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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)
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Metabolic adaptation: Confounding the critics148
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Calorie labeling laws: who is affected and why?116
Response to “Alternate‐day fasting enhanced weight loss and metabolic benefits over pair‐fed calorie restriction in obese mice”107
The associations among maternal gestational weight gain, cord blood DNA methylation, and offspring childhood high BMI102
Weight‐loss interventions for adolescents with Down syndrome: a systematic review101
The effects of the COVID‐19 pandemic on weight loss in participants in a behavioral weight‐loss intervention93
Bone Health and Obesity Treatments: It's Time to Give Bone Its Due86
Retraction86
Siesta behavior and genetics interact to influence obesity risk84
Exploring microRNAs as predictive biomarkers for type 2 diabetes mellitus remission after sleeve gastrectomy: A pilot study84
Elevated BMI impacts brain‐state dynamics within the sensorimotor‐to‐transmodal hierarchy82
The impact of social rhythm and sleep disruptions on waist circumference after job loss: A prospective 18‐month study76
Are we closer to providing better guidance for prescribing metformin and exercise to patients?71
Brd9 antagonism induces beige adipocytes in white adipose tissues and protects against diet‐induced obesity71
Infant weight growth patterns, childhood BMI, and arterial health at age 10 years69
The founding of Obesity Research/Obesity: A brief history68
Adipocyte hypertrophy in mesenchymal stem cells from infants of mothers with obesity65
How effective are church‐based weight‐loss interventions among Black adults? A systematic review65
Metabolic remission precedes possible weight regain after gastric bypass surgery61
Polycystic ovary syndrome is associated with weight‐loss attempts and perception of overweight independent of BMI: a population‐based cohort study58
Pre‐pregnancy BMI, rate of gestational weight gain, and preterm birth among US Pacific Islander individuals57
Comparison of race‐ and ethnicity‐specific BMI cutoffs for categorizing obesity severity: a multicountry prospective cohort study55
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 study54
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Health care use by adults with obesity: A French cohort study50
Plasma metabolomic signatures of obesity and risk of type 2 diabetes50
Myocardial mechano‐energetic efficiency is not impaired in patients with metabolically healthy overweight and obesity49
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Obesity 2012–2022: It's been quite a party!45
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in diabetes: Overlooked or just ignored?44
Sympathomimetic increases resting energy expenditure following bariatric surgery: A randomized controlled clinical trial43
Association of weight status with the types of foods consumed at snacking occasions among US adolescents41
Reversal of obesity development in Ceacam1−/− male mice by bone marrow transplantation or introduction of the human CEACAM1 gene40
Can responsive deep brain stimulation be a cost‐effective treatment for severe obesity?39
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The impact of a low‐carbohydrate (vs. low‐fat) diet on fat mass loss in African American women is modulated by insulin sensitivity38
Comparative Weight Change With Initiation and Adherence to Common Medications for Type 2 Diabetes37
Response to “The safety of semaglutide in patients with depression and obesity”36
Topiramate Enhances GABAergic Tone to Orexigenic Neuropeptide Y/Agouti‐Related Peptide (NPY/AgRP) Neurons36
Scarce and unpredictable, yet obesogenic: modeling the impact of food insecurity on adiposity in mice36
Effects of weight loss on testosterone, sex hormone‐binding globulin, adiposity, and insulin sensitivity in women and men35
Where does the time go when children don't sleep? A randomized crossover study34
Association between weight‐loss history and weight loss achieved in clinical obesity management: Retrospective chart review34
Effect of tailored, daily feedback with lifestyle self‐monitoring on weight loss: The SMARTER randomized clinical trial33
Life‐course adiposity and severe liver disease: a Mendelian randomization analysis31
Impact of built, social, and economic environments on adolescent obesity and related health behaviors31
Estradiol, Testosterone, and Central Obesity in the Biology of Male Aging31
A pilot randomized trial of simplified versus standard calorie dietary self‐monitoring in a mobile weight loss intervention31
Effectiveness of semaglutide versus liraglutide for treating post‐metabolic and bariatric surgery weight recurrence30
History of bariatric surgery and COVID‐19 outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes: Results from the CORONADO study30
Metabolic effects of lipectomy and of adipose tissue transplantation30
Changes in body weight, health behaviors, and mental health in adults with obesity during the COVID‐19 pandemic28
The various associations between whole /regional fat mass and trajectory of cardiometabolic diseases: a nonlinear multistate model28
