"Weight Loss" 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.
Decrease in existing BODY WEIGHT.
| Descriptor ID |
D015431
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.888.144.243.963 G07.345.249.314.120.200.963
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| Concept/Terms |
Weight Loss- Weight Loss
- Loss, Weight
- Losses, Weight
- Weight Losses
- Weight Reduction
- Reduction, Weight
- Reductions, Weight
- Weight Reductions
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Weight Loss" by people in this website by year, and whether "Weight Loss" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1996 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 1999 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2000 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2002 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2003 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2006 | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| 2007 | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| 2008 | 10 | 8 | 18 |
| 2009 | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| 2010 | 11 | 8 | 19 |
| 2011 | 14 | 6 | 20 |
| 2012 | 11 | 7 | 18 |
| 2013 | 16 | 9 | 25 |
| 2014 | 9 | 12 | 21 |
| 2015 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| 2016 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 2017 | 11 | 13 | 24 |
| 2018 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2019 | 6 | 14 | 20 |
| 2020 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| 2021 | 6 | 12 | 18 |
| 2022 | 4 | 15 | 19 |
| 2023 | 1 | 17 | 18 |
| 2024 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Weight Loss" by people in Profiles.
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Effectiveness of a digital weight management program on diet quality: a randomized controlled trial. Am J Clin Nutr. 2025 Sep; 122(3):830-840.
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Effect of aerobic or resistance exercise, or both on insulin secretion, ciliary neurotrophic factor, and insulin-like growth factor-1 in dieting older adults with obesity. Clin Nutr. 2025 Aug; 51:50-62.
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Weight Loss Differentially Impacts Sex Hormones in Women and Men With Type 2 Diabetes: Look AHEAD Sex Hormone Study. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2025 May 19; 110(6):e2001-e2007.
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THE OBESITY PARADOX IN HEART FAILURE: TIME TO MOVE FORWARD. Trans Am Clin Climatol Assoc. 2025; 135:43-51.
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Updates in pharmacotherapy of obesity. J Natl Med Assoc. 2024 Oct; 116(5):576-587.
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Living together-does it help or hinder the pursuit of a healthful diet, physical activity, and weight loss among cancer survivors and their chosen partners? Support Care Cancer. 2024 Oct 03; 32(10):700.
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Curbing the Obesity Epidemic: Should GLP-1 Receptor Agonists Be the Standard of Care for Obesity? Curr Cardiol Rep. 2024 Sep; 26(9):1011-1019.
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Investigation of setmelanotide, an MC4R agonist, for obesity in individuals with Smith-Magenis syndrome. Obes Res Clin Pract. 2024 Jul-Aug; 18(4):301-307.
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Prescribing semaglutide for weight loss in non-diabetic, obese patients is associated with an increased risk of erectile dysfunction: a TriNetX database study. Int J Impot Res. 2025 Apr; 37(4):315-319.
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Gastric bypass revisional surgery: percentage total body weight loss differences among three different techniques. Langenbecks Arch Surg. 2024 May 04; 409(1):151.