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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)
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Metabolic adaptation: Confounding the critics165
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Retraction121
The effects of the COVID‐19 pandemic on weight loss in participants in a behavioral weight‐loss intervention117
Brd9 antagonism induces beige adipocytes in white adipose tissues and protects against diet‐induced obesity102
Are we closer to providing better guidance for prescribing metformin and exercise to patients?99
Plasma metabolomic signatures of obesity and risk of type 2 diabetes94
Infant weight growth patterns, childhood BMI, and arterial health at age 10 years86
The impact of social rhythm and sleep disruptions on waist circumference after job loss: A prospective 18‐month study84
The founding of Obesity Research/Obesity: A brief history81
Adipocyte hypertrophy in mesenchymal stem cells from infants of mothers with obesity73
How effective are church‐based weight‐loss interventions among Black adults? A systematic review72
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 study71
Health care use by adults with obesity: A French cohort study69
Metabolic remission precedes possible weight regain after gastric bypass surgery68
Polycystic ovary syndrome is associated with weight‐loss attempts and perception of overweight independent of BMI: a population‐based cohort study65
Elevated BMI impacts brain‐state dynamics within the sensorimotor‐to‐transmodal hierarchy64
Exploring microRNAs as predictive biomarkers for type 2 diabetes mellitus remission after sleeve gastrectomy: A pilot study58
Weight‐loss interventions for adolescents with Down syndrome: a systematic review57
Transcriptional and epigenetic control of adipocyte remodeling during obesity57
The associations among maternal gestational weight gain, cord blood DNA methylation, and offspring childhood high BMI56
Response to “Alternate‐day fasting enhanced weight loss and metabolic benefits over pair‐fed calorie restriction in obese mice”54
Calorie labeling laws: who is affected and why?53
Comparison of race‐ and ethnicity‐specific BMI cutoffs for categorizing obesity severity: a multicountry prospective cohort study49
Pre‐pregnancy BMI, rate of gestational weight gain, and preterm birth among US Pacific Islander individuals48
Is weight stigma associated with physical activity? A systematic review47
Siesta behavior and genetics interact to influence obesity risk46
The various associations between whole /regional fat mass and trajectory of cardiometabolic diseases: a nonlinear multistate model45
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Effects of weight loss on testosterone, sex hormone‐binding globulin, adiposity, and insulin sensitivity in women and men44
Impact of built, social, and economic environments on adolescent obesity and related health behaviors43
Proteome‐wide associations with short‐ and long‐term weight loss and regain after Roux‐en‐Y gastric bypass surgery42
Obesity 2012–2022: It's been quite a party!40
Sympathomimetic increases resting energy expenditure following bariatric surgery: A randomized controlled clinical trial39
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in diabetes: Overlooked or just ignored?39
Reversal of obesity development in Ceacam1−/− male mice by bone marrow transplantation or introduction of the human CEACAM1 gene38
Association of weight status with the types of foods consumed at snacking occasions among US adolescents38
Effect of tailored, daily feedback with lifestyle self‐monitoring on weight loss: The SMARTER randomized clinical trial37
Human adipose tissue is a putative direct target of daytime orexin with favorable metabolic effects: A cross‐sectional study36
Associations of five obesity metrics with epigenetic age acceleration: Evidence from 2,474 Taiwan Biobank participants35
A pilot randomized trial of simplified versus standard calorie dietary self‐monitoring in a mobile weight loss intervention34
Where does the time go when children don't sleep? A randomized crossover study33
Myocardial mechano‐energetic efficiency is not impaired in patients with metabolically healthy overweight and obesity33
Can responsive deep brain stimulation be a cost‐effective treatment for severe obesity?32
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Patterns of weight change in a weight gain prevention study for young adults30
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Metabolic effects of lipectomy and of adipose tissue transplantation29
The impact of a low‐carbohydrate (vs. low‐fat) diet on fat mass loss in African American women is modulated by insulin sensitivity29
Association between weight‐loss history and weight loss achieved in clinical obesity management: Retrospective chart review29
Scarce and unpredictable, yet obesogenic: modeling the impact of food insecurity on adiposity in mice29
