OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Obesity Reviews is 12. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
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Obesity and young people: Are we listening?	231
Discontinuation and reduction of asthma medications after metabolic and bariatric surgery: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	155
The role of physical activity in the regulation of body weight: The overlooked contribution of light physical activity and sedentary behaviors	126
The effects of weight change from childhood to adulthood on depression and anxiety risk in adulthood: A systematic review	125
The change in food service costs associated with increasing the healthiness of ready‐to‐eat food provision: A systematic scoping review	123
Association of obesity or metabolic syndrome with various allergic diseases: An overview of reviews	122
CO‐CREATE: An unusual project to bring young people into obesity policy formation	110
Issue Information	109
Barriers to and enablers of modifying diet after metabolic bariatric surgery: A systematic review of published literature	107
Caesarean section and obesity in young adult offspring: Update of a systematic review with meta‐analysis	99
High‐intensity interval exercise versus moderate‐intensity continuous exercise on postprandial glucose and insulin responses: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	98
Co‐creation of healthier food retail environments: A systematic review to explore the type of stakeholders and their motivations and stage of engagement	92
Sex differences in regional adipose tissue depots pose different threats for the development of Type 2 diabetes in males and females	91
Maternal prepregnancy body mass index, gestational weight gain, and allergic diseases in children: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	91
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A systematic review of the relationship between portion size and indexes of adiposity in children	82
Histidine‐Containing Dipeptides in Obesity and Cardiometabolic Health: A Systematic Scoping Review	77
Differences in gastrointestinal hormones and appetite ratings between individuals with and without obesity—A systematic review and meta‐analysis	76
Obesity alters immunopathology in cancers and inflammatory diseases	73
The impact of food and nonalcoholic beverage sponsorship and marketing in the school environment on the food choices of school‐going children and adolescents: A scoping review, 2011–2023	69
Prediction Models for Maternal and Offspring Short‐ and Long‐Term Outcomes Following Gestational Diabetes: A Systematic Review	68
Diet, gym, supplements, or maybe it is all in your mind? A systematic review and meta‐analysis of studies on placebo and nocebo effects in weight loss in adults	66
Maternal long working hours and offspring's weight‐related outcomes: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	66

Prevalence of overweight and obesity in incarcerated individuals in developed and developing countries: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	64
Impact of insulin sensitization on metabolic and fertility outcomes in women with polycystic ovary syndrome and overweight or obesity—A systematic review, meta‐analysis, and meta‐regression	62
Nutritional and functional outcomes in trials of nutrient‐stimulated hormone‐based therapy—A systematic mapping review	62
Prevalence of food addiction among patients undergoing metabolic/bariatric surgery: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	61
Neutrophils as indicators of obesity‐associated inflammation: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	61
Efficacy and Safety of Tirzepatide on Weight Loss in Patients Without Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials	55
A Scoping Review of Obesity Educational Interventions in Undergraduate and Postgraduate Medical Education	55
Impact of missing outcome data in meta‐analyses of lifestyle interventions during pregnancy to reduce postpartum weight retention: An overview of systematic reviews with meta‐analyses and additional s	54
Life‐course trajectories of body mass index and cardiovascular disease risks and health outcomes in adulthood: Systematic review and meta‐analysis	53
Issue Information	53
Corticotropin‐releasing hormone and obesity: From fetal life to adulthood	53
A systematic review examining socioeconomic factors in trials of interventions for men that report weight as an outcome	50
Distribution of energy intake across the day and weight loss: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	48
The utility of obesity polygenic risk scores from research to clinical practice: A review	46
Obesity and mortality among endometrial cancer survivors: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	46
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Barriers to obesity health care from GP and client perspectives in New Zealand general practice: A meta‐ethnography review	41
Exercise and bariatric surgery: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of the feasibility and acceptability of exercise and controlled trial methods	41
Prevalence and associated factors of secondary hyperparathyroidism after Roux‐en‐Y gastric bypass: A meta‐analysis	40
From preschool to policy: A scoping review of recommended interventions for a systems approach to improve dietary intake in early childhood	39
