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

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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 1668 publications over 31 distinct years, with a maximum of 151 publications in 2013

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1990	2	0	2
1991	10	0	10
1992	2	1	3
1993	6	0	6
1994	5	3	8
1995	5	3	8
1996	8	1	9
1997	5	7	12
1998	13	5	18
1999	12	1	13
2000	16	5	21
2001	14	4	18
2002	23	8	31
2003	28	14	42
2004	37	25	62
2005	44	19	63
2006	40	19	59
2007	36	26	62
2008	66	27	93
2009	58	20	78
2010	64	32	96
2011	81	31	112
2012	85	33	118
2013	102	49	151
2014	69	36	105
2015	75	34	109
2016	60	41	101
2017	76	31	107
2018	51	24	75
2019	45	17	62
2020	11	3	14

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

Suen CM, Hui DSC, Memtsoudis SG, Chung F. Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Obesity, and Noninvasive Ventilation: Considerations During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Anesth Analg. 2020 08; 131(2):318-322.

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Schaverien MV, Chang EI. Discussion: Body Mass Index and Lymphedema Morbidity: Comparison of Obese versus Normal-Weight Patients. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2020 08; 146(2):408-409.

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Kim ER, Xu Y, Cassidy RM, Lu Y, Yang Y, Tian J, Li DP, Van Drunen R, Ribas-Latre A, Cai ZL, Xue M, Arenkiel BR, Eckel-Mahan K, Xu Y, Tong Q. Paraventricular hypothalamus mediates diurnal rhythm of metabolism. Nat Commun. 2020 07 30; 11(1):3794.

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Horne VE, Bielamowicz K, Nguyen J, Hilsenbeck S, Lindsay H, Sonabend R, Wood AC, Okcu F, Sisley S. Methylphenidate improves weight control in childhood brain tumor survivors with hypothalamic obesity. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2020 07; 67(7):e28379.

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Wu TD, Ejike C, Wise RA, McCormack MC, Brigham EP. THE AUTHORS REPLY. Am J Epidemiol. 2020 05 05; 189(5):482.

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Chao AM, Wadden TA, Berkowitz RI, Blackburn G, Bolin P, Clark JM, Coday M, Curtis JM, Delahanty LM, Dutton GR, Evans M, Ewing LJ, Foreyt JP, Gay LJ, Gregg EW, Hazuda HP, Hill JO, Horton ES, Houston DK, Jakicic JM, Jeffery RW, Johnson KC, Kahn SE, Knowler WC, Kure A, Michalski KL, Montez MG, Neiberg RH, Patricio J, Peters A, Pi-Sunyer X, Pownall H, Reboussin D, Redmon B, Rejeski WJ, Steinburg H, Walker M, Williamson DA, Wing RR, Wyatt H, Yanovski SZ, Zhang P. Weight Change 2 Years After Termination of the Intensive Lifestyle Intervention in the Look AHEAD Study. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2020 05; 28(5):893-901.

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Sattar N, McInnes IB, McMurray JJV. Obesity Is a Risk Factor for Severe COVID-19 Infection: Multiple Potential Mechanisms. Circulation. 2020 07 07; 142(1):4-6.

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Goyal P, Choi JJ, Pinheiro LC, Schenck EJ, Chen R, Jabri A, Satlin MJ, Campion TR, Nahid M, Ringel JB, Hoffman KL, Alshak MN, Li HA, Wehmeyer GT, Rajan M, Reshetnyak E, Hupert N, Horn EM, Martinez FJ, Gulick RM, Safford MM. Clinical Characteristics of Covid-19 in New York City. N Engl J Med. 2020 06 11; 382(24):2372-2374.

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Hoffmann JG, Xie W, Chopra AR. Energy Regulation Mechanism and Therapeutic Potential of Asprosin. Diabetes. 2020 04; 69(4):559-566.

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Mutlu AS, Gao SM, Zhang H, Wang MC. Olfactory specificity regulates lipid metabolism through neuroendocrine signaling in Caenorhabditis elegans. Nat Commun. 2020 03 19; 11(1):1450.

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