Obesity Reviews

Article	Citations
Individuals with obesity and COVID‐19: A global perspective on the epidemiology and biological relationships	788
Ultra‐processed foods and the nutrition transition: Global, regional and national trends, food systems transformations and political economy drivers	461
Ultraprocessed food and chronic noncommunicable diseases: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of 43 observational studies	299
Obesity is a risk factor for developing critical condition in COVID‐19 patients: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	197
The nutrition transition to a stage of high obesity and noncommunicable disease prevalence dominated by ultra‐processed foods is not inevitable	134
British Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Society Guidelines on perioperative and postoperative biochemical monitoring and micronutrient replacement for patients undergoing bariatric surgery—2020 update	126
The dietary inflammatory index, obesity, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular risk factors and diseases	100
Dietary fiber‐derived short‐chain fatty acids: A potential therapeutic target to alleviate obesity‐related nonalcoholic fatty liver disease	99
Effect of exercise training on weight loss, body composition changes, and weight maintenance in adults with overweight or obesity: An overview of 12 systematic reviews and 149 studies	86
The association between childhood adiposity and appetite assessed using the Child Eating Behavior Questionnaire and Baby Eating Behavior Questionnaire: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	83
Visceral obesity and incident cancer and cardiovascular disease: An integrative review of the epidemiological evidence	82
The association between adverse childhood experiences and childhood obesity: A systematic review	74
Associations between the built environment and dietary intake, physical activity, and obesity: A scoping review of reviews	74
Greenspace with overweight and obesity: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of epidemiological studies up to 2020	73
What exercise prescription is optimal to improve body composition and cardiorespiratory fitness in adults living with obesity? A network meta‐analysis	71
Serotonin, food intake, and obesity	67
Male adiposity, sperm parameters and reproductive hormones: An updated systematic review and collaborative meta‐analysis	67
Mapping the digital food environment: A systematic scoping review	64
Metabolically healthy overweight/obesity are associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease in adults, even in the absence of metabolic risk factors: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of	63
Eating disorder risk in adolescents with obesity	61
Exercise training in the management of overweight and obesity in adults: Synthesis of the evidence and recommendations from the European Association for the Study of Obesity Physical Activity Working	61
Effect of glucagon‐like peptide‐1 receptor agonists on body weight in adults with obesity without diabetes mellitus—a systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomized control trials	61
Effective strategies in ending weight stigma in healthcare	60
Scientific evidence underlying contraindications to the ketogenic diet: An update	60
Differential exposure to, and potential impact of, unhealthy advertising to children by socio‐economic and ethnic groups: A systematic review of the evidence	59

Ultraprocessed food consumption and dietary nutrient profiles associated with obesity: A multicountry study of children and adolescents	59
Predictors of successful weight loss outcomes amongst individuals with obesity undergoing lifestyle interventions: A systematic review	57
Effects of lifestyle intervention on long‐term risk of diabetes in women with prior gestational diabetes: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials	55
Global prevalence of obesity, overweight and underweight in children, adolescents and adults with autism spectrum disorder, attention‐deficit hyperactivity disorder: A systematic review and meta‐analy	54
The biology of human overfeeding: A systematic review	54
Obesity and COVID‐19 in Latin America: A tragedy of two pandemics—Official document of the Latin American Federation of Obesity Societies	53
Associations of short sleep duration with appetite‐regulating hormones and adipokines: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	52
Falls, fractures, and areal bone mineral density in older adults with sarcopenic obesity: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	51
Effect of exercise training before and after bariatric surgery: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	51
Thinness, overweight, and obesity in 6‐ to 9‐year‐old children from 36 countries: The World Health Organization European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative—COSI 2015–2017	51
Should patients with obesity be more afraid of COVID‐19?	50
Socioeconomic inequalities in overweight and obesity among 6‐ to 9‐year‐old children in 24 countries from the World Health Organization European region	48
Systematic review and meta‐analyses of the relationship between short sleep and incidence of obesity and effectiveness of sleep interventions on weight gain in preschool children	48
Effect of obesity and body mass index on coronavirus disease 2019 severity: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	48
Barriers and facilitators to a healthy lifestyle in postpartum women: A systematic review of qualitative and quantitative studies in postpartum women and healthcare providers	47
Effect of exercise on cardiometabolic health of adults with overweight or obesity: Focus on blood pressure, insulin resistance, and intrahepatic fat—A systematic review and meta‐analysis	46
Targeting epicardial adipose tissue with exercise, diet, bariatric surgery or pharmaceutical interventions: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	45
Butyrate to combat obesity and obesity‐associated metabolic disorders: Current status and future implications for therapeutic use	44
Pathophysiological role of metabolic flexibility on metabolic health	44