Beyond appetite regulation: Targeting energy expenditure, fat oxidation, and lean mass preservation for sustainable weight loss28
Identification of a novel link between adiposity and visuospatial perception27
Decoding visceral adipose tissue molecular signatures in obesity and insulin resistance: a multi‐omics approach27
Body weight and fat trajectories of Black and White women in the first postpartum year27
Impact of electronic health record‐coaching features in weight change: A secondary analysis from the MAINTAIN‐pc randomized trial27
Response to Fitch and Huett‐Garcia26
BMI at different childhood age periods associated with cardiometabolic disorders in young adulthood26
Rapid response to behavioral/pharmacological obesity treatments for binge‐eating disorder predicts better clinical outcomes26
One‐anastomosis gastric bypass versus Roux‐en‐Y gastric bypass: The evidence wins26
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Low‐calorie diet‐induced weight loss is associated with altered brain connectivity and food desire in obesity25
Dopamine in the regulation of glucose and lipid metabolism: a narrative review25
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Sex‐specific white matter alterations in children exposed to high pregestational BMI25
Concurrent and prospective associations of social media usage with binge eating symptoms in early adolescence25
FAP deficiency enhances thermogenesis and attenuates metabolic inflammation in diet‐induced obesity25
The food insecurity–obesity paradox: a comparison of three obesity measures and sociodemographic disparities in Korean adults24
Pretreatment predictors of weight loss in a 12‐month behavioral obesity treatment: a signal detection analysis of DIETFITS24
Generational differences in associations between health conditions in young women and BMI categories24
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The Impact of Eating Behaviors on Ultraprocessed Food Consumption Over 12 Months in Children23
Rapid infant weight gain or point‐in‐time weight status: Which is the best predictor of later obesity and body composition?23
Is adiposity associated with white matter microstructural health and intelligence differently in males and females?23
Coronary microvascular function and visceral adiposity in patients with normal body weight and type 2 diabetes23
Effects of dietary methionine restriction on age‐related changes in perivascular and beiging adipose tissues in the mouse23
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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)23
Skeletal muscle growth to combat diabetes and obesity: the potential role of muscle‐secreted factors22
Aconitate decarboxylase 1 regulates glucose homeostasis and obesity in mice22
A ketogenic diet lowers myocardial fatty acid oxidation but does not affect oxygen consumption: a study in overweight humans22
Variability in body weight and body composition and cognitive trajectories in older adults in the United States22
Long‐term impact of a behavioral weight management program on depression and anxiety symptoms: 5‐year follow‐up of the WRAP trial22
Anthropometric evaluation of a 3D scanning mobile application22
Exosomal miR‐122 promotes adipogenesis and aggravates obesity through the VDR/SREBF1 axis22
Impact of nutritional‐behavioral and supervised exercise intervention following bariatric surgery: The BARI‐LIFESTYLE randomized controlled trial21
Causal associations of sleep apnea and snoring with type 2 diabetes and glycemic traits and the role of BMI21
You are what you eat? Rodent study suggests defended body weight mainly dictated by fat content of diet21
Association between sarcopenic obesity and poor muscle quality based on muscle quality map and abdominal computed tomography21
Immunomodulatory effects of colchicine on peripheral blood mononuclear cell subpopulations in human obesity: Data from a randomized controlled trial21
Use and continuity of weight‐modifying medications among adults with diabetes and overweight/obesity: US population study21
Reasons for Discontinuation of Obesity Pharmacotherapy With Semaglutide or Tirzepatide in Clinical Practice21
Substituting sedentary time with sleep or physical activity and subsequent weight‐loss maintenance21
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Impact of eating behavior on 24‐month weight change after treatment of severe obesity—A clinical prospective cohort study20
Fat taste sensitivity in women with obesity: transcriptomic analysis of fungiform papillae before and after bariatric surgery20
A test score does not a construct make20
Psychological attributes and eating behaviors in 5‐ to 12‐year‐old children during periods of stress20
Effects of thermoneutrality on food intake, body weight, and body composition in a Prader‐Willi syndrome mouse model20
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Challenges in undertaking nonlinear Mendelian randomization20
Presurgical microstructural coherence predicts cognitive change for bariatric surgery patients20
Economic evaluation of the Communicating Healthy Beginnings Advice by Telephone trial for early childhood obesity prevention19
Standardization of dual‐energy x‐ray visceral adipose tissue measures for comparison across clinical imaging systems19
Features, functions, and associated diseases of visceral and ectopic fat: a comprehensive review19