History of bariatric surgery and COVID‐19 outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes: Results from the CORONADO study29
Response to “The safety of semaglutide in patients with depression and obesity”29
Beyond appetite regulation: Targeting energy expenditure, fat oxidation, and lean mass preservation for sustainable weight loss28
Changes in body weight, health behaviors, and mental health in adults with obesity during the COVID‐19 pandemic28
Rapid infant weight gain or point‐in‐time weight status: Which is the best predictor of later obesity and body composition?27
Decoding visceral adipose tissue molecular signatures in obesity and insulin resistance: a multi‐omics approach27
Life‐course adiposity and severe liver disease: a Mendelian randomization analysis27
Effectiveness of semaglutide versus liraglutide for treating post‐metabolic and bariatric surgery weight recurrence27
Identification of a novel link between adiposity and visuospatial perception26
Long‐term impact of a behavioral weight management program on depression and anxiety symptoms: 5‐year follow‐up of the WRAP trial26
Body weight and fat trajectories of Black and White women in the first postpartum year26
Impact of electronic health record‐coaching features in weight change: A secondary analysis from the MAINTAIN‐pc randomized trial26
Dopamine in the regulation of glucose and lipid metabolism: a narrative review25
Causal associations of sleep apnea and snoring with type 2 diabetes and glycemic traits and the role of BMI25
Longitudinal associations between facets of sleep and adiposity in youth25
BMI at different childhood age periods associated with cardiometabolic disorders in young adulthood25
Response to Fitch and Huett‐Garcia25
One‐anastomosis gastric bypass versus Roux‐en‐Y gastric bypass: The evidence wins25
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Sex‐specific white matter alterations in children exposed to high pregestational BMI24
Rapid response to behavioral/pharmacological obesity treatments for binge‐eating disorder predicts better clinical outcomes24
Skeletal muscle growth to combat diabetes and obesity: the potential role of muscle‐secreted factors24
Variability in body weight and body composition and cognitive trajectories in older adults in the United States23
Effects of dietary methionine restriction on age‐related changes in perivascular and beiging adipose tissues in the mouse23
You are what you eat? Rodent study suggests defended body weight mainly dictated by fat content of diet23
Substituting sedentary time with sleep or physical activity and subsequent weight‐loss maintenance23
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The food insecurity–obesity paradox: a comparison of three obesity measures and sociodemographic disparities in Korean adults22
Anthropometric evaluation of a 3D scanning mobile application22
Impact of nutritional‐behavioral and supervised exercise intervention following bariatric surgery: The BARI‐LIFESTYLE randomized controlled trial22
Pretreatment predictors of weight loss in a 12‐month behavioral obesity treatment: a signal detection analysis of DIETFITS22
Coronary microvascular function and visceral adiposity in patients with normal body weight and type 2 diabetes22
Use and continuity of weight‐modifying medications among adults with diabetes and overweight/obesity: US population study22
Generational differences in associations between health conditions in young women and BMI categories22
High‐fat and high‐sodium diet induces metabolic dysfunction in the absence of obesity22
Immunomodulatory effects of colchicine on peripheral blood mononuclear cell subpopulations in human obesity: Data from a randomized controlled trial22
Exosomal miR‐122 promotes adipogenesis and aggravates obesity through the VDR/SREBF1 axis21
The Impact of Eating Behaviors on Ultraprocessed Food Consumption Over 12 Months in Children21
Low‐calorie diet‐induced weight loss is associated with altered brain connectivity and food desire in obesity21
FAP deficiency enhances thermogenesis and attenuates metabolic inflammation in diet‐induced obesity21
Is adiposity associated with white matter microstructural health and intelligence differently in males and females?21
Aconitate decarboxylase 1 regulates glucose homeostasis and obesity in mice21
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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
Concurrent and prospective associations of social media usage with binge eating symptoms in early adolescence20
A test score does not a construct make20
Association between sarcopenic obesity and poor muscle quality based on muscle quality map and abdominal computed tomography20
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A ketogenic diet lowers myocardial fatty acid oxidation but does not affect oxygen consumption: a study in overweight humans20
Policies to address weight discrimination and bullying: Perspectives of adults engaged in weight management from six nations19
Psychological attributes and eating behaviors in 5‐ to 12‐year‐old children during periods of stress19
