Obesity

Papers
(The TQCC of Obesity is 8. 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.)
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Metabolic adaptation: Confounding the critics158
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Pharmacotherapies for post‐bariatric weight regain: Real‐world comparative outcomes119
Retraction117
Health care use by adults with obesity: A French cohort study98
How effective are church‐based weight‐loss interventions among Black adults? A systematic review94
Comparison of race‐ and ethnicity‐specific BMI cutoffs for categorizing obesity severity: a multicountry prospective cohort study90
Calorie labeling laws: who is affected and why?88
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 study84
Metabolic remission precedes possible weight regain after gastric bypass surgery82
Weight‐loss interventions for adolescents with Down syndrome: a systematic review79
The associations among maternal gestational weight gain, cord blood DNA methylation, and offspring childhood high BMI69
Brd9 antagonism induces beige adipocytes in white adipose tissues and protects against diet‐induced obesity68
Plasma metabolomic signatures of obesity and risk of type 2 diabetes65
Are we closer to providing better guidance for prescribing metformin and exercise to patients?65
The impact of social rhythm and sleep disruptions on waist circumference after job loss: A prospective 18‐month study64
Infant weight growth patterns, childhood BMI, and arterial health at age 10 years64
The founding of Obesity Research/Obesity: A brief history62
Adipocyte hypertrophy in mesenchymal stem cells from infants of mothers with obesity56
Response to “Alternate‐day fasting enhanced weight loss and metabolic benefits over pair‐fed calorie restriction in obese mice”56
The effects of the COVID‐19 pandemic on weight loss in participants in a behavioral weight‐loss intervention55
Polycystic ovary syndrome is associated with weight‐loss attempts and perception of overweight independent of BMI: a population‐based cohort study50
Pre‐pregnancy BMI, rate of gestational weight gain, and preterm birth among US Pacific Islander individuals50
Transcriptional and epigenetic control of adipocyte remodeling during obesity49
Siesta behavior and genetics interact to influence obesity risk48
Elevated BMI impacts brain‐state dynamics within the sensorimotor‐to‐transmodal hierarchy46
Is weight stigma associated with physical activity? A systematic review46
Exploring microRNAs as predictive biomarkers for type 2 diabetes mellitus remission after sleeve gastrectomy: A pilot study44
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Effects of weight loss on testosterone, sex hormone‐binding globulin, adiposity, and insulin sensitivity in women and men42
The various associations between whole /regional fat mass and trajectory of cardiometabolic diseases: a nonlinear multistate model42
Impact of built, social, and economic environments on adolescent obesity and related health behaviors41
Proteome‐wide associations with short‐ and long‐term weight loss and regain after Roux‐en‐Y gastric bypass surgery40
Life‐course adiposity and severe liver disease: a Mendelian randomization analysis39
Obesity 2012–2022: It's been quite a party!39
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in diabetes: Overlooked or just ignored?39
Where does the time go when children don't sleep? A randomized crossover study38
Association of weight status with the types of foods consumed at snacking occasions among US adolescents38
Sympathomimetic increases resting energy expenditure following bariatric surgery: A randomized controlled clinical trial38
Reversal of obesity development in Ceacam1−/− male mice by bone marrow transplantation or introduction of the human CEACAM1 gene37
Effect of tailored, daily feedback with lifestyle self‐monitoring on weight loss: The SMARTER randomized clinical trial36
Changes in body weight, health behaviors, and mental health in adults with obesity during the COVID‐19 pandemic35
Human adipose tissue is a putative direct target of daytime orexin with favorable metabolic effects: A cross‐sectional study35
Can responsive deep brain stimulation be a cost‐effective treatment for severe obesity?33
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Scarce and unpredictable, yet obesogenic: modeling the impact of food insecurity on adiposity in mice31
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Myocardial mechano‐energetic efficiency is not impaired in patients with metabolically healthy overweight and obesity31
Associations of five obesity metrics with epigenetic age acceleration: Evidence from 2,474 Taiwan Biobank participants30
Association between weight‐loss history and weight loss achieved in clinical obesity management: Retrospective chart review30
History of bariatric surgery and COVID‐19 outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes: Results from the CORONADO study29
