 Obesity
"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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| 1987 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1988 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1992 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1993 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2001 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2002 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2003 | 5 | 0 | 5 | | 2004 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2005 | 3 | 3 | 6 | | 2006 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2007 | 7 | 2 | 9 | | 2008 | 2 | 4 | 6 | | 2009 | 6 | 1 | 7 | | 2010 | 3 | 3 | 6 | | 2011 | 7 | 2 | 9 | | 2012 | 9 | 0 | 9 | | 2013 | 9 | 2 | 11 | | 2014 | 6 | 3 | 9 | | 2015 | 4 | 2 | 6 | | 2016 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Obesity" by people in Profiles.
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Hernandez DC, Reesor L, Murillo R. Gender Disparities in the Food Insecurity-Overweight and Food Insecurity-Obesity Paradox among Low-Income Older Adults. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2017 Jul; 117(7):1087-1096.
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Huang WH, Guenthner CJ, Xu J, Nguyen T, Schwarz LA, Wilkinson AW, Gozani O, Chang HY, Shamloo M, Luo L. Molecular and Neural Functions of Rai1, the Causal Gene for Smith-Magenis Syndrome. Neuron. 2016 Oct 19; 92(2):392-406.
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Morris BJ, Haigler RE, Cochran JM, Laughlin MS, Elkousy HA, Gartsman GM, Edwards TB. Obesity Has Minimal Impact on Short-Term Functional Scores After Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty for Rotator Cuff Tear Arthropathy. Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ). 2016 May-Jun; 45(4):E180-6.
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Murillo R, Ali SA, Carmack C, Doss D. Activity and Weight Misperception among Overweight and Obese US Adults. Am J Health Behav. 2016 Jan; 40(1):12-20.
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Yang M, Chen H, Johnson ML, Essien EJ, Peters RJ, Wu IH, Abughosh SM. Comparison of Diabetes Risk Following Smoking Cessation Treatment Using Varenicline Versus Bupropion Among Obese Smokers. Subst Use Misuse. 2015; 50(13):1628-37.
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Meng H, O'Connor DP, Lee BC, Layne CS, Gorniak SL. Effects of adiposity on postural control and cognition. Gait Posture. 2016 Jan; 43:31-7.
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Farrell NJ, Norris GH, Ryan J, Porter CM, Jiang C, Blesso CN. Black elderberry extract attenuates inflammation and metabolic dysfunction in diet-induced obese mice. Br J Nutr. 2015 Oct 28; 114(8):1123-31.
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Ledoux T, Van Den Berg P, Leung P, Berens PD. Factors associated with knowledge of personal gestational weight gain recommendations. BMC Res Notes. 2015 Aug 13; 8:349.
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Lee S, Lee TA, Song SJ, Park T, Park B. Hyperproduction of IL-6 caused by aberrant TDP-43 overexpression in high-fat diet-induced obese mice. FEBS Lett. 2015 Jul 08; 589(15):1825-31.
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Kendzor DE, Reitzel LR, Businelle MS. Characterizing Stressors and Modifiable Health Risk Factors Among Homeless Smokers: An Exploratory Pilot Study. Health Educ Behav. 2015 Oct; 42(5):642-7.
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