The implementation and effectiveness of outlet‐level healthy food and beverage accreditation schemes: A systematic review	39
The role of metabolic and bariatric surgery on the obesity pandemic in Latin America: A review of current practices and future directions	38
Anti‐obesity pharmacological agents for polycystic ovary syndrome: A systematic review and meta‐analysis to inform the 2023 international evidence‐based guideline	38
Información sobre el contenido	37
Issue Information	37
Psychiatric and Cognitive Functioning After Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis	36
Erratum	34
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The effectiveness of interventions during the first 1,000 days to improve energy balance‐related behaviors or prevent overweight/obesity in children from socio‐economically disadvantaged families of h	33
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Diagnostic imaging in lipedema: A systematic review	33
Are fatty nuts a weighty concern? A systematic review and meta‐analysis and dose–response meta‐regression of prospective cohorts and randomized controlled trials	33
Efficacy and Safety of Pharmacological Interventions in Managing Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Youth Living with Overweight and Obesity: A Systematic Review and Network Meta‐Analysis	33
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Two‐sided roles of adipose tissue: Rethinking the obesity paradox in various human diseases from a new perspective	31
Body mass index in parents and their adult offspring: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	31
W.P.T (Philip) James, born June 27, 1938 and died October 5, 2023 ‐ Tributes from friends and colleagues	31
Fatty acid esters of hydroxy fatty acids: A potential treatment for obesity‐related diseases	30
The effects of dietary macronutrient composition on resting energy expenditure following active weight loss: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	30
Issue Information	30
Tracking and changes in the clustering of physical activity, sedentary behavior, diet, and sleep across childhood and adolescence: A systematic review	29
Weight loss and asthma control: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials	29
Impact of food, beverage, and alcohol brand marketing on consumptive behaviors and health in children and adults: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	29
A systematic review of social connections as determinants of obesity: Longitudinal evidence limited to marital transitions	29
A scoping review of school‐based anthropometric measurement	28
A systematic scoping review of the literacy literature to develop a digital food and nutrition literacy model for low‐income adults to make healthy choices in the online food retail ecosystem to reduc	28
Systematic review of the effect of policies to restrict the marketing of foods and non‐alcoholic beverages to which children are exposed	28
Longer‐term effects of intermittent fasting on body composition and cardiometabolic health in adults with overweight and obesity: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	28

Entorno social y obesidad infantil: implicaciones para la investigación y la práctica en Estados Unidos y en los países latinoamericanos	28
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The dietary inflammatory index, obesity, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular risk factors and diseases	27
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E‐&mHealth interventions targeting nutrition, physical activity, sedentary behavior, and/or obesity among children: A scoping review of systematic reviews and meta‐analyses	26
Characteristics of Combined Movement Behavior Interventions in Children and Adolescents: A Scoping Review	25
Does prepregnancy weight change have an effect on subsequent pregnancy health outcomes? A systematic review and meta‐analysis	25
Exploring primary school years interactions around child weight: A qualitative meta‐synthesis of school staff, parent, and child views and experiences	25
A systematic review of economic evidence for community‐based obesity prevention interventions in children	25
Association of iron deficiency and anemia with obesity among children: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	25
The INFORMAS healthy food environment policy index in Brazil: Benchmarking, current policies, and determining priorities for the future	24
Guide and advances on childhood obesity determinants: Setting the research agenda	24
Exposición a químicos disruptores endócrinos obesogénicos y obesidad en niños y jóvenes de origen latino o hispano en Estados Unidos y Latinoamérica: una perspectiva del curso de la vida	24
Causal Loop Diagrams of Food Systems, Diet, and Obesity: A Scoping Review of Methods, Contextual Factors, and Outcomes	23
Inflammation‐mediated metabolic regulation in adipose tissue	23
Associations between body mass index and all‐cause mortality: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	23
Prenatal exposure to persistent organic pollutants and childhood obesity: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of human studies	23
Issue Information	23
Clinical practice guidelines for the management of overweight and obesity published internationally: A scoping review	22
Comparative risk of anemia and related micronutrient deficiencies after Roux‐en‐Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy in patients with obesity: An updated meta‐analysis of randomized controlled tria	22
