Obesity Facts

Article	Citations
Association between Indicators of Inequality and Weight Change following a Behavioural Weight Loss Intervention	512
Laparoscopic Insertion of a Percutaneous Gastrostomy Prevented Malnutrition in a Patient with Previous Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass	108
Liver-Expressed Antimicrobial Peptide 2 Is a Hepatokine That Predicts Weight Loss and Complete Remission of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus after Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy in Japanese Individuals	93
Overweight, Weight Loss, and Self-Reported Global Life Satisfaction: The Lolland-Falster Health Study	73
Changes in Alcohol Consumption, Eating Behaviors, and Body Weight during Quarantine Measures: Analysis of the CoCo-Fakt Study	72
Integrative and Collaborative Approach in the Chronic Management of Obesity in Primary and Tertiary Care Setting: Vall Hebron-SAP Muntanya Healthcare Route	58
Development of the European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) Grade-Based Framework on the Pharmacological Treatment of Obesity: Design and Methodological Aspects.	51
Psychometric Properties of the WBIS/M in a Representative Prebariatric Sample: Evidence for an Improved 10-Item Version	44
Perspective: Do Scientists Become Part of the Obesity Problem?	42
Effects of Febuxostat Therapy on Circulating Adipokine Profiles in Patients with Overweight or Obesity and Asymptomatic Hyperuricemia: A Randomized Controlled Study	35
Bariatric Surgery as the One Route to Achieving Donor Heart Transplantation in a Patient with a Left-Ventricular Assist Device	30
Age-Related Arterial Stiffening Is Associated with a Body Shape Index and Lean Body Mass Index: A Retrospective Cohort Study in Healthy Japanese Population	29
Impacts of COVID-19 Lockdown on Food Ordering Patterns among Youths in China: The COVID-19 Impact on Lifestyle Change Survey	28
A Large-Scale Observational Analysis of Social Media Data Reveals Major Public Misperception of the Attainability of Drastic Weight Loss by Dieting	27
Obesity Paradox in Lung Diseases: What Explains It?	23
Autism Spectrum Disorder and Obesity in Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	21
Fifteen Years after Sleeve Gastrectomy: Gastroscopies, Manometries, and 24-h pH-Metries in a Long-Term Follow-Up: A Multicenter Study	21
EASO and EFAD Position Statement on Medical Nutrition Therapy for the Management of Overweight and Obesity in Children and Adolescents	20
The Impact of Obesity on T and NK Cells after LVAD Implantation	19
ZoomForward2022: European Congress on Obesity	19
Adipositas Care and Health Therapy (ACHT) after Bariatric-Metabolic Surgery: A Prospective, Non-Randomized Intervention Study	18
EASO Position Statement: Women with Obesity Across the Reproductive Life - Fertility, Preconception, Pregnancy, Postpartum, and Breastfeeding-	18
Liraglutide for Weight Management in the Real World: Significant Weight Loss Even if the Maximal Daily Dose Is Not Achieved	18
32nd European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2025)	16
Issue of Waist Circumference for the Diagnosis of Metabolic Syndrome Regarding Arterial Stiffness: Possible Utility of a Body Shape Index in Middle-Aged Nonobese Japanese Urban Residents Receiving Hea	16

Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity, Its Complications, and Progression in a 10-Year Follow-Up in the Gutenberg Health Study (GHS)	16
The Causal Effect of Obesity on the Risk of 15 Autoimmune Diseases: A Mendelian Randomization Study	15
Genetic and Environmental Factors Underlying Parallel Changes in Body Mass Index and Alcohol Consumption: A 36-Year Longitudinal Study of Adult Twins	15
31st European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2024)	15
Associations between Type of Bariatric Surgery and Obstructive Sleep Apnoea, Employment Outcomes, and Body Image Satisfaction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	14
Erratum	14
The Application of Cohen’s Stress-Buffering Model for Weight Bias Internalization in Prebariatric Patients	14
Decreasing Sedentary Time during Lessons Reduces Obesity in Primary School Children: The Active Movement Study	14
Association between Obesity and Dental Caries in Adults: An Analysis of WHR, and DMFT Score	13
The EASO New Investigator Award in Clinical Research 2021: Role of Chronotype in Obesity	13
Prevalence of Childhood Obesity in the United States in 1999–2018: A 20-Year Analysis	13
Relationship of fat deposition in the liver and pancreas with cholecystectomy	12
From childhood to adolescence: Long-term trends in severe obesity in German youth (2002–2023)	12
Changes in Lifestyle and Body Weight in Children and Adolescents during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Representative Survey of Parents in Germany	12
Prelims	11
