"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 | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| 1996 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 1997 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 1998 | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| 1999 | 15 | 2 | 17 |
| 2000 | 16 | 3 | 19 |
| 2001 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| 2002 | 19 | 7 | 26 |
| 2003 | 32 | 6 | 38 |
| 2004 | 27 | 21 | 48 |
| 2005 | 36 | 11 | 47 |
| 2006 | 37 | 14 | 51 |
| 2007 | 32 | 16 | 48 |
| 2008 | 44 | 14 | 58 |
| 2009 | 41 | 13 | 54 |
| 2010 | 47 | 24 | 71 |
| 2011 | 63 | 27 | 90 |
| 2012 | 66 | 21 | 87 |
| 2013 | 89 | 43 | 132 |
| 2014 | 59 | 27 | 86 |
| 2015 | 62 | 26 | 88 |
| 2016 | 51 | 30 | 81 |
| 2017 | 67 | 21 | 88 |
| 2018 | 52 | 20 | 72 |
| 2019 | 41 | 19 | 60 |
| 2020 | 45 | 36 | 81 |
| 2021 | 34 | 47 | 81 |
| 2022 | 11 | 64 | 75 |
| 2023 | 16 | 54 | 70 |
| 2024 | 31 | 34 | 65 |
| 2025 | 21 | 13 | 34 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Obesity" by people in Profiles.
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Impact of Setmelanotide on Metabolic Syndrome Risk in Patients With Bardet-Biedl Syndrome. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2025 Sep 16; 110(10):e3271-e3282.
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Identifying factors associated with subsequent diagnosis of adrenal adenoma: a population-based historical case-control study. Eur J Endocrinol. 2025 Aug 29; 193(3):383-390.
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Family-Level Factors That Influence Physical Activity among Hispanic Adolescents at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes. Ethn Dis. 2025 Aug; 35(3):121-128.
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Adipokines and Transitions in Metabolic Health Over Time: The Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities (ARIC) Study. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2025 Aug 07; 110(9):e2939-e2945.
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The Expanding Scope of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists: Six Uses Beyond Diabetes. Curr Atheroscler Rep. 2025 Jul 30; 27(1):76.
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Polygenic prediction of body mass index and obesity through the life course and across ancestries. Nat Med. 2025 Sep; 31(9):3151-3168.
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Energy expenditure and obesity across the economic spectrum. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2025 Jul 22; 122(29):e2420902122.
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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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Maternal nitrate supplementation improves offspring cardiometabolic outcomes in obese pregnancies. Ann Med. 2025 Dec; 57(1):2521440.
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Independent and Joint Associations of Obesity and Hypertension on Incident Heart Failure: A Pooled Cohort Analysis. Mayo Clin Proc. 2025 Aug; 100(8):1297-1308.