Protein‐coding mutation in Adcy3 increases adiposity and alters emotional behaviors sex‐dependently in rats19
Characterizing regional and global effects of epicardial adipose tissue on cardiac systolic and diastolic function19
An interim analysis of a gestational weight gain intervention in military personnel and other TRICARE beneficiaries19
Gut‐derived appetite hormones do not explain energy intake differences in humans following low‐carbohydrate versus low‐fat diets18
Metabolic phenotypes and incident type 2 diabetes: Population‐based Panasonic cohort study 618
Mitochondrial dysfunction caused by SIRT3 inhibition drives proinflammatory macrophage polarization in obesity18
Proatherogenic changes in lipoprotein particles associated with a high triglyceride to high‐density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio in youths18
Body surface area is a potential obesity index: Its genetic determination and its causality for later‐life diseases18
Muscle fat contents rather than muscle mass determines nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and liver fibrosis in patients with severe obesity18
The tissue‐specific metabolic effects of the PPARα agonist ciprofibrate in insulin‐resistant male individuals: a double‐blind, randomized, placebo‐controlled crossover study18
Associations of body size and morphology with cardiometabolic health in children: the contribution of genetic factors18
Delaying mealtimes reduces fat oxidation: A randomized, crossover, controlled feeding study18
Individuals with obesity who survive SARS‐CoV‐2 infection have preserved antigen‐specific T cell frequencies18
Development of a neighborhood obesogenic built environment characteristics index for the Netherlands17
Exploring Effects of a Randomized Online Infant Sleep Intervention on Weight‐Related Outcomes Into Toddlerhood17
Hepatic and adipose tissue transcriptome analysis highlights a commonly deregulated autophagic pathway in severe MASLD17
Exposure to early‐life stress impairs weight‐loss maintenance success in mice17
Initial weight loss and early intervention adherence predict long‐term weight loss during the Promoting Successful Weight Loss in Primary Care in Louisiana lifestyle intervention17
The Role of Insulin Sensitivity in Lean Mass Changes During Weight Loss With or Without Exercise17
Glucagon‐like peptide‐1 agonists combined with sodium‐glucose cotransporter‐2 inhibitors reduce weight in type 1 diabetes17
Associations of residential greenness and ambient air pollution with overweight and obesity in older adults16
Interindividual variability of human thermoregulation: Toward personalized ergonomics of the indoor thermal environment16
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Measuring and estimating insulin resistance in clinical and research settings16
Adipose tissue LECT2 expression is associated with obesity and insulin resistance in Korean women16
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An age‐period‐cohort approach to studying long‐term trends in obesity and overweight in England (1992–2019)16
Disease Patterns Across the Life Course by Childhood BMI Group16
Triglyceride and glucose index is a simple and easy‐to‐calculate marker associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease16
The Obesity Society 2021 Awards and Grants16
New important data concerning problems with substance abuse disorder after bariatric surgery16
Ketones with a twist: Tipping the heart's hat to fat15
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Mitigating muscle loss during weight loss: can nutritional ketosis make a difference? A call for more research15
Food insecurity promotes adiposity in mice15
Trends in spontaneous physical activity and energy expenditure among adults in a respiratory chamber, 1985 to 200515
Response to “Importance of method assumptions”15
Finding balance: understanding the energetics of time‐restricted feeding in mice15
Circadian misalignment increases 24‐hour acylated ghrelin in chronic shift workers: a randomized crossover trial15
Predictability of genetic risk score for insulin resistance is influenced by both BMI and race15
Neural processing of sweet taste in reward regions is reduced following bariatric surgery15
Response to the Letter to the Editor by Bett et al.15
Response to: “Nutritional Priorities to Support GLP ‐1 Therapy for Obesity: A Joint Advisory From the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, the Ame15
Obesity alters the circadian profiles of energy metabolism and glucose regulation in humans15
The Swedish Youth with Obesity cohort: Profile of an ongoing prospective study15
Beyond weight loss: exploring bile acid modulations after bariatric surgery and their impact on type 2 diabetes across 5 years14
Inpatient care cost, duration, and acute complications associated with BMI in children and adults hospitalized for COVID‐1914
Predictors and significance of rapid response to behaviorally based treatment of binge eating disorder14
Time‐dependent changes in feeding behavior and energy balance associated with weight gain in mice fed obesogenic diets14
Association of tirzepatide with cardiometabolic benefits in Chinese adults: post hoc subgroup analysis of SURMOUNTCN study14
