"Obesity" 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 grossly above the acceptable or desirable weight, usually due to accumulation of excess FATS in the body. The standards may vary with age, sex, genetic or cultural background. In the BODY MASS INDEX, a BMI greater than 30.0 kg/m2 is considered obese, and a BMI greater than 40.0 kg/m2 is considered morbidly obese (MORBID OBESITY).
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D009765
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C18.654.726.500 C23.888.144.699.500 E01.370.600.115.100.160.120.699.500 G07.100.100.160.120.699.500
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Obesity" by people in this website by year, and whether "Obesity" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2004 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2005 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2006 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2007 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| 2010 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2011 | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| 2012 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2013 | 19 | 3 | 22 |
| 2014 | 11 | 3 | 14 |
| 2015 | 16 | 5 | 21 |
| 2016 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 2017 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 2018 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2019 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2020 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 2021 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 2022 | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| 2023 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Obesity" by people in Profiles.
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Multi-omics approach to socioeconomic disparity in metabolic syndrome reveals roles of diet and microbiome. Proteomics. 2023 10; 23(19):e2300023.
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Exploring the Effects of a Mediterranean Diet and Weight Loss on the Gut Microbiome and Cognitive Performance in Older, African American Obese Adults: A Post Hoc Analysis. Nutrients. 2023 Jul 27; 15(15).
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Midlife body mass index, central adiposity and neuropsychological performance over 10 years in women living with and without HIV. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2023; 14:1108313.
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Polymyositis/dermatomyositis readmissions: analysis of the nationwide readmission database. Clin Rheumatol. 2023 Oct; 42(10):2833-2839.
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Depression, Insomnia, and Obesity Among Post-9/11 Veterans: Eating Pathology as a Distinct Health Risk Behavior. Mil Med. 2023 05 16; 188(5-6):921-927.
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The Association of Inflammatory Factors With Peripheral Neuropathy: The Study of Women's Health Across the Nation. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2023 03 10; 108(4):962-970.
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Impact of body mass index on PROMIS outcomes following lumbar decompression. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2023 06; 165(6):1427-1434.
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Comparing the gut microbiome of obese, African American, older adults with and without mild cognitive impairment. PLoS One. 2023; 18(2):e0280211.
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Circadian Timing, Information processing and Metabolism (TIME) study: protocol of a longitudinal study of sleep duration, circadian alignment and cardiometabolic health among overweight adults. BMC Endocr Disord. 2023 Jan 31; 23(1):26.
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Weight Loss Program Preferences of Men Working in Blue-Collar Occupations: A Qualitative Inquiry. Am J Mens Health. 2022 Sep-Oct; 16(5):15579883221117932.