"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 | 2 | 5 |
| 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 | 10 | 16 |
| 2018 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| 2019 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| 2020 | 5 | 11 | 16 |
| 2021 | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| 2022 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 2023 | 2 | 13 | 15 |
| 2024 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2025 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Overweight" by people in Profiles.
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Pre-diagnostic body mass index trajectories and associations with lung cancer risk. Am J Epidemiol. 2026 Feb 05; 195(2):358-366.
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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.
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Comprehensive CMR evaluation including 4D flow-derived E/A vorticity ratio in overweight adults with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus. Cardiovasc Diabetol. 2025 Dec 08; 25(1):7.
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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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AIRWEIGHS: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Air Cleaners in Normal Weight and Overweight/Obese Children With Asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2025 Oct; 13(10):2637-2646.e5.
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The impact of narratives and active video games among black and hispanic children with overweight and obesity: a randomized controlled trial. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2025 May 26; 22(1):60.
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Global Effect of Cardiovascular Risk Factors on Lifetime Estimates. N Engl J Med. 2025 Jul 10; 393(2):125-138.
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Prediction models of basal energy expenditure in children and adolescents across the BMI spectrum based on room calorimetry: a cross-sectional cohort study. Am J Clin Nutr. 2025 Feb; 121(2):284-292.
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The association of dietary carbohydrate quality and quantity with obesity among Iranian adolescents: a case-control study. BMC Pediatr. 2024 Mar 09; 24(1):176.
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In adults with overweight or obesity and CVD, but without diabetes, semaglutide reduced MACE at a mean 40 mo. Ann Intern Med. 2024 03; 177(3):JC31.