"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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| 1992 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1993 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1994 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1995 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1996 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1997 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2002 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 2003 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2004 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2005 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2006 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2007 | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| 2008 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 2009 | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| 2010 | 12 | 4 | 16 |
| 2011 | 16 | 2 | 18 |
| 2012 | 21 | 6 | 27 |
| 2013 | 20 | 4 | 24 |
| 2014 | 14 | 4 | 18 |
| 2015 | 13 | 10 | 23 |
| 2016 | 26 | 4 | 30 |
| 2017 | 17 | 8 | 25 |
| 2018 | 19 | 8 | 27 |
| 2019 | 19 | 8 | 27 |
| 2020 | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Obesity" by people in Profiles.
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Miller B, Chalfant H, Thomas A, Wellberg E, Henson C, McNally MW, Grizzle WE, Jain A, McNally LR. Diabetes, Obesity, and Inflammation: Impact on Clinical and Radiographic Features of Breast Cancer. Int J Mol Sci. 2021 Mar 09; 22(5).
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Tavares KB, Russell DM, Conrad RJ, Sizemore GC, Nguyen SH, Moon AY, Colgan BA, Condon FJ, Mayo JS, Criman ET, Lim RB. Time to weigh in on obesity and associated comorbidities in combat-wounded amputees. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2021 02 01; 90(2):325-330.
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Elkholey K, Papadimitriou L, Butler J, Thadani U, Stavrakis S. Effect of Obesity on Response to Spironolactone in Patients With Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction. Am J Cardiol. 2021 05 01; 146:36-47.
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Li S, Kim Y, Chen JDZ, Madhoun MF. Intestinal Electrical Stimulation Alters Hypothalamic Expression of Oxytocin and Orexin and Ameliorates Diet-Induced Obesity in Rats. Obes Surg. 2021 04; 31(4):1664-1672.
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Balasubramanian P, Kiss T, Tarantini S, Nyúl-Tóth Á, Ahire C, Yabluchanskiy A, Csipo T, Lipecz A, Tabak A, Institoris A, Csiszar A, Ungvari Z. Obesity-induced cognitive impairment in older adults: a microvascular perspective. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2021 02 01; 320(2):H740-H761.
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Tarantini S, Csiszar A, Ungvari Z. Midlife Obesity Impairs Neurovascular Coupling Responses. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2021 01; 29(1):17.
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Mann SN, Pitel KS, Nelson-Holte MH, Iwaniec UT, Turner RT, Sathiaseelan R, Kirkland JL, Schneider A, Morris KT, Malayannan S, Hawse JR, Stout MB. 17a-Estradiol prevents ovariectomy-mediated obesity and bone loss. Exp Gerontol. 2020 12; 142:111113.
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Kim J, Nimeri A, Khorgami Z, El Chaar M, Lima AG, Vosburg RW. Metabolic bone changes after bariatric surgery: 2020 update, American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Clinical Issues Committee position statement. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2021 01; 17(1):1-8.
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Rughani A, Friedman JE, Tryggestad JB. Type 2 Diabetes in Youth: the Role of Early Life Exposures. Curr Diab Rep. 2020 08 07; 20(9):45.
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Urdaneta Perez MG, Garwe T, Stewart K, Sarwar Z, Morris KT. Obesity is an Independent Risk Factor for Mortality in Otherwise Healthy Patients After Hepatectomy. J Surg Res. 2020 11; 255:50-57.