Measurement of screen time among young children aged 0–6 years: A systematic review	43
GLP‐1 agonists for obesity and type 2 diabetes in children: Systematic review and meta‐analysis	43
Prevalence, risk factors, and interventions for obesity in Saudi Arabia: A systematic review	43
Evidence summaries and recommendations from the international evidence‐based guideline for the assessment and management of polycystic ovary syndrome: Lifestyle management	43
Childhood overweight and obesity in Europe: Changes from 2007 to 2017	43
Human microbiome and metabolic health: An overview of systematic reviews	43
Prevalence of food addiction in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	42
Low birth weight and small for gestational age are associated with complications of childhood and adolescence obesity: Systematic review and meta‐analysis	42
Resistance training effectiveness on body composition and body weight outcomes in individuals with overweight and obesity across the lifespan: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	41
The magnitude and progress of lean body mass, fat‐free mass, and skeletal muscle mass loss following bariatric surgery: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	41
Assessment of body composition in pediatric overweight and obesity: A systematic review of the reliability and validity of common techniques	41
Effective behavior change techniques to promote physical activity in adults with overweight or obesity: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	40
Serum vitamin D levels in relation to abdominal obesity: A systematic review and dose–response meta‐analysis of epidemiologic studies	40
Improving the school food environment for the prevention of childhood obesity: What works and what doesn't	40
Diet‐induced rodent models of obesity‐related metabolic disorders—A guide to a translational perspective	39
The impact of adult behavioural weight management interventions on mental health: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	39
Dietetic management of obesity and severe obesity in children and adolescents: A scoping review of guidelines	39
Obesity and mortality among endometrial cancer survivors: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	39
Cardiovascular outcome trials in obesity: A review	38
Are fatty nuts a weighty concern? A systematic review and meta‐analysis and dose–response meta‐regression of prospective cohorts and randomized controlled trials	38
Obesity in young children and its relationship with diagnosis of asthma, vitamin D deficiency, iron deficiency, specific allergies and flat‐footedness: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	38
Does self‐monitoring diet and physical activity behaviors using digital technology support adults with obesity or overweight to lose weight? A systematic literature review with meta‐analysis	37
Diagnosis of obesity based on body composition‐associated health risks—Time for a change in paradigm	37
The effectiveness of weight‐loss lifestyle interventions for improving fertility in women and men with overweight or obesity and infertility: A systematic review update of evidence from randomized con	37
Effect of different types of regular exercise on physical fitness in adults with overweight or obesity: Systematic review and meta‐analyses	37
Systematic review of the effect of policies to restrict the marketing of foods and non‐alcoholic beverages to which children are exposed	36
The impact of obesity on immune response to infection: Plausible mechanisms and outcomes	36
Adropin as a potential mediator of the metabolic system‐autonomic nervous system‐chronobiology axis: Implementing a personalized signature‐based platform for chronotherapy	36
Economic burden of childhood overweight and obesity: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	34
Involvements of long noncoding RNAs in obesity‐associated inflammatory diseases	34
Understanding obesity‐related behaviors in youth from a systems dynamics perspective: The use of causal loop diagrams	34

eHealth interventions targeting nutrition, physical activity, sedentary behavior, or obesity in adults: A scoping review of systematic reviews	34
Polyunsaturated fatty acids as modulators of fat mass and lean mass in human body composition regulation and cardiometabolic health	33
Implementation of childhood obesity prevention and control policies in the United States and Latin America: Lessons for cross‐border research and practice	33
Socioeconomic disparities in physical activity, sedentary behavior and sleep patterns among 6‐ to 9‐year‐old children from 24 countries in the WHO European region	33
What is the impact of food reformulation on individuals' behaviour, nutrient intakes and health status? A systematic review of empirical evidence	33
A systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative studies exploring GPs' and nurses' perspectives on discussing weight with patients with overweight and obesity in primary care	33
Enablers and barriers to women's lifestyle behavior change during the preconception period: A systematic review	33
Deciphering the “obesity paradox” in the elderly: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of sarcopenic obesity	32
The influence of unhealthy food and beverage marketing through social media and advergaming on diet‐related outcomes in children—A systematic review	32
Effect of aerobic exercise on waist circumference in adults with overweight or obesity: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	32
Weight management across preconception, pregnancy, and postpartum: A systematic review and quality appraisal of international clinical practice guidelines	32
BACE1: More than just a β‐secretase	32
COVID‐19 infection, progression, and vaccination: Focus on obesity and related metabolic disturbances	32
The impact of childhood obesity on human capital in high‐income countries: A systematic review	31
Prenatal exposure to persistent organic pollutants and childhood obesity: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of human studies	31
Comparative efficacy of different weight loss treatments on knee osteoarthritis: A network meta‐analysis	31
