"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 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Overweight" by people in Profiles.
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Xiao D, Zhu L, Edirisinghe I, Fareed J, Brailovsky Y, Burton-Freeman B. Attenuation of Postmeal Metabolic Indices with Red Raspberries in Individuals at Risk for Diabetes: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2019 04; 27(4):542-550.
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Sturgeon KM, Hackley R, Fornash A, Dean LT, Laudermilk M, Brown JC, Sarwer DB, DeMichele AM, Troxel AB, Schmitz KH. Strategic recruitment of an ethnically diverse cohort of overweight survivors of breast cancer with lymphedema. Cancer. 2018 Jan 01; 124(1):95-104.
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Terlizzi J, Zheng A, Fuzesi S, Beekley A, Moleski S, Phillips B, Isenberg G, Goldstein S. Polyp Detection Rates among Body Mass Index Categories at First Screening Colonoscopy. Am Surg. 2017 Jan 01; 83(1):54-57.
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Ehrenthal DB, Wu P, Trabulsi J. Differences in the Protective Effect of Exclusive Breastfeeding on Child Overweight and Obesity by Mother's Race. Matern Child Health J. 2016 09; 20(9):1971-9.
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Virudachalam S, Chung PJ, Faerber JA, Pian TM, Thomas K, Feudtner C. Quantifying parental preferences for interventions designed to improve home food preparation and home food environments during early childhood. Appetite. 2016 Mar 01; 98:115-24.
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Datar A, Chung PJ. Accuracy of Weight Perceptions in a Nationally Representative Cohort of US 8th Grade Adolescents. Acad Pediatr. 2016 Apr; 16(3):267-74.
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Guerrero AD, Ponce NA, Chung PJ. Obesogenic Dietary Practices of Latino and Asian Subgroups of Children in California: An Analysis of the California Health Interview Survey, 2007-2012. Am J Public Health. 2015 Aug; 105(8):e105-12.
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Yuh B, Tate J, Butt AA, Crothers K, Freiberg M, Leaf D, Logeais M, Rimland D, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Ruser C, Justice AC. Weight change after antiretroviral therapy and mortality. Clin Infect Dis. 2015 Jun 15; 60(12):1852-9.
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Lanza HI, Grella CE, Chung PJ. Does adolescent weight status predict problematic substance use patterns? Am J Health Behav. 2014 Sep; 38(5):708-16.
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Robbins JM, Nguyen JV, Houck KL, Inman KA, Nobis EA, Robbins SW. Overweight among children younger than 3 years in a low-income patient population: prevalence in 2010. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2014 Jun; 53(7):666-71.