Evaluation of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in severe obesity using noninvasive tests and imaging techniques	22
Identifying behavior change techniques (BCTs) in responsive feeding interventions to prevent childhood obesity—A systematic review	22
Facilitators and barriers to healthful eating among adolescents in high‐income countries: A mixed‐methods systematic review	21
Therapeutic potential of stem cell‐derived somatic cells to treat metabolic dysfunction‐associated steatotic liver disease and diabetes	21
Updating the association between socioeconomic status and obesity in low‐income and lower‐middle‐income sub‐Saharan African countries: A literature review	21
Pathophysiology of cellulite: Possible involvement of selective endotoxemia	20
Sarcopenic Obesity in Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: A Scoping Review	20
Youth involvement in policy processes in public health, education, and social work—A scoping review	20
A systematic review and qualitative synthesis of weight management interventions for people with spinal cord injury	20
Use of online food retail platforms throughout the COVID‐19 pandemic and associated diet‐related chronic disease risk factors: A systematic review of emerging evidence	20
Variation in glucocorticoid sensitivity and the relation with obesity	20
Childhood obesity: Implications on adipose tissue dynamics and metabolic health	20
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Fetal programming of human energy homeostasis brain networks: Issues and considerations	19
Prenatal exposure to antibiotics and risk of childhood overweight or obesity: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	19
Contemporary esophageal physiological testing for primary esophageal motility disorder (PEMD) and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) before bariatric surgery: A systematic literature review	19
Potential pathways to the onset and development of eating disorders in people with overweight and obesity: A scoping review	19
Microvascular complications of obesity and diabetes—Role of bariatric surgery	19
m⁶A mRNA methylation: Biological features, mechanisms, and therapeutic potentials in type 2 diabetes mellitus	18
The influence of unhealthy food and beverage marketing through social media and advergaming on diet‐related outcomes in children—A systematic review	18
Validity of non‐traditional measures of obesity compared to total body fat across the life course: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	18
Learning from the CO‐CREATE project: A protocol for systems thinking across research (STAR)	18
“It Is a Vicious Circle”: Experiences of People Living With Obesity and Chronic Pain: A Qualitative Evidence Synthesis (QES)	18
The incretin/glucagon system as a target for pharmacotherapy of obesity	18
The effectiveness of technology‐based interventions for weight loss maintenance: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials with meta‐analysis	18
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Influences of the community and consumer nutrition environment on the food purchases and dietary behaviors of adolescents: A systematic review	18
Medical semiology of patients with monogenic obesity: A systematic review	17
AUTHOR INDEX	17
Do Individuals With Overweight and Obesity Have Reduced Affective and Cognitive Empathy? A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis	17
Association of bariatric surgery with indicated and unintended outcomes: An umbrella review and meta‐analysis for risk–benefit assessment	17
Defective lymphatic vasculature in obesity	17
Young people will shape the future	16
Obesity, bone marrow adiposity, and leukemia: Time to act	16
Food insecurity during pregnancy in high‐income countries, and maternal weight and diet: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	16
Adherence and dropout in exercise‐based interventions in childhood obesity: A systematic review of randomized trials	16
Effects of bariatric surgery and dietary interventions for obesity on brain neurotransmitter systems and metabolism: A systematic review of positron emission tomography (PET) and single‐photon emissio	16
Obesity intervention evidence synthesis: Where are the gaps and which should we address first?	16
Encouraging greater empowerment for adolescents in consent procedures in social science research and policy projects	16
Exploring the perceptions of Chinese adults toward overweight and obesity: A systematic literature review	16
A systematic review of diffusion tensor imaging studies in obesity	15
Methodology and implementation of the WHO European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI)	15
Comment on “adipokines and stroke: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of disease risk and patient outcomes”	15
Correction to “Emotional Processing in Obesity: A Systematic Review and Exploratory Meta‐Analysis”	15
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Bidirectional prediction between weight status and executive function in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of longitudinal studies	15
Association between maternal adiposity measures and adverse maternal outcomes of pregnancy: Systematic review and meta‐analysis	15
Health literacy and obesity: A systematic scoping review	15
Gut microbiota and vitamin status in persons with obesity: A key interplay	15
A systematic review on the applicability of cell‐free DNA level as an obesity biomarker	15
