Obesity

Papers
(The median citation count of Obesity is 3. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)
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Issue Information108
Metabolic adaptation: Confounding the critics108
Pharmacotherapies for post‐bariatric weight regain: Real‐world comparative outcomes105
Retraction90
Calorie labeling laws: who is affected and why?85
Siesta behavior and genetics interact to influence obesity risk82
Weight‐loss interventions for adolescents with Down syndrome: a systematic review77
The associations among maternal gestational weight gain, cord blood DNA methylation, and offspring childhood high BMI76
Brd9 antagonism induces beige adipocytes in white adipose tissues and protects against diet‐induced obesity73
Metabolic remission precedes possible weight regain after gastric bypass surgery71
Elevated BMI impacts brain‐state dynamics within the sensorimotor‐to‐transmodal hierarchy63
How effective are church‐based weight‐loss interventions among Black adults? A systematic review61
Comparison of muscle mass and quality between metabolically healthy and unhealthy phenotypes58
Comparison of race‐ and ethnicity‐specific BMI cutoffs for categorizing obesity severity: a multicountry prospective cohort study58
Exploring microRNAs as predictive biomarkers for type 2 diabetes mellitus remission after sleeve gastrectomy: A pilot study57
Are we closer to providing better guidance for prescribing metformin and exercise to patients?55
Plasma metabolomic signatures of obesity and risk of type 2 diabetes54
Health care use by adults with obesity: A French cohort study52
The impact of social rhythm and sleep disruptions on waist circumference after job loss: A prospective 18‐month study51
Infant weight growth patterns, childhood BMI, and arterial health at age 10 years51
The effects of the COVID‐19 pandemic on weight loss in participants in a behavioral weight‐loss intervention49
The founding of Obesity Research/Obesity: A brief history49
Adipocyte hypertrophy in mesenchymal stem cells from infants of mothers with obesity48
Combining diabetes, sex, and menopause as meaningful clinical features associated with NASH and liver fibrosis in individuals with class II and III obesity: A retrospective cohort study43
Polycystic ovary syndrome is associated with weight‐loss attempts and perception of overweight independent of BMI: a population‐based cohort study41
Pre‐pregnancy BMI, rate of gestational weight gain, and preterm birth among US Pacific Islander individuals41
Transcriptional and epigenetic control of adipocyte remodeling during obesity40
The various associations between whole /regional fat mass and trajectory of cardiometabolic diseases: a nonlinear multistate model39
Is weight stigma associated with physical activity? A systematic review39
The impact of a low‐carbohydrate (vs. low‐fat) diet on fat mass loss in African American women is modulated by insulin sensitivity39
Response to “Alternate‐day fasting enhanced weight loss and metabolic benefits over pair‐fed calorie restriction in obese mice”39
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Impact of built, social, and economic environments on adolescent obesity and related health behaviors38
Effects of weight loss on testosterone, sex hormone‐binding globulin, adiposity, and insulin sensitivity in women and men38
Proteome‐wide associations with short‐ and long‐term weight loss and regain after Roux‐en‐Y gastric bypass surgery37
Human adipose tissue is a putative direct target of daytime orexin with favorable metabolic effects: A cross‐sectional study37
Patterns of weight change in a weight gain prevention study for young adults36
A pilot randomized trial of simplified versus standard calorie dietary self‐monitoring in a mobile weight loss intervention35
Life‐course adiposity and severe liver disease: a Mendelian randomization analysis34
History of bariatric surgery and COVID‐19 outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes: Results from the CORONADO study34
Response to “The safety of semaglutide in patients with depression and obesity”33
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in diabetes: Overlooked or just ignored?31
Obesity 2012–2022: It's been quite a party!31
Sympathomimetic increases resting energy expenditure following bariatric surgery: A randomized controlled clinical trial30
Association of weight status with the types of foods consumed at snacking occasions among US adolescents30
Reversal of obesity development in Ceacam1−/− male mice by bone marrow transplantation or introduction of the human CEACAM1 gene29
Where does the time go when children don't sleep? A randomized crossover study29
Myocardial mechano‐energetic efficiency is not impaired in patients with metabolically healthy overweight and obesity28
Issue Information28
Can responsive deep brain stimulation be a cost‐effective treatment for severe obesity?28
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Metabolic effects of lipectomy and of adipose tissue transplantation27