Effectiveness of semaglutide versus liraglutide for treating post‐metabolic and bariatric surgery weight recurrence29
Metabolic effects of lipectomy and of adipose tissue transplantation29
Patterns of weight change in a weight gain prevention study for young adults28
The impact of a low‐carbohydrate (vs. low‐fat) diet on fat mass loss in African American women is modulated by insulin sensitivity28
Beyond appetite regulation: Targeting energy expenditure, fat oxidation, and lean mass preservation for sustainable weight loss28
Response to “The safety of semaglutide in patients with depression and obesity”28
Impact of electronic health record‐coaching features in weight change: A secondary analysis from the MAINTAIN‐pc randomized trial27
A pilot randomized trial of simplified versus standard calorie dietary self‐monitoring in a mobile weight loss intervention27
Body weight and fat trajectories of Black and White women in the first postpartum year27
Long‐term impact of a behavioral weight management program on depression and anxiety symptoms: 5‐year follow‐up of the WRAP trial27
Identification of a novel link between adiposity and visuospatial perception27
Causal associations of sleep apnea and snoring with type 2 diabetes and glycemic traits and the role of BMI26
BMI at different childhood age periods associated with cardiometabolic disorders in young adulthood26
One‐anastomosis gastric bypass versus Roux‐en‐Y gastric bypass: The evidence wins26
Dopamine in the regulation of glucose and lipid metabolism: a narrative review26
The angiotensin II type 1 receptor blocker valsartan in the battle against COVID‐1925
Rapid infant weight gain or point‐in‐time weight status: Which is the best predictor of later obesity and body composition?25
Response to Fitch and Huett‐Garcia25
Sex‐specific white matter alterations in children exposed to high pregestational BMI25
Exosomal miR‐122 promotes adipogenesis and aggravates obesity through the VDR/SREBF1 axis24
Decoding visceral adipose tissue molecular signatures in obesity and insulin resistance: a multi‐omics approach24
Is adiposity associated with white matter microstructural health and intelligence differently in males and females?24
The Impact of Eating Behaviors on Ultraprocessed Food Consumption Over 12 Months in Children23
Immunomodulatory effects of colchicine on peripheral blood mononuclear cell subpopulations in human obesity: Data from a randomized controlled trial23
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Association between sarcopenic obesity and poor muscle quality based on muscle quality map and abdominal computed tomography23
Longitudinal associations between facets of sleep and adiposity in youth23
Skeletal muscle growth to combat diabetes and obesity: the potential role of muscle‐secreted factors23
Use and continuity of weight‐modifying medications among adults with diabetes and overweight/obesity: US population study23
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Coronary microvascular function and visceral adiposity in patients with normal body weight and type 2 diabetes23
You are what you eat? Rodent study suggests defended body weight mainly dictated by fat content of diet22
Impact of nutritional‐behavioral and supervised exercise intervention following bariatric surgery: The BARI‐LIFESTYLE randomized controlled trial22
Effects of dietary methionine restriction on age‐related changes in perivascular and beiging adipose tissues in the mouse22
A ketogenic diet lowers myocardial fatty acid oxidation but does not affect oxygen consumption: a study in overweight humans22
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FAP deficiency enhances thermogenesis and attenuates metabolic inflammation in diet‐induced obesity22
High‐fat and high‐sodium diet induces metabolic dysfunction in the absence of obesity21
Anthropometric evaluation of a 3D scanning mobile application21
Generational differences in associations between health conditions in young women and BMI categories21
Variability in body weight and body composition and cognitive trajectories in older adults in the United States21
Pretreatment predictors of weight loss in a 12‐month behavioral obesity treatment: a signal detection analysis of DIETFITS21
The food insecurity–obesity paradox: a comparison of three obesity measures and sociodemographic disparities in Korean adults21
Substituting sedentary time with sleep or physical activity and subsequent weight‐loss maintenance21
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
Rapid response to behavioral/pharmacological obesity treatments for binge‐eating disorder predicts better clinical outcomes20
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Concurrent and prospective associations of social media usage with binge eating symptoms in early adolescence20
Aconitate decarboxylase 1 regulates glucose homeostasis and obesity in mice20
