"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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| 1995 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1996 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1997 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2003 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2004 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2005 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2006 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2007 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| 2008 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2009 | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| 2010 | 11 | 5 | 16 |
| 2011 | 19 | 3 | 22 |
| 2012 | 18 | 7 | 25 |
| 2013 | 23 | 2 | 25 |
| 2014 | 17 | 2 | 19 |
| 2015 | 11 | 10 | 21 |
| 2016 | 28 | 4 | 32 |
| 2017 | 18 | 6 | 24 |
| 2018 | 19 | 8 | 27 |
| 2019 | 22 | 5 | 27 |
| 2020 | 10 | 12 | 22 |
| 2021 | 12 | 17 | 29 |
| 2022 | 4 | 22 | 26 |
| 2023 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| 2024 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Obesity" by people in Profiles.
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Polygenic prediction of body mass index and obesity through the life course and across ancestries. Nat Med. 2025 Sep; 31(9):3151-3168.
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Targeting IRE1a improves insulin sensitivity and thermogenesis and suppresses metabolically active adipose tissue macrophages in male obese mice. Elife. 2025 Apr 17; 13.
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Dietary oleic acid drives obesogenic adipogenesis via modulation of LXRa signaling. Cell Rep. 2025 Apr 22; 44(4):115527.
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The impact of obesity on first-trimester pregnancy dating using ultrasound: a retrospective cohort study. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2025 Dec; 38(1):2466060.
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Sexually dimorphic metabolic effects of a high fat diet on knee osteoarthritis in mice. Biol Sex Differ. 2024 Dec 05; 15(1):103.
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Sexual dimorphism in lipidomic changes in maternal blood and placenta associated with obesity and gestational diabetes: A discovery study. Placenta. 2025 01; 159:76-83.
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Satisfaction with perinatal care providers and the childbirth experience: the moderating role of body mass index. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2024 Oct 09; 24(1):656.
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Repurposing Drugs for Cancer Prevention: Targeting Mechanisms Common to Chronic Diseases. Cancer J. 2024 Sep-Oct 01; 30(5):345-351.
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Palmitic Acid Induces Oxidative Stress and Senescence in Human Brainstem Astrocytes, Downregulating Glutamate Reuptake Transporters-Implications for Obesity-Related Sympathoexcitation. Nutrients. 2024 Aug 26; 16(17).
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Obesity intensifies sex-specific interferon signaling to selectively worsen central nervous system autoimmunity in females. Cell Metab. 2024 Oct 01; 36(10):2298-2314.e11.