"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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| 1998 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2004 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2007 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2008 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2009 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2010 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2011 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2012 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2013 | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| 2014 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2015 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| 2016 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2017 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2018 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 2019 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2020 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2021 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2022 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Obesity" by people in Profiles.
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Push count: a novel and quantitative approach to assessing second-stage labor progress in obese and non-obese patients. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2025 Dec; 38(1):2529438.
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Imbalance of ?3 and ?6 Fatty Acids in Breast Milk of Overweight/Obese Women. Nutrients. 2025 Jun 28; 17(13).
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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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A Pilot Study Exploring the Relationship Between Milk Composition and Microbial Capacity in Breastfed Infants. Nutrients. 2025 Jan 18; 17(2).
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Breastfeeding moderates the association of maternal pre-pregnancy nutritional status with offspring body composition at 30 years. J Dev Orig Health Dis. 2024 Mar 15; 15:e3.
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Effects of Obesity on Urogynecologic Prolapse Surgery Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Obstet Gynecol. 2024 Apr 01; 143(4):539-549.
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Sex-Dependent Variations in Hypothalamic Fatty Acid Profile and Neuropeptides in Offspring Exposed to Maternal Obesity and High-Fat Diet. Nutrients. 2024 Jan 24; 16(3).
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The role of Neurochemicals, Stress Hormones and Immune System in the Positive Feedback Loops between Diabetes, Obesity and Depression. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2023; 14:1224612.
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COVID-19 Pandemic as an Equalizer of the Health Returns of Educational Attainment for Black and White Americans. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2024 06; 11(3):1223-1237.
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Early intervention and intensive management of patients with diabetes, cardiorenal, and metabolic diseases. J Diabetes Complications. 2023 02; 37(2):108389.