Green space access in the neighbourhood and childhood obesity	31
Socioeconomic differences in food habits among 6‐ to 9‐year‐old children from 23 countries—WHO European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI 2015/2017)	31
Effect of exercise training on psychological outcomes in adults with overweight or obesity: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	29
Hypoxia, energy balance, and obesity: An update	29
Obesity and weight change during the COVID‐19 pandemic in children and adults: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	29
Walkability indices and childhood obesity: A review of epidemiologic evidence	29
The built environment as determinant of childhood obesity: A systematic literature review	28
Usefulness of the Edmonton Obesity Staging System for stratifying the presence and severity of weight‐related health problems in clinical and community settings: A rapid review of observational studie	28
Weight stigma and obesity‐related policies: A systematic review of the state of the literature	28
The effects of physical activity on adipokines in individuals with overweight/obesity across the lifespan: A narrative review	27
A systematic review of metabolomic studies of childhood obesity: State of the evidence for metabolic determinants and consequences	27
Physiology of weight regain: Lessons from the classic Minnesota Starvation Experiment on human body composition regulation	27
Obesity‐related glomerulopathy: Current approaches and future perspectives	27
Physical exercise and epicardial adipose tissue: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials	26
The association between metabolically healthy obesity and risk of cancer: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of prospective cohort studies	26
The effectiveness of e‐health interventions for the treatment of overweight or obesity in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	26
The lived experience of patients with obesity: A systematic review and qualitative synthesis	26
Primary prevention of overweight and obesity in adolescents: An overview of systematic reviews	26
The incretin/glucagon system as a target for pharmacotherapy of obesity	26
Barriers and enablers to caregivers' responsive feeding behaviour: A systematic review to inform childhood obesity prevention	26
Obesity and COVID‐19: The mTOR pathway as a possible culprit	26
The lifecycle of skeletal muscle mitochondria in obesity	26
Clinical outcomes associated with anti‐obesity medications in real‐world practice: A systematic literature review	26
Effects of physical training on anthropometrics, physical and physiological capacities in individuals with obesity: A systematic review	25
Food environment solutions for childhood obesity in Latin America and among Latinos living in the United States	25
Fear‐related barriers to physical activity among adults with overweight and obesity: A narrative synthesis scoping review	25
Serum vitamin D levels in relation to metabolic syndrome: A systematic review and dose–response meta‐analysis of epidemiologic studies	25
Obesity in South and Southeast Asia—A new consensus on care and management	25
Methodology and implementation of the WHO European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI)	25
Bariatric surgery and the liver—Mechanisms, benefits, and risks	25
Role of long non‐coding RNAs in adipogenesis: State of the art and implications in obesity and obesity‐associated diseases	25
Nutritional intervention strategies for the management of overweight and obesity in primary health care: A systematic review with meta‐analysis	25
Access to bike lanes and childhood obesity: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	24
Factors influencing obesogenic behaviours of adolescent girls and women in low‐ and middle‐income countries: A qualitative evidence synthesis	24
Adipose tissue macrophages as a therapeutic target in obesity‐associated diseases	24
Shift work and the risk for metabolic syndrome among healthcare workers: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	24
Obesogenic environment and childhood obesity	24
Obesity, the new childhood disability? An umbrella review on the association between adiposity and physical function	24
Barriers and facilitators to implementing practices for prevention of childhood obesity in primary care: A mixed methods systematic review	24
Alcohol, calories, and obesity: A rapid systematic review and meta‐analysis of consumer knowledge, support, and behavioral effects of energy labeling on alcoholic drinks	24
Rising to the challenge: Introducing protocols to monitor food marketing to children from the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe	23
Effect of exercise training interventions on energy intake and appetite control in adults with overweight or obesity: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	23
The renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system as a link between obesity and coronavirus disease 2019 severity	23
Risks of overweight in the offspring of women with gestational diabetes at different developmental stages: A meta‐analysis with more than half a million offspring	23
Effect of resistance training with and without caloric restriction on visceral fat: A systemic review and meta‐analysis	23
A meta‐review of systematic reviews of lifestyle interventions for reducing gestational weight gain in women with overweight or obesity	23
Comparative effectiveness of glucagon‐like peptide‐1 receptor agonists for the management of obesity in adults without diabetes: A network meta‐analysis of randomized clinical trials	22
A changed research landscape of youth's obesogenic behaviours and environments in the post‐COVID‐19 era	22
Weight change from childhood to adulthood and cardiovascular risk factors and outcomes in adulthood: A systematic review of the literature	22
Effects of vegan diets on cardiometabolic health: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials	22
Nonsurgical weight loss interventions: A systematic review of systematic reviews and meta‐analyses	22
Does prepregnancy weight change have an effect on subsequent pregnancy health outcomes? A systematic review and meta‐analysis	21
