"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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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Weight Loss".
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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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| 1996 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1998 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 1999 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2000 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2001 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2002 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2003 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 2006 | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| 2007 | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| 2008 | 10 | 8 | 18 |
| 2009 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| 2010 | 11 | 8 | 19 |
| 2011 | 12 | 6 | 18 |
| 2012 | 11 | 8 | 19 |
| 2013 | 16 | 9 | 25 |
| 2014 | 9 | 13 | 22 |
| 2015 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| 2016 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 2017 | 12 | 14 | 26 |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2019 | 8 | 14 | 22 |
| 2020 | 12 | 3 | 15 |
| 2021 | 6 | 13 | 19 |
| 2022 | 4 | 14 | 18 |
| 2023 | 1 | 16 | 17 |
| 2024 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 2025 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Weight Loss" by people in Profiles.
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The Benefits of Exercise Training in Combination With Weight Loss Therapies. Diabetes. 2025 Dec 01; 74(12):2199-2206.
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Bone quality response to lifestyle intervention in older adults with obesity (LIMB-Q trial): a randomised controlled trial. Lancet Healthy Longev. 2025 Sep; 6(9):100761.
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PFAS Exposure and Postoperative Weight Regain in Adolescents After Bariatric Surgery: Findings From the Teen-LABS Study. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2025 Oct; 33(10):1930-1954.
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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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Resting Energy Expenditure Profiles in Pediatric Patients with Obesity Undergoing Sleeve Gastrectomy. Child Obes. 2025 Sep; 21(6):549-554.
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Impact of Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists on Metabolic Health in Liver Transplant Recipients. Transplantation. 2025 09 01; 109(9):e501-e507.
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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.