Effect of tailored, daily feedback with lifestyle self‐monitoring on weight loss: The SMARTER randomized clinical trial27
Associations of five obesity metrics with epigenetic age acceleration: Evidence from 2,474 Taiwan Biobank participants26
Scarce and unpredictable, yet obesogenic: modeling the impact of food insecurity on adiposity in mice26
Changes in body weight, health behaviors, and mental health in adults with obesity during the COVID‐19 pandemic26
Beyond appetite regulation: Targeting energy expenditure, fat oxidation, and lean mass preservation for sustainable weight loss26
Association between weight‐loss history and weight loss achieved in clinical obesity management: Retrospective chart review26
Effectiveness of semaglutide versus liraglutide for treating post‐metabolic and bariatric surgery weight recurrence26
Exosomal miR‐122 promotes adipogenesis and aggravates obesity through the VDR/SREBF1 axis25
Body weight and fat trajectories of Black and White women in the first postpartum year25
Effects of dietary methionine restriction on age‐related changes in perivascular and beiging adipose tissues in the mouse25
Impact of electronic health record‐coaching features in weight change: A secondary analysis from the MAINTAIN‐pc randomized trial25
Long‐term impact of a behavioral weight management program on depression and anxiety symptoms: 5‐year follow‐up of the WRAP trial25
Causal associations of sleep apnea and snoring with type 2 diabetes and glycemic traits and the role of BMI24
Is adiposity associated with white matter microstructural health and intelligence differently in males and females?24
Identification of a novel link between adiposity and visuospatial perception24
FAP deficiency enhances thermogenesis and attenuates metabolic inflammation in diet‐induced obesity23
Low‐calorie diet‐induced weight loss is associated with altered brain connectivity and food desire in obesity23
BMI at different childhood age periods associated with cardiometabolic disorders in young adulthood23
Dopamine in the regulation of glucose and lipid metabolism: a narrative review23
One‐anastomosis gastric bypass versus Roux‐en‐Y gastric bypass: The evidence wins23
Rapid infant weight gain or point‐in‐time weight status: Which is the best predictor of later obesity and body composition?23
A ketogenic diet lowers myocardial fatty acid oxidation but does not affect oxygen consumption: a study in overweight humans23
The angiotensin II type 1 receptor blocker valsartan in the battle against COVID‐1922
Concurrent and prospective associations of social media usage with binge eating symptoms in early adolescence22
Response to Fitch and Huett‐Garcia22
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You are what you eat? Rodent study suggests defended body weight mainly dictated by fat content of diet22
Six‐year changes in N‐terminal pro‐brain natriuretic peptide and changes in weight and risk of obesity22
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Association between sarcopenic obesity and poor muscle quality based on muscle quality map and abdominal computed tomography21
Skeletal muscle growth to combat diabetes and obesity: the potential role of muscle‐secreted factors21
Longitudinal associations between facets of sleep and adiposity in youth21
Pretreatment predictors of weight loss in a 12‐month behavioral obesity treatment: a signal detection analysis of DIETFITS21
Anthropometric evaluation of a 3D scanning mobile application20
Rapid response to behavioral/pharmacological obesity treatments for binge‐eating disorder predicts better clinical outcomes20
Substituting sedentary time with sleep or physical activity and subsequent weight‐loss maintenance20
Immunomodulatory effects of colchicine on peripheral blood mononuclear cell subpopulations in human obesity: Data from a randomized controlled trial20
High‐fat and high‐sodium diet induces metabolic dysfunction in the absence of obesity20
Decoding visceral adipose tissue molecular signatures in obesity and insulin resistance: a multi‐omics approach20
Aconitate decarboxylase 1 regulates glucose homeostasis and obesity in mice20
Coronary microvascular function and visceral adiposity in patients with normal body weight and type 2 diabetes20
The basis and design for time‐restricted eating compared with daily calorie restriction for weight loss and colorectal cancer risk reduction trial (TRE‐CRC trial)20
Generational differences in associations between health conditions in young women and BMI categories20
Sex‐specific white matter alterations in children exposed to high pregestational BMI20
Protein‐coding mutation in Adcy3 increases adiposity and alters emotional behaviors sex‐dependently in rats19
Use and continuity of weight‐modifying medications among adults with diabetes and overweight/obesity: US population study19
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Psychological attributes and eating behaviors in 5‐ to 12‐year‐old children during periods of stress19
A test score does not a construct make19
Associations of body size and morphology with cardiometabolic health in children: the contribution of genetic factors19
