"Body Weight" 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.
The mass or quantity of heaviness of an individual. It is expressed by units of pounds or kilograms.
| Descriptor ID |
D001835
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.888.144 E01.370.600.115.100.160.120 E05.041.124.160.750 G07.100.100.160.120 G07.345.249.314.120
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| Concept/Terms |
Body Weight- Body Weight
- Body Weights
- Weight, Body
- Weights, Body
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Body Weight" by people in this website by year, and whether "Body Weight" 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 | 5 | 6 |
| 1997 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 1998 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| 1999 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2000 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| 2001 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| 2002 | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| 2003 | 1 | 14 | 15 |
| 2004 | 6 | 11 | 17 |
| 2005 | 2 | 15 | 17 |
| 2006 | 5 | 23 | 28 |
| 2007 | 7 | 22 | 29 |
| 2008 | 4 | 32 | 36 |
| 2009 | 7 | 12 | 19 |
| 2010 | 11 | 15 | 26 |
| 2011 | 10 | 25 | 35 |
| 2012 | 5 | 17 | 22 |
| 2013 | 8 | 28 | 36 |
| 2014 | 11 | 27 | 38 |
| 2015 | 15 | 38 | 53 |
| 2016 | 11 | 19 | 30 |
| 2017 | 7 | 32 | 39 |
| 2018 | 8 | 12 | 20 |
| 2019 | 10 | 22 | 32 |
| 2020 | 8 | 13 | 21 |
| 2021 | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| 2022 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2023 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 2024 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Body Weight" by people in Profiles.
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Circulating Asprosin Concentrations and Body Weight Changes in Postmenopausal Women: Findings from the Women's Health Initiative. J Nutr. 2026 May; 156(5):101441.
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Long-Term Outcomes After Melody Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Implant in Patients Weighing =30 kg. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2026 Jan 12; 19(1):80-92.
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Pair-Feeding Study Designs Can Create Biases and Inflate Type I Error Rates: A Simulation Study. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2026 Feb; 34(2):407-416.
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Dietary Patterns for Weight and Glycemic Management in Persons With Type 1 Diabetes: A Meta-analysis of Clinical Trials. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2025 Oct 16; 110(11):3289-3300.
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Prolonged exposure to food odors suppresses feeding via an olfactory bulb-to-hypothalamus circuit. Nat Commun. 2025 Aug 23; 16(1):7892.
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Untangling Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Adenotonsillectomy, and Weight-Beyond the Surgery. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2024 Oct 01; 150(10):867-868.
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Comparison of Clinical Endotracheal Tube Depths with Standard Estimates for the Stabilization of Infants with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. Am J Perinatol. 2025 Feb; 42(3):395-400.
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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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Urban-Rural Disparities in Food Insecurity and Weight Status among Children in the United States. Nutrients. 2024 Jul 04; 16(13).
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Benefits of calorie restriction in mice are mediated via energy imbalance, not absolute energy or protein intake. Geroscience. 2024 Oct; 46(5):4809-4826.