The vices and virtues of medical models of obesity	15
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The gut microbiota and its products: Establishing causal relationships with obesity related outcomes	14
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Potent incretin‐based therapy for obesity: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of the efficacy of semaglutide and tirzepatide on body weight and waist circumference, and safety	14
Comparative Efficacy of Different Exercise Modes on Inflammatory Markers in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review With Pairwise and Network Meta‐Analyses	14
The range of outcomes and outcome measurement instruments collected in multisectoral community‐based obesity prevention interventions in children: A systematic review	14
Glucocorticoids, stress and eating: The mediating role of appetite‐regulating hormones	14

Determinants of adherence to obesity medication: A narrative review	14
Nurse‐led intervention for the management of bariatric surgery patients: A systematic review	14
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The promising role of Transcendental Meditation in the prevention and treatment of cardiometabolic diseases: A systematic review	14
Episodic future thinking improves intertemporal choice and food choice in individuals with higher weight: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	14
A Core set of patient‐reported outcome measures to measure quality of life in obesity treatment research	13
Validity of dietary assessment methods compared with doubly labeled water in children: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	13
Prevención transfronteriza de la obesidad infantil: comentario de los National Institutes of Health	13
Biomechanical variations in children who are overweight and obese during high‐impact activities: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	13
Why do preconception and pregnancy lifestyle interventions demonstrate limited success in preventing overweight and obesity in children? A scoping review investigating intervention complexity, process	13
Nutritional strategies to attenuate postprandial glycemic response	13
Polygenic Risk and Nutrient Intake Interactions on Obesity Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Observational Studies	13
A narrative review about the intricate crosstalk among endometrium, adipose tissue, and neurons in endometriosis. The multifaceted role of leptin	13
The nutrition transition to a stage of high obesity and noncommunicable disease prevalence dominated by ultra‐processed foods is not inevitable	13
Eating disorder risk during behavioral weight management in adults with overweight or obesity: A systematic review with meta‐analysis	13
Sodium‐glucose co‐transporter 2 inhibitors on weight change and cardiometabolic profiles in individuals with overweight or obesity and without diabetes: A meta‐analysis	13
Tackling the challenge of treating obesity using design research methods: A scoping review	13
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Long‐term effects of different exercise training modes on cytokines and adipokines in individuals with overweight/obesity and cardiometabolic diseases: A systematic review, meta‐analysis, and meta‐reg	13
Effectiveness of interventions to reduce social inequalities of weight status in adolescents: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	13
The built environment as determinant of childhood obesity: A systematic literature review	13
The association of weight loss from anti‐obesity medications or bariatric surgery and apnea‐hypopnea index in obstructive sleep apnea	13
Ultraprocessed food consumption and dietary nutrient profiles associated with obesity: A multicountry study of children and adolescents	13
The effectiveness of e‐health interventions for the treatment of overweight or obesity in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	12
Effects of bariatric surgery on sexual function and fertility: A narrative review	12
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How high‐fat diet affects bone in mice: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	12
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The impact of early childhood education and care‐based interventions on child physical activity, anthropometrics, fundamental movement skills, cognitive functioning, and social–emotional wellbeing: A	12
Integration of observational and causal evidence for the association between adiposity and 17 gastrointestinal outcomes: An umbrella review and meta‐analysis	12
Is a small change approach for weight management effective? A systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials	12
Representation of adults with class III obesity in studies assessing validity of self‐reported energy intake using doubly labeled water: A systematic review	12
Prevalence, risk factors, and interventions for obesity in Saudi Arabia: A systematic review	12
Highway to the danger zone? A cautionary account that GLP‐1 receptor agonists may be too effective for unmonitored weight loss	12
Effects of total diet replacement programs on mental well‐being: A systematic review with meta‐analyses	12
Genetic variation in sweet taste receptors and a mechanistic perspective on sweet and fat taste sensation in the context of obesity	12
Low‐ or No‐Energy Sweeteners and Body Weight Management: Dissecting a “Minor” Effect	12