Effects of thermoneutrality on food intake, body weight, and body composition in a Prader‐Willi syndrome mouse model19
Protein‐coding mutation in Adcy3 increases adiposity and alters emotional behaviors sex‐dependently in rats19
Initial weight loss and early intervention adherence predict long‐term weight loss during the Promoting Successful Weight Loss in Primary Care in Louisiana lifestyle intervention19
Presurgical microstructural coherence predicts cognitive change for bariatric surgery patients19
Associations of body size and morphology with cardiometabolic health in children: the contribution of genetic factors19
The tissue‐specific metabolic effects of the PPARα agonist ciprofibrate in insulin‐resistant male individuals: a double‐blind, randomized, placebo‐controlled crossover study19
Delaying mealtimes reduces fat oxidation: A randomized, crossover, controlled feeding study18
Standardization of dual‐energy x‐ray visceral adipose tissue measures for comparison across clinical imaging systems18
Muscle fat contents rather than muscle mass determines nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and liver fibrosis in patients with severe obesity18
Hepatic and adipose tissue transcriptome analysis highlights a commonly deregulated autophagic pathway in severe MASLD18
Combining a β3 adrenergic receptor agonist with alpha‐lipoic acid reduces inflammation in male mice with diet‐induced obesity18
Metabolic phenotypes and incident type 2 diabetes: Population‐based Panasonic cohort study 618
An interim analysis of a gestational weight gain intervention in military personnel and other TRICARE beneficiaries18
Glucagon‐like peptide‐1 agonists combined with sodium‐glucose cotransporter‐2 inhibitors reduce weight in type 1 diabetes18
Individuals with obesity who survive SARS‐CoV‐2 infection have preserved antigen‐specific T cell frequencies18
Impact of eating behavior on 24‐month weight change after treatment of severe obesity—A clinical prospective cohort study18
Exposure to early‐life stress impairs weight‐loss maintenance success in mice18
Proatherogenic changes in lipoprotein particles associated with a high triglyceride to high‐density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio in youths17
Adipose tissue LECT2 expression is associated with obesity and insulin resistance in Korean women17
Economic evaluation of the Communicating Healthy Beginnings Advice by Telephone trial for early childhood obesity prevention17
Challenges in undertaking nonlinear Mendelian randomization17
Fat taste sensitivity in women with obesity: transcriptomic analysis of fungiform papillae before and after bariatric surgery17
An age‐period‐cohort approach to studying long‐term trends in obesity and overweight in England (1992–2019)17
Associations of residential greenness and ambient air pollution with overweight and obesity in older adults17
Measuring and estimating insulin resistance in clinical and research settings16
Development of a neighborhood obesogenic built environment characteristics index for the Netherlands16
Body surface area is a potential obesity index: Its genetic determination and its causality for later‐life diseases16
Triglyceride and glucose index is a simple and easy‐to‐calculate marker associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease16
Characterizing regional and global effects of epicardial adipose tissue on cardiac systolic and diastolic function16
Interindividual variability of human thermoregulation: Toward personalized ergonomics of the indoor thermal environment16
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
Features, functions, and associated diseases of visceral and ectopic fat: a comprehensive review16
Time‐dependent changes in feeding behavior and energy balance associated with weight gain in mice fed obesogenic diets15
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The Swedish Youth with Obesity cohort: Profile of an ongoing prospective study15
New important data concerning problems with substance abuse disorder after bariatric surgery15
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Beyond weight loss: exploring bile acid modulations after bariatric surgery and their impact on type 2 diabetes across 5 years15
Association of tirzepatide with cardiometabolic benefits in Chinese adults: post hoc subgroup analysis of SURMOUNTCN study15
The Obesity Society 2021 Awards and Grants15
Early time‐restricted eating compared with daily caloric restriction: A randomized trial in adults with obesity15
Adverse generational changes in obesity development converge at midlife without increased cardiometabolic risk15
Response to the Letter to the Editor by Bett et al.14
Trends in spontaneous physical activity and energy expenditure among adults in a respiratory chamber, 1985 to 200514
Ketones with a twist: Tipping the heart's hat to fat14
Circadian misalignment increases 24‐hour acylated ghrelin in chronic shift workers: a randomized crossover trial14
