"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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| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Overweight" 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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Obesity Is Associated with Altered Tumor Metabolism in Metastatic Melanoma. Clin Cancer Res. 2023 Jan 04; 29(1):154-164.
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Response to school-based interventions for overweight and obesity: A systematic scoping review. Clin Obes. 2022 Dec; 12(6):e12557.
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Evaluation of the Role of Leisure Time Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior Simultaneously on the Income-Overweight/Obesity Relationship. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 03 18; 18(6).
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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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Neighborhood Walkability and Overweight/Obese Weight Status Among Latino Adults. Am J Health Promot. 2020 07; 34(6):599-607.
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The association between pre-conception intuitive eating and gestational weight gain. Eat Weight Disord. 2021 Mar; 26(2):467-474.
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Frequency of school-based intervention needed to improve weight outcomes of Mexican-American adolescents with overweight or obesity: a randomized controlled trial. Pediatr Obes. 2019 12; 14(12):e12568.
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Videogames That Encourage Healthy Behavior Did Not Alter Fasting Insulin or Other Diabetes Risks in Children: Randomized Clinical Trial. Games Health J. 2019 Aug; 8(4):257-264.
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A pilot test of the GoWoman weight management intervention for women with mobility impairments in the online virtual world of Second Life?. Disabil Rehabil. 2019 11; 41(22):2718-2729.