Impact of nutritional‐behavioral and supervised exercise intervention following bariatric surgery: The BARI‐LIFESTYLE randomized controlled trial19
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Associations of residential greenness and ambient air pollution with overweight and obesity in older adults18
Initial weight loss and early intervention adherence predict long‐term weight loss during the Promoting Successful Weight Loss in Primary Care in Louisiana lifestyle intervention18
Development of a neighborhood obesogenic built environment characteristics index for the Netherlands18
Presurgical microstructural coherence predicts cognitive change for bariatric surgery patients18
Proatherogenic changes in lipoprotein particles associated with a high triglyceride to high‐density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio in youths18
BMI and pneumonia outcomes in critically ill COVID‐19 patients: An international multicenter study18
Impact of eating behavior on 24‐month weight change after treatment of severe obesity—A clinical prospective cohort study18
Changes in mood and health‐related quality of life in Look AHEAD 6 years after termination of the lifestyle intervention18
The tissue‐specific metabolic effects of the PPARα agonist ciprofibrate in insulin‐resistant male individuals: a double‐blind, randomized, placebo‐controlled crossover study18
An age‐period‐cohort approach to studying long‐term trends in obesity and overweight in England (1992–2019)18
Effects of thermoneutrality on food intake, body weight, and body composition in a Prader‐Willi syndrome mouse model17
Adipose tissue LECT2 expression is associated with obesity and insulin resistance in Korean women17
An interim analysis of a gestational weight gain intervention in military personnel and other TRICARE beneficiaries17
Glucagon‐like peptide‐1 agonists combined with sodium‐glucose cotransporter‐2 inhibitors reduce weight in type 1 diabetes17
Standardization of dual‐energy x‐ray visceral adipose tissue measures for comparison across clinical imaging systems17
Muscle fat contents rather than muscle mass determines nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and liver fibrosis in patients with severe obesity17
Characterizing regional and global effects of epicardial adipose tissue on cardiac systolic and diastolic function17
Exposure to early‐life stress impairs weight‐loss maintenance success in mice17
Combining a β3 adrenergic receptor agonist with alpha‐lipoic acid reduces inflammation in male mice with diet‐induced obesity17
Metformin for pediatric obesity and insulin resistance: a retrospective study within an integrated health care system16
Interindividual variability of human thermoregulation: Toward personalized ergonomics of the indoor thermal environment16
Delaying mealtimes reduces fat oxidation: A randomized, crossover, controlled feeding study16
Mitochondrial dysfunction caused by SIRT3 inhibition drives proinflammatory macrophage polarization in obesity16
Gut‐derived appetite hormones do not explain energy intake differences in humans following low‐carbohydrate versus low‐fat diets16
Policies to address weight discrimination and bullying: Perspectives of adults engaged in weight management from six nations16
Metabolic phenotypes and incident type 2 diabetes: Population‐based Panasonic cohort study 616
Economic evaluation of the Communicating Healthy Beginnings Advice by Telephone trial for early childhood obesity prevention16
Hepatic and adipose tissue transcriptome analysis highlights a commonly deregulated autophagic pathway in severe MASLD16
Features, functions, and associated diseases of visceral and ectopic fat: a comprehensive review16
Triglyceride and glucose index is a simple and easy‐to‐calculate marker associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease16
Individuals with obesity who survive SARS‐CoV‐2 infection have preserved antigen‐specific T cell frequencies16
Challenges in undertaking nonlinear Mendelian randomization16
Body surface area is a potential obesity index: Its genetic determination and its causality for later‐life diseases15
Issue Information15
Mitigating muscle loss during weight loss: can nutritional ketosis make a difference? A call for more research15
The Obesity Society 2021 Awards and Grants15
New important data concerning problems with substance abuse disorder after bariatric surgery15
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Measuring and estimating insulin resistance in clinical and research settings15
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Artemisia scoparia promotes adipogenesis in the absence of adipogenic effectors14
Trends in spontaneous physical activity and energy expenditure among adults in a respiratory chamber, 1985 to 200514
Neural processing of sweet taste in reward regions is reduced following bariatric surgery14
Response to the Letter to the Editor by Bett et al.14
The Swedish Youth with Obesity cohort: Profile of an ongoing prospective study14
Inpatient care cost, duration, and acute complications associated with BMI in children and adults hospitalized for COVID‐1914