Obesity alters the circadian profiles of energy metabolism and glucose regulation in humans14
Associations between regional adipose tissue distribution and skeletal muscle bioenergetics in older men and women14
Response to “Importance of method assumptions”14
Neural processing of sweet taste in reward regions is reduced following bariatric surgery14
Machine learning‐based clustering identifies obesity subgroups with differential multi‐omics profiles and metabolic patterns13
BMI and mortality in critically ill patients with COVID‐19: another brick in the wall of the obesity paradox13
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Finding balance: understanding the energetics of time‐restricted feeding in mice13
The grade of obesity affects the noninvasive diagnosis of advanced fibrosis in individuals with MASLD13
Health consequences of obesity and projected future obesity health burden in China13
Food insecurity promotes adiposity in mice13
Mitigating muscle loss during weight loss: can nutritional ketosis make a difference? A call for more research13
Meet your editorial team13
Impact of program characteristics on weight loss in adult behavioral weight management interventions: systematic review and component network meta‐analysis13
Predictors and significance of rapid response to behaviorally based treatment of binge eating disorder13
Inpatient care cost, duration, and acute complications associated with BMI in children and adults hospitalized for COVID‐1913
SGLT inhibitors on weight and body mass: A meta‐analysis of 116 randomized‐controlled trials13
Predictability of genetic risk score for insulin resistance is influenced by both BMI and race13
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
Socioeconomic mobility, metabolic health, and diet: mediation via subjective socioeconomic status12
Benefits of Krill Oil Supplementation During Alternate‐Day Fasting in Adults With Overweight and Obesity: A Randomized Trial12
Pancreatic fat relates to fasting insulin and postprandial lipids but not polycystic ovary syndrome in adolescents with obesity12
Behavioral, psychological, and environmental predictors of weight regain in a group of successful weight losers in a widely available weight‐management program12
Update on N6‐methyladenosine methylation in obesity‐related diseases12
Predictive equations for energy expenditure in adult humans: From resting to free‐living conditions12
The COVID‐19 lockdown increased obesity disparities; will the increases in type 2 diabetes continue?12
Phenotyping children and adolescents with obesity using behavioral, psychological, and familial data12
Association of dietary patterns, circulating lipid profile, and risk of obesity12
Differential weight‐loss responses of APOA2 genotype carriers to low‐carbohydrate and low‐fat diets: the DIETFITS trial12
Twelve‐month analysis of real‐world evidence from a telehealth obesity‐treatment provider using antiobesity medications12
Results of a 2‐year lifestyle intervention for type 2 diabetes: the Reach Ahead for Lifestyle and Health‐Diabetes randomized controlled trial12
The safety of semaglutide in patients with depression and obesity12
Explaining obesity disparities by urbanicity, 2006 to 2016: A decomposition analysis12
Childhood obesity risk factors by race and ethnicity12
High‐fat diet decreases H3K27ac in mice adipose‐derived stromal cells12
Influence of the food environment on obesity risk in a large cohort of US veterans by community type12
Single‐anastomosis duodeno‐ileal bypass with sleeve gastrectomy improves lipid and glucose homeostasis in ob/ob mice12
Higher protein intake during caloric restriction improves diet quality and attenuates loss of lean body mass12
The vaginal microbiome in women of reproductive age with healthy weight versus overweight/obesity12
Evening types as determined by subjective and objective measures are more emotional eaters11
Effect of continuous positive airway pressure on atrial remodeling and diastolic dysfunction of patients with obstructive sleep apnea and metabolic syndrome: a randomized study11
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β‐alanine supplementation in adults with overweight and obesity: a randomized controlled feasibility trial11
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Overcoming underestimation of the share of colorectal cancer cases attributable to excess weight: a population‐based study11
Sensory nutrition: lessons learned and opportunities11
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GLP‐1 receptor agonists and retained gastric content: Is it much ado about nothing?11
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Correction to “Exenatide for weight‐loss maintenance in adolescents with severe obesity: A randomized, placebo‐controlled trial”11
Associations between coexposure to bisphenols mixture and metabolic diseases: based on three statistical models11
Functional redundancy between glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid receptors in mature corticotropin‐releasing hormone neurons protects from obesity11
