"Pediatric 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.
BODY MASS INDEX in children (ages 2-12) and in adolescents (ages 13-18) that is grossly above the recommended cut-off for a specific age and sex. For infants less than 2 years of age, obesity is determined based on standard weight-for-length percentile measures.
| Descriptor ID |
D063766
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C18.654.726.500.720 C23.888.144.699.500.750 E01.370.600.115.100.160.120.699.500.750 G07.100.100.160.120.699.500.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Childhood Obesity- Childhood Obesity
- Obesity, Childhood
- Childhood Onset Obesity
- Obesity, Childhood Onset
- Child Obesity
- Obesity, Child
- Childhood Overweight
- Childhood Overweights
- Overweight, Childhood
- Obesity in Childhood
Infant Obesity- Infant Obesity
- Obesity, Infant
- Infant Overweight
- Overweight, Infant
- Infantile Obesity
- Obesity, Infantile
Adolescent Obesity- Adolescent Obesity
- Obesity, Adolescent
- Obesity in Adolescence
- Adolescent Overweight
- Overweight, Adolescent
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2017 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pediatric Obesity" by people in Profiles.
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Appraisal of Clinical Care Practices for Child Obesity Treatment. Part II: Comorbidities. Pediatrics. 2023 02 01; 151(2).
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Appraisal of Clinical Care Practices for Child Obesity Treatment. Part I: Interventions. Pediatrics. 2023 02 01; 151(2).
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Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Obesity. Pediatrics. 2023 02 01; 151(2).
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Executive Summary: Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Obesity. Pediatrics. 2023 02 01; 151(2).
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Postnatal Leptin Levels Correlate with Breast Milk Leptin Content in Infants Born before 32 Weeks Gestation. Nutrients. 2022 Dec 08; 14(24).
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Infant Red Blood Cell Arachidonic to Docosahexaenoic Acid Ratio Inversely Associates with Fat-Free Mass Independent of Breastfeeding Exclusivity. Nutrients. 2022 Oct 11; 14(20).
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Dietary carbohydrates: Pathogenesis and potential therapeutic targets to obesity-associated metabolic syndrome. Biofactors. 2022 Sep; 48(5):1036-1059.
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Endotoxin Biomarkers Are Associated With Adiposity and Cardiometabolic Risk Across 6 Years of Follow-up in Youth. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2022 06 16; 107(7):e3018-e3028.
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Use of person-centred language among scientific research focused on childhood obesity. Pediatr Obes. 2022 05; 17(5):e12879.
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BMI Data Collection and Communication Practices in a Multistate Sample of Head Start Programs. Child Obes. 2022 07; 18(5):309-323.