"Weight Loss" 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.
Decrease in existing BODY WEIGHT.
| Descriptor ID |
D015431
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.888.144.243.963 G07.345.249.314.120.200.963
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| Concept/Terms |
Weight Loss- Weight Loss
- Loss, Weight
- Losses, Weight
- Weight Losses
- Weight Reduction
- Reduction, Weight
- Reductions, Weight
- Weight Reductions
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Weight Loss" by people in this website by year, and whether "Weight Loss" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Weight Loss" by people in Profiles.
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Great Debates: Undergoing the Knife versus Pill-Popping-The Comparative Efficacy and Cost-Effectiveness of Bariatric Surgery and GLP-1 Receptor Agonists in the Management of Obesity. Am Surg. 2025 Oct; 91(10):1587-1593.
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In adults with BMI =27 kg/m2 and type 2 diabetes, adding tirzepatide to a lifestyle intervention increased weight loss at 72 wk. Ann Intern Med. 2023 11; 176(11):JC129.
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In adults with obesity without diabetes, adding tirzepatide to a lifestyle intervention increased weight loss at 72 wk. Ann Intern Med. 2022 10; 175(10):JC116.
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A telehealth intervention to promote weight loss and physical activity in overweight primary care patients. Healthc (Amst). 2021 Mar; 9(1):100509.
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Novel approaches to sarcopenic obesity and weight management before and after kidney transplantation. Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens. 2021 01; 30(1):14-26.
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Kidney cachexia or protein-energy wasting in chronic kidney disease: facts and numbers. J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle. 2019 06; 10(3):479-484.
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Obesity Paradox in Advanced Kidney Disease: From Bedside to the Bench. Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2018 Jul - Aug; 61(2):168-181.
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An 18-Year-Old With Acute-on-Chronic Abdominal Pain. Pediatrics. 2018 05; 141(5).
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Association of body weight changes with mortality in incident hemodialysis patients. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2017 Sep 01; 32(9):1549-1558.
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Lorcaserin treatment allows for decreased number needed to treat for weight and glycemic parameters in week 12 responders with =5% weight loss. Postgrad Med. 2016 Nov; 128(8):740-746.