"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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| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2019 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Overweight" by people in Profiles.
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Overweight, obesity, and cardiovascular disease in heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia: the EAS FH Studies Collaboration registry. Eur Heart J. 2025 Mar 24; 46(12):1127-1140.
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Exploring the effects of time-restricted eating on body weight and associated cardiometabolic outcomes in South African women living with HIV (TESSA): protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 2024 Dec 03; 14(12):e086203.
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Development and feasibility testing of a time-restricted eating intervention for women living with overweight/obesity and HIV in a resource-limited setting of South Africa. BMC Public Health. 2024 10 10; 24(1):2768.
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Silhouette showcards confirm altered obesity-associated body image perception in international cohort study of African-origin populations. BMJ Open. 2024 Mar 08; 14(3):e065498.
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High but decreasing prevalence of overweight in preschool children: encouragement for further action. BMJ. 2023 10 09; 383:e075736.
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Perceptions of Health, Body Size, and Nutritional Risk Factors for Obesity in People with HIV in South Africa. AIDS Behav. 2024 Jan; 28(1):367-375.
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Socioeconomic position, perceived weight, lifestyle risk, and multimorbidity in young adults aged 18 to 35 years: a Multi-country Study. BMC Public Health. 2023 07 15; 23(1):1360.
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No effects of different modalities of a single bout of exercise on sleep architecture and appetite in healthy overweight or obese young adults. Physiol Behav. 2023 Sep 01; 268:114222.
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An intergenerational life-course approach to address early childhood obesity and adiposity: the Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative (HeLTI). Lancet Glob Health. 2023 03; 11 Suppl 1:S15.
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Estimating the healthcare cost of overweight and obesity in South Africa. Glob Health Action. 2022 Dec 31; 15(1):2045092.