"Adiposity" 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.
The amount of fat or lipid deposit at a site or an organ in the body, an indicator of body fat status.
| Descriptor ID |
D050154
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.600.115.100.062.500 G02.111.130.134.500 G03.180.134.500 G07.100.049.134.500
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Adiposity".
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Adiposity" by people in Profiles.
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Associations between decreases in adiposity and reductions in HbA1c and insulin use in the Look AHEAD cohort. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2025 Mar; 33(3):612-620.
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Effects of adiposity on postural control and cognition in older adults. Gait Posture. 2020 10; 82:147-152.
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Role of angiotensin type 2 receptor in improving lipid metabolism and preventing adiposity. Mol Cell Biochem. 2019 Nov; 461(1-2):195-204.
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The moderating effects of acculturation on the relation of parenting strategies to unhealthy weight control behaviors in Hispanic daughters. Appetite. 2018 Jan 01; 120:557-564.
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Hispanic maternal influences on daughters' unhealthy weight control behaviors: The role of maternal acculturation, adiposity, and body image disturbances. Body Image. 2016 Dec; 19:208-215.
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Effects of adiposity on postural control and cognition. Gait Posture. 2016 Jan; 43:31-7.
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Factors associated with knowledge of personal gestational weight gain recommendations. BMC Res Notes. 2015 Aug 13; 8:349.
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Chronic angiotensin AT2R activation prevents high-fat diet-induced adiposity and obesity in female mice independent of estrogen. Metabolism. 2015 Jul; 64(7):814-25.
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Atlas-based liver segmentation and hepatic fat-fraction assessment for clinical trials. Comput Med Imaging Graph. 2015 Apr; 41:80-92.
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Exercise dose, exercise adherence, and associated health outcomes in the TIGER study. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2014 Jan; 46(1):69-75.