Associations between regional adipose tissue distribution and skeletal muscle bioenergetics in older men and women14
Predictability of genetic risk score for insulin resistance is influenced by both BMI and race14
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Adverse generational changes in obesity development converge at midlife without increased cardiometabolic risk14
Ketones with a twist: Tipping the heart's hat to fat14
Response to “Importance of method assumptions”14
Obesity alters the circadian profiles of energy metabolism and glucose regulation in humans14
Finding balance: understanding the energetics of time‐restricted feeding in mice13
Machine learning‐based clustering identifies obesity subgroups with differential multi‐omics profiles and metabolic patterns13
Impact of program characteristics on weight loss in adult behavioral weight management interventions: systematic review and component network meta‐analysis13
Association of tirzepatide with cardiometabolic benefits in Chinese adults: post hoc subgroup analysis of SURMOUNTCN study13
The grade of obesity affects the noninvasive diagnosis of advanced fibrosis in individuals with MASLD13
SGLT inhibitors on weight and body mass: A meta‐analysis of 116 randomized‐controlled trials13
Predictors and significance of rapid response to behaviorally based treatment of binge eating disorder13
Food insecurity promotes adiposity in mice13
Health consequences of obesity and projected future obesity health burden in China13
Early time‐restricted eating compared with daily caloric restriction: A randomized trial in adults with obesity13
Circadian misalignment increases 24‐hour acylated ghrelin in chronic shift workers: a randomized crossover trial13
Time‐dependent changes in feeding behavior and energy balance associated with weight gain in mice fed obesogenic diets13
BMI and mortality in critically ill patients with COVID‐19: another brick in the wall of the obesity paradox13
The association between obesity and peak antibody titer response in COVID‐19 infection13
Spin in the abstracts of systematic reviews and meta‐analyses: How big is the problem in obesity?12
Meet your editorial team12
Explaining obesity disparities by urbanicity, 2006 to 2016: A decomposition analysis12
Childhood obesity risk factors by race and ethnicity12
Evaluation of spin in the abstracts of systematic reviews and meta‐analyses focused on the treatment of obesity12
The safety of semaglutide in patients with depression and obesity12
Association of dietary patterns, circulating lipid profile, and risk of obesity12
Association between the month of starting a weight management program and weight change in people at high risk of type 2 diabetes: A prospective cohort study12
Higher protein intake during caloric restriction improves diet quality and attenuates loss of lean body mass12
Impact of preconception weight loss on fasting glucose and pregnancy outcomes in women with obesity: A randomized trial12
Predictive equations for energy expenditure in adult humans: From resting to free‐living conditions12
Update on N6‐methyladenosine methylation in obesity‐related diseases12
The COVID‐19 lockdown increased obesity disparities; will the increases in type 2 diabetes continue?12
Socioeconomic mobility, metabolic health, and diet: mediation via subjective socioeconomic status11
Results of a 2‐year lifestyle intervention for type 2 diabetes: the Reach Ahead for Lifestyle and Health‐Diabetes randomized controlled trial11
Phenotyping children and adolescents with obesity using behavioral, psychological, and familial data11
Differential weight‐loss responses of APOA2 genotype carriers to low‐carbohydrate and low‐fat diets: the DIETFITS trial11
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The vaginal microbiome in women of reproductive age with healthy weight versus overweight/obesity11
C‐section birth increases offspring obesity risk dependent on maternal diet and obesity status in rats11
Pancreatic fat relates to fasting insulin and postprandial lipids but not polycystic ovary syndrome in adolescents with obesity11
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Behavioral, psychological, and environmental predictors of weight regain in a group of successful weight losers in a widely available weight‐management program11
High‐fat diet decreases H3K27ac in mice adipose‐derived stromal cells11
Single‐anastomosis duodeno‐ileal bypass with sleeve gastrectomy improves lipid and glucose homeostasis in ob/ob mice11
Influence of the food environment on obesity risk in a large cohort of US veterans by community type11
Twelve‐month analysis of real‐world evidence from a telehealth obesity‐treatment provider using antiobesity medications11
β‐alanine supplementation in adults with overweight and obesity: a randomized controlled feasibility trial11
Modifiable kidney disease risk factors among nondiabetic adults with obesity from the Multi‐Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis10