Low‐calorie diet‐induced weight loss is associated with altered brain connectivity and food desire in obesity20
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Associations of body size and morphology with cardiometabolic health in children: the contribution of genetic factors19
An age‐period‐cohort approach to studying long‐term trends in obesity and overweight in England (1992–2019)19
Triglyceride and glucose index is a simple and easy‐to‐calculate marker associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease19
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Features, functions, and associated diseases of visceral and ectopic fat: a comprehensive review19
Body surface area is a potential obesity index: Its genetic determination and its causality for later‐life diseases19
Impact of eating behavior on 24‐month weight change after treatment of severe obesity—A clinical prospective cohort study19
A test score does not a construct make19
Psychological attributes and eating behaviors in 5‐ to 12‐year‐old children during periods of stress19
Policies to address weight discrimination and bullying: Perspectives of adults engaged in weight management from six nations19
Development of a neighborhood obesogenic built environment characteristics index for the Netherlands19
Protein‐coding mutation in Adcy3 increases adiposity and alters emotional behaviors sex‐dependently in rats19
Metabolic phenotypes and incident type 2 diabetes: Population‐based Panasonic cohort study 618
Presurgical microstructural coherence predicts cognitive change for bariatric surgery patients18
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
Associations of residential greenness and ambient air pollution with overweight and obesity in older adults18
Characterizing regional and global effects of epicardial adipose tissue on cardiac systolic and diastolic function18
Delaying mealtimes reduces fat oxidation: A randomized, crossover, controlled feeding study18
Economic evaluation of the Communicating Healthy Beginnings Advice by Telephone trial for early childhood obesity prevention17
An interim analysis of a gestational weight gain intervention in military personnel and other TRICARE beneficiaries17
Standardization of dual‐energy x‐ray visceral adipose tissue measures for comparison across clinical imaging systems17
Gut‐derived appetite hormones do not explain energy intake differences in humans following low‐carbohydrate versus low‐fat diets17
Effects of thermoneutrality on food intake, body weight, and body composition in a Prader‐Willi syndrome mouse model17
Muscle fat contents rather than muscle mass determines nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and liver fibrosis in patients with severe obesity17
Challenges in undertaking nonlinear Mendelian randomization17
Hepatic and adipose tissue transcriptome analysis highlights a commonly deregulated autophagic pathway in severe MASLD17
The tissue‐specific metabolic effects of the PPARα agonist ciprofibrate in insulin‐resistant male individuals: a double‐blind, randomized, placebo‐controlled crossover study17
Exposure to early‐life stress impairs weight‐loss maintenance success in mice17
Individuals with obesity who survive SARS‐CoV‐2 infection have preserved antigen‐specific T cell frequencies17
Glucagon‐like peptide‐1 agonists combined with sodium‐glucose cotransporter‐2 inhibitors reduce weight in type 1 diabetes17
BMI and pneumonia outcomes in critically ill COVID‐19 patients: An international multicenter study16
Proatherogenic changes in lipoprotein particles associated with a high triglyceride to high‐density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio in youths16
Fat taste sensitivity in women with obesity: transcriptomic analysis of fungiform papillae before and after bariatric surgery16
Adipose tissue LECT2 expression is associated with obesity and insulin resistance in Korean women16
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
Measuring and estimating insulin resistance in clinical and research settings16
Combining a β3 adrenergic receptor agonist with alpha‐lipoic acid reduces inflammation in male mice with diet‐induced obesity16
Metformin for pediatric obesity and insulin resistance: a retrospective study within an integrated health care system16
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New important data concerning problems with substance abuse disorder after bariatric surgery15
Finding balance: understanding the energetics of time‐restricted feeding in mice15
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Time‐dependent changes in feeding behavior and energy balance associated with weight gain in mice fed obesogenic diets15
Food insecurity promotes adiposity in mice15
Health consequences of obesity and projected future obesity health burden in China15
The Obesity Society 2021 Awards and Grants15
