"Weight Gain" 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.
Increase in BODY WEIGHT over existing weight.
| Descriptor ID |
D015430
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.888.144.243.926 G07.345.249.314.120.200.926
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| Concept/Terms |
Weight Gain- Weight Gain
- Gain, Weight
- Gains, Weight
- Weight Gains
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Weight Gain".
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Weight Gain" by people in this website by year, and whether "Weight Gain" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 1997 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2000 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2001 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2002 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 2003 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2007 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2009 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2010 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2011 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2012 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 2013 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| 2014 | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| 2015 | 6 | 12 | 18 |
| 2016 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 2017 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 2018 | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| 2019 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2021 | 3 | 11 | 14 |
| 2022 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2023 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 2024 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Weight Gain" 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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Ankyloglossia, Breastfeeding, and Infant Weight Gain: A Mixed-Methods Study. Pediatrics. 2026 Jan 01; 157(1).
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Time to regain birthweight and in-hospital outcomes among United States-born extremely preterm newborns. Pediatr Res. 2026 Feb; 99(3):949-957.
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Prediction of antipsychotic associated weight gain in children and adolescents taking second generation antipsychotics: A machine learning approach. J Psychiatr Res. 2025 Nov; 191:454-462.
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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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Semaglutide Plus Metformin Versus Metformin Alone For Antipsychotic-Induced Weight Gain In Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Psychiatr Q. 2025 12; 96(4):819-827.
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Does Concomitant Psychostimulants Mitigate Second-Generation Antipsychotics-Associated Weight Gain? An Observational Study Based on Electronic Medical Records Data. J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol. 2025 Nov; 35(9):508-517.
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Addressing recurrent weight gain after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: efficacy of a dual surgical approach-short-term results of a single-center cohort study. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2025 08; 21(8):863-870.
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Case 3: Psychiatric Distress, Hypertension, and Weight Gain in an Adolescent Male. Pediatr Rev. 2024 Sep 01; 45(9):513-517.
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On the pathogenesis of obesity: causal models and missing pieces of the puzzle. Nat Metab. 2024 Oct; 6(10):1856-1865.