| 2019 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| 2020 | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| 2021 | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| 2022 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 2023 | 2 | 14 | 16 |
| 2024 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2026 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Overweight" by people in Profiles.
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Clustering-Based Accelerometer Measures of Physical Activity Patterns in Children With Overweight or Obesity: Baseline Cross-Sectional Methodological Analysis. JMIR Form Res. 2026 Oct 08; 10:e87532.
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BMI Normalization Is Associated With Lower Risk of Progression to Type 1 Diabetes, Primarily in Youth. Diabetes Care. 2026 Sep 01; 49(9):1729-1737.
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Overweight and obesity in youth with type 1 diabetes. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2026 Sep 25; 39(9):866-874.
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Engagement and Weight Change in an Online Weight Management Program in Clinical Settings: An Implementation Project. J Gen Intern Med. 2026 Oct; 41(13):3757-3767.
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Associations among pork intake, weight-loss, and diet quality outcomes in a commercial weight-management program. Nutr Diabetes. 2026 05 29; 16(1).
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Prevent 6:1 trial: pI rotocol for a feasibility trial of a 6:1 intermittent diet for weight gain prevention in women at increased risk of breast cancer. BMJ Open. 2026 Apr 29; 16(4):e113204.
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A 2-year randomized trial of pitavastatin calcium vs placebo to treat combined dyslipidemia in adolescents with overweight and obesity. J Clin Lipidol. 2026 Jun; 20(6):1212-1235.
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Pre-diagnostic body mass index trajectories and associations with lung cancer risk. Am J Epidemiol. 2026 02 05; 195(2):358-366.
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Effectiveness of a digital weight management program on weight-bias internalization, self-compassion, quality of life, well-being, and body appreciation: secondary outcomes from a randomized controlled trial. Ann Behav Med. 2026 Jan 07; 60(1).
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Real-World Evidence on Weight Loss and Safety With Semaglutide in Obesity Telehealth: A Large Retrospective Cohort Study. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2026 Mar; 34(3):729-737.