Mitigating muscle loss during weight loss: can nutritional ketosis make a difference? A call for more research15
BMI and mortality in critically ill patients with COVID‐19: another brick in the wall of the obesity paradox15
Machine learning‐based clustering identifies obesity subgroups with differential multi‐omics profiles and metabolic patterns14
The Swedish Youth with Obesity cohort: Profile of an ongoing prospective study14
Neural processing of sweet taste in reward regions is reduced following bariatric surgery14
Response to “Importance of method assumptions”14
Predictability of genetic risk score for insulin resistance is influenced by both BMI and race14
Adverse generational changes in obesity development converge at midlife without increased cardiometabolic risk14
Ketones with a twist: Tipping the heart's hat to fat14
Obesity alters the circadian profiles of energy metabolism and glucose regulation in humans14
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Trends in spontaneous physical activity and energy expenditure among adults in a respiratory chamber, 1985 to 200514
Associations between regional adipose tissue distribution and skeletal muscle bioenergetics in older men and women14
Circadian misalignment increases 24‐hour acylated ghrelin in chronic shift workers: a randomized crossover trial13
Impact of program characteristics on weight loss in adult behavioral weight management interventions: systematic review and component network meta‐analysis13
Inpatient care cost, duration, and acute complications associated with BMI in children and adults hospitalized for COVID‐1913
Meet your editorial team13
Beyond weight loss: exploring bile acid modulations after bariatric surgery and their impact on type 2 diabetes across 5 years13
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
The association between obesity and peak antibody titer response in COVID‐19 infection13
Response to the Letter to the Editor by Bett et al.13
Association of tirzepatide with cardiometabolic benefits in Chinese adults: post hoc subgroup analysis of SURMOUNTCN study13
Predictors and significance of rapid response to behaviorally based treatment of binge eating disorder13
Early time‐restricted eating compared with daily caloric restriction: A randomized trial in adults with obesity13
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
Association of dietary patterns, circulating lipid profile, and risk of obesity12
C‐section birth increases offspring obesity risk dependent on maternal diet and obesity status in rats12
Explaining obesity disparities by urbanicity, 2006 to 2016: A decomposition analysis12
Childhood obesity risk factors by race and ethnicity12
Update on N6‐methyladenosine methylation in obesity‐related diseases12
Socioeconomic mobility, metabolic health, and diet: mediation via subjective socioeconomic status12
High‐fat diet decreases H3K27ac in mice adipose‐derived stromal cells12
Pancreatic fat relates to fasting insulin and postprandial lipids but not polycystic ovary syndrome in adolescents with obesity12
Single‐anastomosis duodeno‐ileal bypass with sleeve gastrectomy improves lipid and glucose homeostasis in ob/ob mice12
Influence of the food environment on obesity risk in a large cohort of US veterans by community type12
Differential weight‐loss responses of APOA2 genotype carriers to low‐carbohydrate and low‐fat diets: the DIETFITS trial12
Phenotyping children and adolescents with obesity using behavioral, psychological, and familial data12
The COVID‐19 lockdown increased obesity disparities; will the increases in type 2 diabetes continue?12
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
Higher protein intake during caloric restriction improves diet quality and attenuates loss of lean body mass11
Correction to “Exenatide for weight‐loss maintenance in adolescents with severe obesity: A randomized, placebo‐controlled trial”11
Changes in food reward and intuitive eating after weight loss and maintenance in former athletes with overweight or obesity11
Neighborhood deprivation and residential property values do not affect weight loss at 1 or 3 years after bariatric surgery11
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The vaginal microbiome in women of reproductive age with healthy weight versus overweight/obesity11
Behavioral, psychological, and environmental predictors of weight regain in a group of successful weight losers in a widely available weight‐management program11
Overcoming underestimation of the share of colorectal cancer cases attributable to excess weight: a population‐based study11
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Cost‐effectiveness of a primary care‐based Healthy Weight Clinic compared with usual care11
Epigenome‐wide association study of BMI in Black populations from InterGEN and GENOA11
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Twelve‐month analysis of real‐world evidence from a telehealth obesity‐treatment provider using antiobesity medications11