Impact of obesity on the molecular response to a single bout of exercise in a preliminary human cohort11
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Net prices of new antiobesity medications10
Osteopontin‐driven T‐cell accumulation and function in adipose tissue and liver promoted insulin resistance and MAFLD10
Prediction of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease using anthropometry and body fat measures by sex and race/ethnicity in the United States10
Impact of visceral fat on coronary artery disease as defined by quantitative computed tomography angiography10
Obesity and postpartum hospital use among individuals without additional medical comorbidities10
Cardiovascular risk stratification among individuals with obesity: The Coronary Artery Calcium Consortium10
Modifiable kidney disease risk factors among nondiabetic adults with obesity from the Multi‐Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis10
Obesity, exercise training, and BCAA supplementation: All that glitters (may not be) gold10
Sex‐associated differences between BMI and SARS‐CoV‐2 antibody titers following the BNT162b2 vaccine10
Randomized controlled trial of financial incentives during weight‐loss induction and maintenance in online group weight control10
Development and validation of an eating behavior patient‐reported outcome measure in people living with obesity or overweight10
Rising NAFLD and metabolic severity during the Sars‐CoV‐2 pandemic among children with obesity in the United States10
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
Impact of sustained calorie restriction and weight cycling on body composition in high‐fat diet‐fed male and female C57BL/6J mice10
Microsimulation projections of obesity interventions on cardiometabolic health disparities in the United States10
A rigorous evaluation of a method to adjust BMI for self‐report bias10
Weight gain among US adults during the COVID‐19 pandemic through May 202110
Epigenome‐wide association study of BMI in Black populations from InterGEN and GENOA10
Cumulative BMI and incident prediabetes over 30 years of follow‐up: The CARDIA study10
Early‐ and later‐stage persistence with antiobesity medications: A retrospective cohort study10
Habenular and mediodorsal thalamic connectivity predict persistent weight loss after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy10
Exenatide for weight‐loss maintenance in adolescents with severe obesity: A randomized, placebo‐controlled trial10
Neighborhood deprivation and residential property values do not affect weight loss at 1 or 3 years after bariatric surgery10
Positive end‐expiratory pressure and postoperative complications in patients with obesity: a review and meta‐analysis10
Three‐dimensional optical body shape and features improve prediction of metabolic disease risk in a diverse sample of adults10
Differential and sex‐ and age‐specific risks of cardiometabolic diseases with unrelated metabolic syndrome dimensions10
Trends in obesity prevalence and cardiometabolic risk factor control in US adults with diabetes, 1999–202010
Polygenic risk of obesity and BMI trajectories over 36 years: A longitudinal study of adult Finnish twins10
Physical activity may mitigate COVID‐19 infections in people with obesity: A call to action10
Direct relationship between metabolic flexibility measured during glucose clamp and prolonged fast in men10
Reliability of the original and brief versions of the Eating Disorder Examination in binge‐eating disorder10
Adherence to self‐monitoring and behavioral goals is associated with improved weight loss in an mHealth randomized‐controlled trial10
A GLP1R gene variant and sex influence the response to semaglutide treatment in patients with severe obesity10
Associations and predictive performance of 11 anthropometric measures with incident type 2 diabetes: A prospective cohort study from the UK Biobank10
Changes in food reward and intuitive eating after weight loss and maintenance in former athletes with overweight or obesity10
Long‐term impact of psychological factors and social interactions on obesity of female nationals in the United Arab Emirates10
Outcomes after metabolic and bariatric surgery in preteens versus teens using the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program database and center‐specific data9
Correction to “Predictors of racial differences in weight loss: The PROPEL trial”9
Quantifying the phenome‐wide disease burden of obesity using electronic health records and genomics9
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Lifestyle behavioral weight‐loss treatment for binge‐eating disorder in patients with obesity: where's the harm?9
Neighborhood walkability and poverty predict excessive gestational weight gain: A cross‐sectional study in New York City9
Sodium ferrous citrate and 5‐aminolevulinic acid improve type 2 diabetes by maintaining muscle and mitochondrial health9
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