Effect of continuous positive airway pressure on atrial remodeling and diastolic dysfunction of patients with obstructive sleep apnea and metabolic syndrome: a randomized study10
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Net prices of new antiobesity medications10
Habenular and mediodorsal thalamic connectivity predict persistent weight loss after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy10
Impact of obesity on the molecular response to a single bout of exercise in a preliminary human cohort10
Obesity, exercise training, and BCAA supplementation: All that glitters (may not be) gold10
Epigenome‐wide association study of BMI in Black populations from InterGEN and GENOA10
Leg Fidgeting During Prolonged Sitting Improves Postprandial Glycemic Control in People with Obesity10
Correction to “Exenatide for weight‐loss maintenance in adolescents with severe obesity: A randomized, placebo‐controlled trial”10
Overcoming underestimation of the share of colorectal cancer cases attributable to excess weight: a population‐based study10
Osteopontin‐driven T‐cell accumulation and function in adipose tissue and liver promoted insulin resistance and MAFLD10
Cardiovascular risk stratification among individuals with obesity: The Coronary Artery Calcium Consortium10
More vigorous efforts are needed to fight obesity, a serious public health problem in China10
Randomized controlled trial of financial incentives during weight‐loss induction and maintenance in online group weight control10
Three‐dimensional optical body shape and features improve prediction of metabolic disease risk in a diverse sample of adults10
Weight gain among US adults during the COVID‐19 pandemic through May 202110
Sensory nutrition: lessons learned and opportunities10
GLP‐1 receptor agonists and retained gastric content: Is it much ado about nothing?10
Adherence to self‐monitoring and behavioral goals is associated with improved weight loss in an mHealth randomized‐controlled trial10
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Long‐term impact of psychological factors and social interactions on obesity of female nationals in the United Arab Emirates10
Changes in food reward and intuitive eating after weight loss and maintenance in former athletes with overweight or obesity10
Sex‐associated differences between BMI and SARS‐CoV‐2 antibody titers following the BNT162b2 vaccine10
Weight loss and β‐cell responses following gastric banding or pharmacotherapy in adults with impaired glucose tolerance or type 2 diabetes: a randomized trial10
Cost‐effectiveness of a primary care‐based Healthy Weight Clinic compared with usual care10
Oligofructose restores postprandial short‐chain fatty acid levels during high‐fat feeding9
Physical activity may mitigate COVID‐19 infections in people with obesity: A call to action9
Causal effect of adiposity on the risk of 19 gastrointestinal diseases: a Mendelian randomization study9
Microsimulation projections of obesity interventions on cardiometabolic health disparities in the United States9
Adipocyte‐derived inflammatory molecules induce senescent B cells through metabolic pathways9
Obstructive sleep apnea and metabolic syndrome9
The protective effect of rs373863828 on type 2 diabetes does not operate through a body composition pathway in adult Samoans9
Weight loss maintenance with exercise and liraglutide improves glucose tolerance, glucagon response, and beta cell function9
Obesity and postpartum hospital use among individuals without additional medical comorbidities9
Roux‐en‐Y gastric bypass, gastric banding, or sleeve gastrectomy for severe obesity: Baseline data from the By‐Band‐Sleeve randomized controlled trial9
A randomized‐controlled trial to evaluate the app‐based multimodal weight loss program zanadio for patients with obesity9
Associations of takeaway outlets with takeaway food consumption and adiposity: longitudinal analysis of the Fenland cohort9
Polygenic risk of obesity and BMI trajectories over 36 years: A longitudinal study of adult Finnish twins9
Lower abdominal adipose tissue cannabinoid type 1 receptor availability in young men with overweight9
A rigorous evaluation of a method to adjust BMI for self‐report bias9
Disparities in weight changes during the COVID‐19 pandemic‐related lockdown in youths9
Functional redundancy between glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid receptors in mature corticotropin‐releasing hormone neurons protects from obesity9
Semaglutide 2.4 mg/wk for weight loss in patients with severe obesity and with or without a history of bariatric surgery9
Direct relationship between metabolic flexibility measured during glucose clamp and prolonged fast in men9
Association between transitions in metabolic health and colorectal cancer across categories of body size phenotype: a prospective cohort study9
Impact of visceral fat on coronary artery disease as defined by quantitative computed tomography angiography9
Prediction of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease using anthropometry and body fat measures by sex and race/ethnicity in the United States9
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