Obesity

"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.

MeSH information

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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).

Descriptor ID	D009765
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
Concept/Terms	Obesity Obesity

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

Diseases [C]
Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases [C18]
Nutrition Disorders [C18.654]
Overnutrition [C18.654.726]
Obesity [C18.654.726.500]
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23]
Signs and Symptoms [C23.888]
Body Weight [C23.888.144]
Overweight [C23.888.144.699]
Obesity [C23.888.144.699.500]
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]
Obesity [E01.370.600.115.100.160.120.699.500]
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]
Obesity [G07.100.100.160.120.699.500]

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

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

publications

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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.

Bar chart showing 1716 publications over 31 distinct years, with a maximum of 150 publications in 2013

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1991	10	0	10
1992	3	1	4
1993	6	0	6
1994	5	3	8
1995	5	3	8
1996	8	1	9
1997	5	9	14
1998	13	5	18
1999	13	1	14
2000	17	4	21
2001	14	4	18
2002	23	7	30
2003	27	14	41
2004	38	25	63
2005	42	17	59
2006	42	19	61
2007	36	26	62
2008	66	29	95
2009	57	20	77
2010	63	32	95
2011	78	30	108
2012	86	33	119
2013	102	48	150
2014	68	37	105
2015	75	34	109
2016	59	41	100
2017	72	32	104
2018	53	27	80
2019	53	19	72
2020	33	18	51
2021	1	4	5

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

Koutroumpakis E, Kaur R, Taegtmeyer H, Deswal A. Obesity and Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction. Heart Fail Clin. 2021 Jul; 17(3):345-356.

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Subramanian A, Anand A, Adderley NJ, Okoth K, Toulis KA, Gokhale K, Sainsbury C, O'Reilly MW, Arlt W, Nirantharakumar K. Increased COVID-19 infections in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a population-based study. Eur J Endocrinol. 2021 May; 184(5):637-645.

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Kasela S, Ortega VE, Martorella M, Garudadri S, Nguyen J, Ampleford E, Pasanen A, Nerella S, Buschur KL, Barjaktarevic IZ, Barr RG, Bleecker ER, Bowler RP, Comellas AP, Cooper CB, Couper DJ, Criner GJ, Curtis JL, Han MK, Hansel NN, Hoffman EA, Kaner RJ, Krishnan JA, Martinez FJ, McDonald MN, Meyers DA, Paine R, Peters SP, Castro M, Denlinger LC, Erzurum SC, Fahy JV, Israel E, Jarjour NN, Levy BD, Li X, Moore WC, Wenzel SE, Zein J, Langelier C, Woodruff PG, Lappalainen T, Christenson SA. Genetic and non-genetic factors affecting the expression of COVID-19-relevant genes in the large airway epithelium. Genome Med. 2021 04 21; 13(1):66.

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Liu G, Brenner H, Chen C, Christiani D, Field JK, Hung R, Jie Z, Le Marchand L, Ryan B, Schabath MB, Schwartz AG, Shete S, Shiraishi K, Tardon A, Teare MD, Yang P, Zhang ZF, Xu W. A reply to "Lung cancer outcomes: Are BMI and race clinically relevant?" Lung Cancer. 2021 04; 154:225-226.

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Chang EI. Latest Advancements in Autologous Breast Reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2021 01 01; 147(1):111e-122e.

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Hödlmoser S, Winkelmayer WC, Zee J, Pecoits-Filho R, Pisoni RL, Port FK, Robinson BM, Ristl R, Krenn S, Kurnikowski A, Lewandowski M, Ton A, Carrero JJ, Schernhammer ES, Hecking M. Sex differences in chronic kidney disease awareness among US adults, 1999 to 2018. PLoS One. 2020; 15(12):e0243431.

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Pennington KA, Dong Y, Ruano SH, van der Walt N, Sangi-Haghpeykar H, Yallampalli C. Brief high fat high sugar diet results in altered energy and fat metabolism during pregnancy in mice. Sci Rep. 2020 11 30; 10(1):20866.

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Qaisar S, Brodsky LD, Barth RF, Leier C, Buja LM, Yildiz V, Mo X, Allenby P, Moore S, Ivanov I, Chen W, Thomas D, Rivera AC, Gamble D, Hartage R, Mao G, Sheldon J, Sinclair D, Vazzano J, Zehr B, Patton A, Brodsky SV. An unexpected paradox: wall shear stress in the aorta is less in patients with severe atherosclerosis regardless of obesity. Cardiovasc Pathol. 2021 Mar-Apr; 51:107313.

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Osae EA, Bullock T, Chintapalati M, Brodesser S, Hanlon S, Redfern R, Steven P, Smith CW, Rumbaut RE, Burns AR. Obese Mice with Dyslipidemia Exhibit Meibomian Gland Hypertrophy and Alterations in Meibum Composition and Aqueous Tear Production. Int J Mol Sci. 2020 Nov 20; 21(22).

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Lu KH, Broaddus RR. Endometrial Cancer. N Engl J Med. 2020 11 19; 383(21):2053-2064.

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