Obesity Reviews

Article	Citations
Ultraprocessed food and chronic noncommunicable diseases: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of 43 observational studies	340
The nutrition transition to a stage of high obesity and noncommunicable disease prevalence dominated by ultra‐processed foods is not inevitable	166
The dietary inflammatory index, obesity, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular risk factors and diseases	124
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	112
Dietary fiber‐derived short‐chain fatty acids: A potential therapeutic target to alleviate obesity‐related nonalcoholic fatty liver disease	111
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	93
The association between adverse childhood experiences and childhood obesity: A systematic review	90
Effective strategies in ending weight stigma in healthcare	85
Associations between the built environment and dietary intake, physical activity, and obesity: A scoping review of reviews	85
What exercise prescription is optimal to improve body composition and cardiorespiratory fitness in adults living with obesity? A network meta‐analysis	83
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	81
Serotonin, food intake, and obesity	80
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	78
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	74
Mapping the digital food environment: A systematic scoping review	72
Differential exposure to, and potential impact of, unhealthy advertising to children by socio‐economic and ethnic groups: A systematic review of the evidence	71
Eating disorder risk in adolescents with obesity	70
Ultraprocessed food consumption and dietary nutrient profiles associated with obesity: A multicountry study of children and adolescents	67
Predictors of successful weight loss outcomes amongst individuals with obesity undergoing lifestyle interventions: A systematic review	65
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	63
Human microbiome and metabolic health: An overview of systematic reviews	61
Prevalence, risk factors, and interventions for obesity in Saudi Arabia: A systematic review	60
Socioeconomic inequalities in overweight and obesity among 6‐ to 9‐year‐old children in 24 countries from the World Health Organization European region	59
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	59
Falls, fractures, and areal bone mineral density in older adults with sarcopenic obesity: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	59

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	57
Effect of exercise training before and after bariatric surgery: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	57
Deciphering the “obesity paradox” in the elderly: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of sarcopenic obesity	56
Obesity and COVID‐19 in Latin America: A tragedy of two pandemics—Official document of the Latin American Federation of Obesity Societies	53
Butyrate to combat obesity and obesity‐associated metabolic disorders: Current status and future implications for therapeutic use	53
Childhood overweight and obesity in Europe: Changes from 2007 to 2017	53
Prevalence of food addiction in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	51
Effect of different types of regular exercise on physical fitness in adults with overweight or obesity: Systematic review and meta‐analyses	51
GLP‐1 agonists for obesity and type 2 diabetes in children: Systematic review and meta‐analysis	51
Effective behavior change techniques to promote physical activity in adults with overweight or obesity: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	51
Effect of obesity and body mass index on coronavirus disease 2019 severity: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	50
Barriers and facilitators to a healthy lifestyle in postpartum women: A systematic review of qualitative and quantitative studies in postpartum women and healthcare providers	50
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	49
Low birth weight and small for gestational age are associated with complications of childhood and adolescence obesity: Systematic review and meta‐analysis	49
Measurement of screen time among young children aged 0–6 years: A systematic review	49
Economic burden of childhood overweight and obesity: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	47
Targeting epicardial adipose tissue with exercise, diet, bariatric surgery or pharmaceutical interventions: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	46
Obesity and mortality among endometrial cancer survivors: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	46
The influence of unhealthy food and beverage marketing through social media and advergaming on diet‐related outcomes in children—A systematic review	46
Obesity and weight change during the COVID‐19 pandemic in children and adults: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	45
Dietetic management of obesity and severe obesity in children and adolescents: A scoping review of guidelines	45
Improving the school food environment for the prevention of childhood obesity: What works and what doesn't	44
BACE1: More than just a β‐secretase	44
Serum vitamin D levels in relation to abdominal obesity: A systematic review and dose–response meta‐analysis of epidemiologic studies	44