Status of Weight Change, Lifestyle Behaviors, Depression, Anxiety, and Diabetes Mellitus in a Cohort with Obesity during the COVID-19 Lockdown: Turk-Com Study Group	11
Comprehensive Questionnaire in Postpartum Women to Assess Women’s Knowledge of the Current Weight Gain Guidelines during Pregnancy in Lower Saxony	11
Decreased Quality of Life in Patients Who Desire Body Contouring Surgery after Bariatric Metabolic Surgery: A Multicenter Longitudinal Analysis	11
Bone Response to High-Intensity Interval Training versus Moderate-Intensity Continuous Training in Adolescents with Obesity	11
Rates, Variability, and Predictors of Screening for Obesity: Are Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury Being Overlooked?	11
Development of a Clinical Pathway for Bariatric Surgery as an Integral Part of a Comprehensive Treatment for Adolescents with Severe Obesity in the Netherlands	10
The Physiology of Neurogenic Obesity: Lessons from Spinal Cord Injury Research	10
Semaglutide Treatment in a Patient with Extreme Obesity and Massive Lymphedema: A Case Report	9
Medical or Common Knowledge? Knowledge of Medical Professionals on Obesity Diagnosis Criteria and Treatment	9
Internalized Shame in Treatment-Seeking Adults with Obesity Class II-III and Its Association with Quality of Life, Body Image, and Self-Esteem	9
The Extract of Humulus japonicus Inhibits Lipogenesis and Promotes Lipolysis via PKA/p38 Signaling	9
Psychological Benefits of a Preoperative Educational Bridging Program for Bariatric Surgery: Does Face-to-Face versus Videoconference-Based Delivery Make a Difference?	9
Rapid Emergence of Appetite and Hunger Resulting in Weight Gain and Improvement of Eating Disorder Symptomatology during and after Short-Term Off-Label Metreleptin Treatment of a Patient with Anorexia	9
Development and validation of a brief form of the “Weight Control/Blame” subscale of the Antifat Attitudes Test (AFAT)	9
Efficacy and Safety of Intragastric Balloon Therapy Compared to a Multidisciplinary Weight Loss Program (OPTIFAST) in a Real-World Population: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis	9
Perceived Stress, Hair Cortisol, and Hair Cortisone in Relation to Appetite-Regulating Hormones in Patients with Obesity	8
EASL-EASD-EASO Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Management of Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD)	8
Efficacy of Intragastric Balloon versus Liraglutide as Bridge to Surgery in Super-Obese Patients	8
Weight Change over 4 Years and Risk of Cardiovascular Diseases in China: The China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study	8
Weight Change Alters the Small RNA Profile of Urinary Extracellular Vesicles in Obesity	8
Disease Burden and Health Status among People with Severe Obesity Who Do Not Receive Bariatric Surgery: A Retrospective Study	8
Changes in Work Ability after Weight-Loss Surgery: Results of a Longitudinal Study of Persons with Morbid Obesity before and after Bariatric Surgery	8
Erratum	8
Ghrelin Relieves Obesity-Induced Myocardial Injury by Regulating the Epigenetic Suppression of <b><i>miR-196b</i></b> Mediated by lncRNA HOTAIR	8
Erratum	8
Maternal Serum and Cord Blood Leptin Concentrations at Delivery in Normal Pregnancies and in Pregnancies Complicated by Intrauterine Growth Restriction	7
Use of the WHO Nutrient Profile Model for Food Marketing Regulation in Germany: Feasibility and Public Health Implications	7
How Could Different Obesity Scenarios Alter the Burden of Type 2 Diabetes and Liver Disease in Saudi Arabia?	7
Usefulness of an Easy, Structured, and Home-Based Exercise Program to Improve Physical Performance and Quality of Life in a Patient’s Cohort with Obesity	7
Effect of Hedan Tablets on Body Weight and Insulin Resistance in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome	7
Association between Waist-Hip Ratio and Female Infertility in the United States: Data from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2017–2020	7
Correlates of Food Addiction and Eating Behaviours in Patients with Morbid Obesity	7
Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease in Severe Obesity and Concordance between Invasive (Biopsy) and Noninvasive (OWLiver®) Diagnoses	7
Erratum	7
Socioeconomic and Demographic Inequalities in Off-Label Prescription of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists: A Swedish Descriptive Cohort Study	6

Systematic Development of National Guidelines for Obesity Care: The Swedish Approach	6
Weight Stigma in Latin America, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa: A Scoping Review	6
A Representative Percentile Chart for Prediction of Weight Loss Trend after Sleeve Gastrectomy	6
Nomogram for Predicting Suboptimal Weight Loss at Three Years after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery in Chinese Patients with Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes	6
