"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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| 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 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2003 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2004 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2005 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2006 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2007 | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| 2008 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2009 | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| 2010 | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| 2011 | 18 | 2 | 20 |
| 2012 | 17 | 7 | 24 |
| 2013 | 20 | 4 | 24 |
| 2014 | 14 | 2 | 16 |
| 2015 | 11 | 10 | 21 |
| 2016 | 29 | 4 | 33 |
| 2017 | 16 | 8 | 24 |
| 2018 | 20 | 8 | 28 |
| 2019 | 20 | 10 | 30 |
| 2020 | 10 | 13 | 23 |
| 2021 | 11 | 13 | 24 |
| 2022 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Obesity" by people in Profiles.
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Preventing ovariectomy-induced weight gain decreases tumor burden in rodent models of obesity and postmenopausal breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res. 2022 06 20; 24(1):42.
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Antibiotic Prophylaxis to Prevent Obesity-Related Induction Complications in Nulliparae at Term: a pilot randomized controlled trial. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2022 09; 4(5):100681.
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Anemia, Weight Status, and Fatigue Among Farmworkers in California: A Cross-Sectional Study. J Occup Environ Med. 2022 08 01; 64(8):e459-e466.
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Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin Kexin 9 (PCSK9) and nonHDL particles rise during normal pregnancy and differ by BMI. J Clin Lipidol. 2022 Jul-Aug; 16(4):483-490.
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Bone Mass Accrual in First Six Months of Life: Impact of Maternal Diabetes, Infant Adiposity, and Cord Blood Adipokines. Calcif Tissue Int. 2022 09; 111(3):248-255.
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Obesity as a premature aging phenotype - implications for sarcopenic obesity. Geroscience. 2022 06; 44(3):1393-1405.
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Impact of Obesity and Diabetes on Postoperative Outcomes Following Surgical Treatment of Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Analysis of the ACS-NSQIP Database. World Neurosurg. 2022 07; 163:e290-e300.
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Countering obesity with eosinophils and sympathetic fat. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2022 02 08; 119(6).
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Adiposity and breast, endometrial, and colorectal cancer risk in postmenopausal women: Quantification of the mediating effects of leptin, C-reactive protein, fasting insulin, and estradiol. Cancer Med. 2022 02; 11(4):1145-1159.
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Bioactive compounds in mothers milk affecting offspring outcomes: A narrative review. Pediatr Obes. 2022 07; 17(7):e12892.