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	43
Diagnosis of obesity based on body composition‐associated health risks—Time for a change in paradigm	43
The impact of obesity on immune response to infection: Plausible mechanisms and outcomes	43
Systematic review of the effect of policies to restrict the marketing of foods and non‐alcoholic beverages to which children are exposed	42
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	42
The impact of adult behavioural weight management interventions on mental health: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	42
Cardiovascular outcome trials in obesity: A review	42
Are fatty nuts a weighty concern? A systematic review and meta‐analysis and dose–response meta‐regression of prospective cohorts and randomized controlled trials	41
eHealth interventions targeting nutrition, physical activity, sedentary behavior, or obesity in adults: A scoping review of systematic reviews	40
Effect of aerobic exercise on waist circumference in adults with overweight or obesity: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	39
Understanding obesity‐related behaviors in youth from a systems dynamics perspective: The use of causal loop diagrams	38
Enablers and barriers to women's lifestyle behavior change during the preconception period: A systematic review	38
What is the impact of food reformulation on individuals' behaviour, nutrient intakes and health status? A systematic review of empirical evidence	37
Polyunsaturated fatty acids as modulators of fat mass and lean mass in human body composition regulation and cardiometabolic health	37
Obesity in South and Southeast Asia—A new consensus on care and management	36
The lived experience of patients with obesity: A systematic review and qualitative synthesis	36
Prenatal exposure to persistent organic pollutants and childhood obesity: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of human studies	36
Obesity‐related glomerulopathy: Current approaches and future perspectives	35
Comparative efficacy of different weight loss treatments on knee osteoarthritis: A network meta‐analysis	35
The built environment as determinant of childhood obesity: A systematic literature review	35
Implementation of childhood obesity prevention and control policies in the United States and Latin America: Lessons for cross‐border research and practice	35
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	35
Involvements of long noncoding RNAs in obesity‐associated inflammatory diseases	35
Changing the global obesity narrative to recognize and reduce weight stigma: A position statement from the World Obesity Federation	34
Effect of exercise training on psychological outcomes in adults with overweight or obesity: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	34
Weight stigma and obesity‐related policies: A systematic review of the state of the literature	33

Weight management across preconception, pregnancy, and postpartum: A systematic review and quality appraisal of international clinical practice guidelines	33
The effectiveness of e‐health interventions for the treatment of overweight or obesity in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	32
COVID‐19 infection, progression, and vaccination: Focus on obesity and related metabolic disturbances	32
Shift work and the risk for metabolic syndrome among healthcare workers: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	32
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	32
A systematic review of metabolomic studies of childhood obesity: State of the evidence for metabolic determinants and consequences	32
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	32
Socioeconomic differences in food habits among 6‐ to 9‐year‐old children from 23 countries—WHO European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI 2015/2017)	32
The incretin/glucagon system as a target for pharmacotherapy of obesity	31
The lifecycle of skeletal muscle mitochondria in obesity	31
Weight stigma experienced by patients with obesity in healthcare settings: A qualitative evidence synthesis	31
Hypoxia, energy balance, and obesity: An update	30
Clinical outcomes associated with anti‐obesity medications in real‐world practice: A systematic literature review	30
The social origins of obesity within and across generations	30
Barriers and enablers to caregivers' responsive feeding behaviour: A systematic review to inform childhood obesity prevention	29
Fear‐related barriers to physical activity among adults with overweight and obesity: A narrative synthesis scoping review	29
Bariatric surgery and the liver—Mechanisms, benefits, and risks	28
Effect of resistance training with and without caloric restriction on visceral fat: A systemic review and meta‐analysis	28
Physiology of weight regain: Lessons from the classic Minnesota Starvation Experiment on human body composition regulation	28
Nutritional intervention strategies for the management of overweight and obesity in primary health care: A systematic review with meta‐analysis	28
Factors influencing obesogenic behaviours of adolescent girls and women in low‐ and middle‐income countries: A qualitative evidence synthesis	28
Does prepregnancy weight change have an effect on subsequent pregnancy health outcomes? A systematic review and meta‐analysis	27