Age‐related change in sedentary behavior during childhood and adolescence: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	21
Associations between body mass index and height during childhood and adolescence and the risk of coronary heart disease in adulthood: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	21
Expanding our understanding and use of the ecological systems theory model for the prevention of maternal obesity: A new socioecological framework	21
Effectiveness of school‐based interventions to prevent obesity among children aged 4 to 12 years old in middle‐income countries: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	21
The WOMBS Framework: A review and new theoretical model for investigating pregnancy‐related weight stigma and its intergenerational implications	20
Controlling child feeding practices and child weight: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	20
Updates on epicardial adipose tissue mechanisms on atrial fibrillation	20
Weight cycling practices in sport: A risk factor for later obesity?	20
White adipose tissue browning in critical illness: A review of the evidence, mechanisms and future perspectives	20
Low‐carbohydrate ketogenic diets in body weight control: A recurrent plaguing issue of fad diets?	20
The social origins of obesity within and across generations	20
E‐&mHealth interventions targeting nutrition, physical activity, sedentary behavior, and/or obesity among children: A scoping review of systematic reviews and meta‐analyses	19

Neutral sphingomyelinase‐2 and cardiometabolic diseases	19
Comparative effectiveness of school‐based interventions targeting physical activity, physical fitness or sedentary behaviour on obesity prevention in 6‐ to 12‐year‐old children: A systematic review an	19
Is lorcaserin really associated with increased risk of cancer? A systematic review and meta‐analysis	19
Using adipose‐derived mesenchymal stem cells to fight the metabolic complications of obesity: Where do we stand?	19
Accuracy of different cutoffs of the waist‐to‐height ratio as a screening tool for cardiometabolic risk in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of diagnostic test accuracy s	19
Association between maternal adiposity measures and adverse maternal outcomes of pregnancy: Systematic review and meta‐analysis	18
Obesity and endocrine therapy resistance in breast cancer: Mechanistic insights and perspectives	18
The multifaceted roles of the adipose tissue vasculature	18
Body mass index, waist circumference and body fat are positively correlated with hair cortisol in children: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	18
Bidirectional relationships between weight stigma and pediatric obesity: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	18
Metabolic tissue‐resident CD8+ T cells: A key player in obesity‐related diseases	18
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	18
Micronutrient status in bariatric surgery patients receiving postoperative supplementation per guidelines: Insights from a systematic review and meta‐analysis of longitudinal studies	18
Sex differences in regional adipose tissue depots pose different threats for the development of Type 2 diabetes in males and females	18
The role of melatonin in the molecular mechanisms underlying metaflammation and infections in obesity: A narrative review	18
Implementation at‐scale of school‐based physical activity interventions: A systematic review utilizing the RE‐AIM framework	18
Mediterranean diet and adiposity in children and adolescents: A systematic review	18
Preventing weight gain in adults: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials	17
Endothelin‐1 in the pathophysiology of obesity and insulin resistance	17
Examining the association between adiposity and DNA methylation: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	17
Changing the global obesity narrative to recognize and reduce weight stigma: A position statement from the World Obesity Federation	17
Effectiveness of interventions to maintain physical activity behavior (device‐measured): Systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials	17
Amino acid sensing pathway: A major check point in the pathogenesis of obesity and COVID‐19	17
Endocrine‐disrupting chemicals and obesity risk: A review of recommendations for obesity prevention policies	17
Impact of different training modalities on anthropometric outcomes in patients with obesity: A systematic review and network meta‐analysis	17
Do eating behavior traits predict energy intake and body mass index? A systematic review and meta‐analysis	17
Gut microbiota and vitamin status in persons with obesity: A key interplay	17
Body mass index and all‐cause mortality in patients with percutaneous coronary intervention: A dose–response meta‐analysis of obesity paradox	16
Is the uptake, engagement, and effectiveness of exclusively mobile interventions for the promotion of weight‐related behaviors equal for all? A systematic review	16
Consumer willingness to pay for healthier food products: A systematic review	16
The role of dietary diversity in preventing metabolic‐related outcomes: Findings from a systematic review	16
School‐based physical activity interventions in rural and urban/suburban communities: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	16
Total dairy consumption in relation to overweight and obesity in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	16
Magnitude and duration of excess of post‐exercise oxygen consumption between high‐intensity interval and moderate‐intensity continuous exercise: A systematic review	16
Circular RNAs in metabolism and metabolic disorders	16
Policies to restrict unhealthy food and beverage advertising in outdoor spaces and on publicly owned assets: A scoping review of the literature	16
South Africa's Health Promotion Levy: Excise tax findings and equity potential	16
Perspectives and challenges of epigenetic determinants of childhood obesity: A systematic review	16
Obesity and responsibility: Is it time to rethink agency?	16
Overweight and obesity prevention for and with adolescents: The “Confronting obesity: Co‐creating policy with youth” (CO‐CREATE) project	16