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Sensory nutrition: lessons learned and opportunities11
Randomized controlled trial of financial incentives during weight‐loss induction and maintenance in online group weight control11
Obesity, exercise training, and BCAA supplementation: All that glitters (may not be) gold11
Effect of continuous positive airway pressure on atrial remodeling and diastolic dysfunction of patients with obstructive sleep apnea and metabolic syndrome: a randomized study11
Impact of preconception weight loss on fasting glucose and pregnancy outcomes in women with obesity: A randomized trial11
Predictive equations for energy expenditure in adult humans: From resting to free‐living conditions11
Weight loss and β‐cell responses following gastric banding or pharmacotherapy in adults with impaired glucose tolerance or type 2 diabetes: a randomized trial10
GLP‐1 receptor agonists and retained gastric content: Is it much ado about nothing?10
Causal effect of adiposity on the risk of 19 gastrointestinal diseases: a Mendelian randomization study10
Direct relationship between metabolic flexibility measured during glucose clamp and prolonged fast in men10
Early‐ and later‐stage persistence with antiobesity medications: A retrospective cohort study10
Physical activity may mitigate COVID‐19 infections in people with obesity: A call to action10
Adherence to self‐monitoring and behavioral goals is associated with improved weight loss in an mHealth randomized‐controlled trial10
Trends in obesity prevalence and cardiometabolic risk factor control in US adults with diabetes, 1999–202010
Associations and predictive performance of 11 anthropometric measures with incident type 2 diabetes: A prospective cohort study from the UK Biobank10
Net prices of new antiobesity medications10
Development and validation of an eating behavior patient‐reported outcome measure in people living with obesity or overweight10
Modifiable kidney disease risk factors among nondiabetic adults with obesity from the Multi‐Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis10
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
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Semaglutide 2.4 mg/wk for weight loss in patients with severe obesity and with or without a history of bariatric surgery10
Obesity and postpartum hospital use among individuals without additional medical comorbidities10
Impact of obesity on the molecular response to a single bout of exercise in a preliminary human cohort10
Weight gain among US adults during the COVID‐19 pandemic through May 202110
Cumulative BMI and incident prediabetes over 30 years of follow‐up: The CARDIA study10
Osteopontin‐driven T‐cell accumulation and function in adipose tissue and liver promoted insulin resistance and MAFLD10
Functional redundancy between glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid receptors in mature corticotropin‐releasing hormone neurons protects from obesity10
Exenatide for weight‐loss maintenance in adolescents with severe obesity: A randomized, placebo‐controlled trial10
Long‐term impact of psychological factors and social interactions on obesity of female nationals in the United Arab Emirates10
Differential and sex‐ and age‐specific risks of cardiometabolic diseases with unrelated metabolic syndrome dimensions10
β‐alanine supplementation in adults with overweight and obesity: a randomized controlled feasibility trial10
A GLP1R gene variant and sex influence the response to semaglutide treatment in patients with severe obesity10
More vigorous efforts are needed to fight obesity, a serious public health problem in China10
Association between transitions in metabolic health and colorectal cancer across categories of body size phenotype: a prospective cohort study10
Cardiovascular risk stratification among individuals with obesity: The Coronary Artery Calcium Consortium10
Skeletal muscle energy metabolism in obesity10
Associations between coexposure to bisphenols mixture and metabolic diseases: based on three statistical models10
Habenular and mediodorsal thalamic connectivity predict persistent weight loss after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy10
Reliability of the original and brief versions of the Eating Disorder Examination in binge‐eating disorder10
Sex‐associated differences between BMI and SARS‐CoV‐2 antibody titers following the BNT162b2 vaccine10
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Evening types as determined by subjective and objective measures are more emotional eaters10
Maternal prepregnancy weight and gestational weight gain in association with autism and developmental disorders in offspring10
Rising NAFLD and metabolic severity during the Sars‐CoV‐2 pandemic among children with obesity in the United States10
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