Alcohol, calories, and obesity: A rapid systematic review and meta‐analysis of consumer knowledge, support, and behavioral effects of energy labeling on alcoholic drinks	27
Adipose tissue macrophages as a therapeutic target in obesity‐associated diseases	27
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	27
A meta‐review of systematic reviews of lifestyle interventions for reducing gestational weight gain in women with overweight or obesity	27
Serum vitamin D levels in relation to metabolic syndrome: A systematic review and dose–response meta‐analysis of epidemiologic studies	27
Role of long non‐coding RNAs in adipogenesis: State of the art and implications in obesity and obesity‐associated diseases	27
Methodology and implementation of the WHO European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI)	27
Impact of different training modalities on anthropometric outcomes in patients with obesity: A systematic review and network meta‐analysis	26
Obesogenic environment and childhood obesity	26
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	26
Effect of exercise training interventions on energy intake and appetite control in adults with overweight or obesity: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	26
Effects of vegan diets on cardiometabolic health: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials	25
Barriers and facilitators to implementing practices for prevention of childhood obesity in primary care: A mixed methods systematic review	25
Food environment solutions for childhood obesity in Latin America and among Latinos living in the United States	25
Consumer willingness to pay for healthier food products: A systematic review	25
Low‐carbohydrate ketogenic diets in body weight control: A recurrent plaguing issue of fad diets?	24
Nonsurgical weight loss interventions: A systematic review of systematic reviews and meta‐analyses	24
Rising to the challenge: Introducing protocols to monitor food marketing to children from the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe	24
Age‐related change in sedentary behavior during childhood and adolescence: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	24
Weight change from childhood to adulthood and cardiovascular risk factors and outcomes in adulthood: A systematic review of the literature	24
Implementation at‐scale of school‐based physical activity interventions: A systematic review utilizing the RE‐AIM framework	23
Obesity and endocrine therapy resistance in breast cancer: Mechanistic insights and perspectives	23
Do eating behavior traits predict energy intake and body mass index? A systematic review and meta‐analysis	23
A changed research landscape of youth's obesogenic behaviours and environments in the post‐COVID‐19 era	23
Using adipose‐derived mesenchymal stem cells to fight the metabolic complications of obesity: Where do we stand?	22
Is lorcaserin really associated with increased risk of cancer? A systematic review and meta‐analysis	22
Total dairy consumption in relation to overweight and obesity in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	22
Expanding our understanding and use of the ecological systems theory model for the prevention of maternal obesity: A new socioecological framework	22
School‐based physical activity interventions in rural and urban/suburban communities: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	22
The WOMBS Framework: A review and new theoretical model for investigating pregnancy‐related weight stigma and its intergenerational implications	22
Micronutrient status in bariatric surgery patients receiving postoperative supplementation per guidelines: Insights from a systematic review and meta‐analysis of longitudinal studies	22
The role of dietary diversity in preventing metabolic‐related outcomes: Findings from a systematic review	21
Examining the association between adiposity and DNA methylation: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	21
The role of melatonin in the molecular mechanisms underlying metaflammation and infections in obesity: A narrative review	21
The nutrition transition, food retail transformations, and policy responses to overnutrition in the East Asia region: A descriptive review	21
Sex differences in regional adipose tissue depots pose different threats for the development of Type 2 diabetes in males and females	21
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	21
Policies to restrict unhealthy food and beverage advertising in outdoor spaces and on publicly owned assets: A scoping review of the literature	21
Association between maternal adiposity measures and adverse maternal outcomes of pregnancy: Systematic review and meta‐analysis	21
Recent insights into vitamin D, adipocyte, and adipose tissue biology	20
E‐&mHealth interventions targeting nutrition, physical activity, sedentary behavior, and/or obesity among children: A scoping review of systematic reviews and meta‐analyses	20
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	20
Effectiveness of interventions to maintain physical activity behavior (device‐measured): Systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials	20
Eating disorder risk during behavioral weight management in adults with overweight or obesity: A systematic review with meta‐analysis	20
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	20
