"Overweight" 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 above certain standard of acceptable or desirable weight. In the scale of BODY MASS INDEX, overweight is defined as having a BMI of 25.0-29.9 kg/m2. Overweight may or may not be due to increases in body fat (ADIPOSE TISSUE), hence overweight does not equal "over fat".
| Descriptor ID |
D050177
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.888.144.699 E01.370.600.115.100.160.120.699 G07.100.100.160.120.699
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Overweight" by people in Profiles.
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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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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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Electrical impedance tomography for non-invasive identification of fatty liver infiltrate in overweight individuals. Sci Rep. 2021 10 06; 11(1):19859.
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Longitudinal Analysis of Psychosocial Stressors and Body Mass Index in Middle-Aged and Older Adults in the United States. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2021 09 13; 76(8):1580-1589.
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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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Diabetic retinopathy is not present in non-diabetic older overweight/obese African Americans. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2017 04; 126:322.
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Father Involvement in Feeding Interactions with Their Young Children. Am J Health Behav. 2016 Mar; 40(2):221-30.
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To legitimize the contentious obesity paradox. Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Aug; 89(8):1033-5.
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Global, regional, and national prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adults during 1980-2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013. Lancet. 2014 Aug 30; 384(9945):766-81.