Impact of obesity on metabolic control in type 2 diabetes: Five-year trends of Turkish nationwide survEy of glycemic and other Metabolic parameters of patients with Diabetes (TEMD Obesity Study, 2017-	6
The Spectrum of Genetic Variants Associated with the Development of Monogenic Obesity in Qatar	6
Higher Visceral and Lower Peripheral Adiposity Characterize Fat Distribution and Insulin Resistance in Asian Indian Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Mauritius	6
The Influence of Green Space on Obesity in China: A Systematic Review	6
30th European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2023)	6
The Effect of an Education Module to Reduce Weight Bias among Medical Centers Employees: A Randomized Controlled Trial	6
European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) Position Statement on Medical Nutrition Therapy for the Management of Individuals with Overweight or Obesity and Cancer	6
Prevalence of undiagnosed diabetes and prediabetes according to age and obesity status in Central Europe	6
Higher Risk of Sarcopenia in Older Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: NHANES 1999–2018	5
Effect of Obesity and Roux-En-Y Gastric Surgery on Omeprazole Pharmacokinetics	5
Preferences for body weight-related terminology for people living with obesity: Results from the ACTION-DK study	5
Clinical Characteristics of Sarcopenia in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Systemic Scoping Review	5
Differential Cardiac Remodeling in Overweight and Obesity: Insights from Noninvasive Imaging	5
The COVID-19 Pandemic: Challenges for Obesity Management – A Call for Providing Reliable Data and Solutions	5
Parental Perceptions of Preschool Children’s Weight Status in China: A Cross-Sectional Study	5
Annual Health Expenditures by Body Mass Index Categories and the Economic Impact of Obesity in Türkiye: A Retrospective Modeling Study	5
Features of Childhood Growth, Lifestyle, and Environment Associated with a Cardiometabolic Risk Score in Young Adults	5
Prevalence and Correlates of Overweight and Obesity in 12 European Countries in 2017–2018	5
Weight Regain following Bariatric Surgery and in vitro Fertilization Outcomes	5
Twelve-Month Outcomes after Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery among Youths Participating in a Structured Preparation and Follow-Up Program: Results of the Youth with Extreme Obesity Study	5
A Very-Low-Calorie Diet Can Cause Remission of Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertriglyceridemia in Familial Partial Lipodystrophy	5
Clinical Features of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in the Non-Lean Population	4
Causal associations of gestational and perinatal factors with the risk of childhood obesity: A Mendelian Randomization study	4
Does Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio Correlate with the Improvement of Hepatosteatosis after Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy?	4
The Challenges of Diagnosing Gestational Diabetes after Bariatric Surgery: Where Do We Stand?	4
Omentin Increases Glucose Uptake, but Not Insulin Sensitivity in Human Myotubes Dependent on Extracellular Lactotransferrin	4
Risk Factors Influencing Seroconversion after Inactive SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination in People Living with Obesity	4
Associations between Intra-Pancreatic Fat Deposition, Pancreas Size, and Pancreatic Enzymes in Health and after an Attack of Acute Pancreatitis	4
Cortisol Secretion in Obesity Revisited: Lower Basal Serum and Salivary Cortisol with Diminished Cortisol Response to the Low Dose ACTH Challenge	4
Psychological Aspects of Treatment with Intragastric Balloon for Management of Obesity: A Systematic Review of the Literature	4
Weight Loss History and Its Association with Self-Esteem and Eating Behaviors in Adolescents and Young Adults with Obesity	3
Perceived Body Size in Relation to 10-Year Weight Change in the Swedish Obese Subjects Intervention Study	3
The Efficacy and Safety of Adjustable Intragastric Balloon for Weight Loss: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	3
Risk of gallstones increases with multiple dimensions of obesity indexes: a prospective study based on the UK Biobank	3
Reduced Growth Hormone Predicts Worsening Adipose Tissue Insulin Resistance in Adults with Obesity	3
Behind BMI: The Potential Indicative Role of Abdominal Ectopic Fat on Glucose Metabolism	3
Weight Gain in Children during the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Protective Effect of Lifestyle Intervention in Children with Obesity	3
Association between Marginally Low Birth Weight and Obesity-Related Outcomes and Indirect Effects via Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Abnormal Eating	3
Higher Sensitivity to Thyroid Hormones May Be Linked to Maintaining the Healthy Metabolic Condition in People with Obesity: New Insight from NHANES	3