Sedentary time and the risk of metabolic syndrome: A systematic review and dose–response meta‐analysis	20
Weight cycling practices in sport: A risk factor for later obesity?	20
Sensory and physical characteristics of foods that impact food intake without affecting acceptability: Systematic review and meta‐analyses	19
Is the uptake, engagement, and effectiveness of exclusively mobile interventions for the promotion of weight‐related behaviors equal for all? A systematic review	19
Gut microbiota and vitamin status in persons with obesity: A key interplay	19
Mediterranean diet and adiposity in children and adolescents: A systematic review	19
Perspectives and challenges of epigenetic determinants of childhood obesity: A systematic review	19
Endocrine‐disrupting chemicals and obesity risk: A review of recommendations for obesity prevention policies	19
Bidirectional relationships between weight stigma and pediatric obesity: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	19
Neutral sphingomyelinase‐2 and cardiometabolic diseases	19
Updates on epicardial adipose tissue mechanisms on atrial fibrillation	19
Historical and cultural aspects of obesity: From a symbol of wealth and prosperity to the epidemic of the 21st century	18
The effectiveness of interventions during the first 1,000 days to improve energy balance‐related behaviors or prevent overweight/obesity in children from socio‐economically disadvantaged families of h	18

Overweight, obesity and risk of multimorbidity: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of longitudinal studies	18
Point‐of‐sale nutrition information interventions in food retail stores to promote healthier food purchase and intake: A systematic review	18
Do adolescents' experiences of the barriers to and facilitators of physical activity differ by socioeconomic position? A systematic review of qualitative evidence	18
Metabolic tissue‐resident CD8+ T cells: A key player in obesity‐related diseases	18
The multifaceted roles of the adipose tissue vasculature	18
Amino acid sensing pathway: A major check point in the pathogenesis of obesity and COVID‐19	18
Preventing weight gain in adults: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials	17
A systematic review of body contouring surgery in post‐bariatric patients to determine its prevalence, effects on quality of life, desire, and barriers	17
South Africa's Health Promotion Levy: Excise tax findings and equity potential	17
Epigenetic regulation of adipose tissue expansion and adipogenesis by N6‐methyladenosine	17
A systematic review of inequalities in the uptake of, adherence to, and effectiveness of behavioral weight management interventions in adults	17
Physical exercise consequences on memory in obesity: A systematic review	17
A systematic review of diffusion tensor imaging studies in obesity	17
Circular RNAs in metabolism and metabolic disorders	17
Obesity and responsibility: Is it time to rethink agency?	17
Glucocorticoids, stress and eating: The mediating role of appetite‐regulating hormones	17
Fecal microbiota relationships with childhood obesity: A scoping comprehensive review	16
Childhood overweight and obesity abatement policies in Europe	16
Overweight and obesity prevention for and with adolescents: The “Confronting obesity: Co‐creating policy with youth” (CO‐CREATE) project	16
Evidence for shared genetics between physical activity, sedentary behaviour and adiposity‐related traits	16
How effective and how expensive are interventions to reduce sedentary behavior? An umbrella review and meta‐analysis	16
The social environment and childhood obesity: Implications for research and practice in the United States and countries in Latin America	16
The association of soluble CD163, a novel biomarker of macrophage activation, with type 2 diabetes mellitus and its underlying physiological disorders: A systematic review	15
The effect of exercise training on adipose tissue insulin sensitivity: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	15
Association of metabolic syndrome and chronic kidney disease	15
The gut microbiota and its products: Establishing causal relationships with obesity related outcomes	15
Variation in glucocorticoid sensitivity and the relation with obesity	15
Diet, adiposity, and the gut microbiota from infancy to adolescence: A systematic review	15
Cardiovascular safety of naltrexone and bupropion therapy: Systematic review and meta‐analyses	14
A systematic review of economic evaluations of web‐based or telephone‐delivered interventions for preventing overweight and obesity and/or improving obesity‐related behaviors	14
Outcomes of the first global multidisciplinary consensus meeting including persons living with obesity to standardize patient‐reported outcome measurement in obesity treatment research	14
Migration as a determinant of childhood obesity in the United States and Latin America	14
Interaction between IgA and gut microbiota and its role in controlling metabolic syndrome	14
Effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic and the policy response on childhood obesity risk factors: Gender and sex differences and recommendations for research	14
Waist circumference and waist‐to‐height ratio in 7‐year‐old children—WHO Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative	14
A systematic review and meta‐analyses of food preference modifications after bariatric surgery	14