"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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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2001 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2008 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2013 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2014 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2015 | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| 2016 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 2017 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2018 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2019 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| 2020 | 10 | 8 | 18 |
| 2021 | 5 | 12 | 17 |
| 2022 | 1 | 17 | 18 |
| 2023 | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| 2024 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Obesity" 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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Obesity phenotypes and dyslipidemia in adults from four African countries: An H3Africa AWI-Gen study. PLoS One. 2025; 20(1):e0316527.
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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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Bundling of unhealthy food products in Johannesburg, South Africa: an exploratory study. Health Promot Int. 2024 Dec 01; 39(6).
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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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Low CD4 counts predict excessive weight gains during first-line treatment for HIV. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2024 Sep 03; 79(9):2369-2378.
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Novel anti-obesity drugs for people with HIV. Lancet HIV. 2024 Aug; 11(8):e502-e503.
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Inclisiran in individuals with diabetes or obesity: Post hoc pooled analyses of the ORION-9, ORION-10 and ORION-11 Phase 3 randomized trials. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2024 Aug; 26(8):3223-3237.
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Cost-effectiveness of a complex continuum of care intervention targeting women and children: protocol for an economic evaluation of the Bukhali trial in South Africa. BMJ Open. 2024 May 13; 14(5):e080166.
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Obesity is South Africa's new HIV epidemic. S Afr Med J. 2024 Mar 18; 114(3):e1927.