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Success of Bariatric Surgeries in Patients with Severe Obesity	3
Needs and Demands for e-Mental Health Interventions in Individuals with Overweight and Obesity: User-Centred Design Approach	3
The Effect of Body Weight and Alcohol Consumption on Hyperuricemia and Their Population Attributable Fractions: A National Health Survey in China	3
Acknlowledgement to Reviewers	3
Soluble (Pro)Renin Receptor Level in Patients with Severe Obesity Is Associated with Visceral Adiposity and Is Involved with Insulin Resistance and Renal Injury	3
First Account of Psychological Changes Perceived by a Female with Congenital Leptin Deficiency upon Treatment with Metreleptin	3
Triglycerides Mediate the Influence of Body Mass Index on Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in a Non-Obese Chinese Population with Normal Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Levels	3
Effect of Exposure to Paternal Smoking on Overweight and Obesity in Children: Findings from the Children Lifeway Cohort in Shenzhen, Southern China	3
Obesity representations: an analysis of Italian newspapers’ coverage before and after COVID-19 and the influence of political orientation	2
Erratum	2
10 Top Tips for the Management of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists within Primary Care	2
Antibody Response to Inactive SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination in a Cohort of Elderly Patients Living with Obesity	2
Association between Obesity and Periodontitis in US Adults: NHANES 2011–2014	2
Evaluating the Impact of Obesity and Different Metabolic Statuses on the Prognosis of Hospitalized Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Cohort Study	2
OBESITY AND CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE	2
The Effect of a Multifaceted Intervention Including Classroom Education and Bariatric Weight Suit Use on Medical Students’ Attitudes toward Patients with Obesity	2
Overweight and Obesity in Brazilian Immigrants in Massachusetts, USA: A Time Series Analysis (2009–2020)	2
On The Barriers and Enablers to Bariatric Surgery: A Qualitative Study with Bariatric Surgeons	2
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Related Lockdown Measures on Lifestyle Behaviors and Well-Being in Children and Adolescents with Severe Obesity	2
Linking Factors Associated with Constipation in Obesity	2
Effects of Lifestyle and Educational Bridging Programs before Bariatric Surgery on Postoperative Weight Loss: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	2
Healthcare Professionals' Attitudes About Parturients living with Obesity and Overweight: A Quantitative Study	2
The Association Between Obesity and Wet Overactive Bladder: Results from 2005–2020 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey	2
Comparative Analysis of Mortality Rates among Morbidly Obese Individuals: A Study of Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery, Nonsurgical Morbidly Obese Individuals, and the General Population	2
Acknowledgement to Reviewers	2
Impact of Body Mass Index on Outcomes of Cervical Cerclage: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	2
Youths with Extreme Obesity: A High-Risk Group for Pain and Mental Health Impairments	2
Erratum	2
Integrin αV Mediates the Effects of Irisin on Human Mature Adipocytes	2
Predicted Fat Mass, Lean Body Mass, and Risk of Hypertension: Results from a Chinese Male Cohort Study	2
Characteristics of Childhood Onset and Post-Puberty Onset Obesity and Weight Regain after Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy in Japanese Subjects: A Subgroup Analysis of J-SMART	2
Central Lean Mass Distribution and the Risks of All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality in 40,283 UK Biobank Participants	2
Associations of Serum Follicle-Stimulating Hormone and Luteinizing Hormone Levels with Fat and Lean Mass during Menopausal Transition	2
Bariatric Surgeries, from Weight Loss to Weight Regain: A Retrospective Five-Years Cohort Study	2
Comparison of Esophageal Dysmotility and Reflux Burden in Patients with Different Metabolic Obesity Phenotypes Based on High-Resolution Impedance Manometry and 24-h Impedance-pH	2
The One Anastomosis Gastric Bypass Is a Suitable Alternative to Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass in Patients with Body Mass Index ≥50 kg/m2: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis	2
Use of Fluoxetine to Reduce Weight in Adults with Overweight or Obesity: Abridged Republication of the Cochrane Systematic Review	2

Health status and patients’ satisfaction on the long-term after metabolic/bariatric surgery	2
Bibliometric and Correlation Analysis of Bariatric Surgery Researches in Asia-Pacific from 2000 to 2021	2
Patient-Related Predictors for Seeking and Receiving Obesity Surgery	2
TÜRKIYE CONSENSUS REPORT ON THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY OBESITY TREATMENT IN ADULTS	2