Associations between regional adipose tissue distribution and skeletal muscle bioenergetics in older men and women14
Impact of program characteristics on weight loss in adult behavioral weight management interventions: systematic review and component network meta‐analysis14
Machine learning‐based clustering identifies obesity subgroups with differential multi‐omics profiles and metabolic patterns14
Early time‐restricted eating compared with daily caloric restriction: A randomized trial in adults with obesity14
BMI and mortality in critically ill patients with COVID‐19: another brick in the wall of the obesity paradox14
The grade of obesity affects the noninvasive diagnosis of advanced fibrosis in individuals with MASLD14
Health consequences of obesity and projected future obesity health burden in China14
High‐fat diet decreases H3K27ac in mice adipose‐derived stromal cells13
Pancreatic fat relates to fasting insulin and postprandial lipids but not polycystic ovary syndrome in adolescents with obesity13
PFAS Exposure and Postoperative Weight Regain in Adolescents After Bariatric Surgery: Findings From the Teen‐LABS Study13
Results of a 2‐year lifestyle intervention for type 2 diabetes: the Reach Ahead for Lifestyle and Health‐Diabetes randomized controlled trial13
Association Between Wake‐Time Movement Behaviors and Weight Loss Maintenance13
Differential weight‐loss responses of APOA2 genotype carriers to low‐carbohydrate and low‐fat diets: the DIETFITS trial13
Explaining obesity disparities by urbanicity, 2006 to 2016: A decomposition analysis13
Benefits of Krill Oil Supplementation During Alternate‐Day Fasting in Adults With Overweight and Obesity: A Randomized Trial13
Meet your editorial team13
Socioeconomic mobility, metabolic health, and diet: mediation via subjective socioeconomic status13
Childhood obesity risk factors by race and ethnicity13
SGLT inhibitors on weight and body mass: A meta‐analysis of 116 randomized‐controlled trials13
Phenotyping children and adolescents with obesity using behavioral, psychological, and familial data13
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 study13
The safety of semaglutide in patients with depression and obesity13
Influence of the food environment on obesity risk in a large cohort of US veterans by community type13
Single‐anastomosis duodeno‐ileal bypass with sleeve gastrectomy improves lipid and glucose homeostasis in ob/ob mice13
Behavioral, psychological, and environmental predictors of weight regain in a group of successful weight losers in a widely available weight‐management program13
Update on N6‐methyladenosine methylation in obesity‐related diseases13
Neural Network Dysregulation in Female Abdominal Obesity: Distinct Functional Connectivity in Different Appetite Subtypes12
Association of dietary patterns, circulating lipid profile, and risk of obesity12
GLP‐1 receptor agonists and retained gastric content: Is it much ado about nothing?12
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Modifiable kidney disease risk factors among nondiabetic adults with obesity from the Multi‐Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis12
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The COVID‐19 lockdown increased obesity disparities; will the increases in type 2 diabetes continue?12
Twelve‐month analysis of real‐world evidence from a telehealth obesity‐treatment provider using antiobesity medications12
β‐alanine supplementation in adults with overweight and obesity: a randomized controlled feasibility trial12
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Higher protein intake during caloric restriction improves diet quality and attenuates loss of lean body mass12
Predictive equations for energy expenditure in adult humans: From resting to free‐living conditions12
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Functional redundancy between glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid receptors in mature corticotropin‐releasing hormone neurons protects from obesity12
Habenular and mediodorsal thalamic connectivity predict persistent weight loss after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy12
Overcoming underestimation of the share of colorectal cancer cases attributable to excess weight: a population‐based study12
A GLP1R gene variant and sex influence the response to semaglutide treatment in patients with severe obesity11
Trends in obesity prevalence and cardiometabolic risk factor control in US adults with diabetes, 1999–202011
Impact of obesity on the molecular response to a single bout of exercise in a preliminary human cohort11
Reliability of the original and brief versions of the Eating Disorder Examination in binge‐eating disorder11
Differential and sex‐ and age‐specific risks of cardiometabolic diseases with unrelated metabolic syndrome dimensions11
Epigenome‐wide association study of BMI in Black populations from InterGEN and GENOA11
Cumulative BMI and incident prediabetes over 30 years of follow‐up: The CARDIA study11
Long‐term impact of psychological factors and social interactions on obesity of female nationals in the United Arab Emirates11
Sensory nutrition: lessons learned and opportunities11
Weight loss and β‐cell responses following gastric banding or pharmacotherapy in adults with impaired glucose tolerance or type 2 diabetes: a randomized trial11
Neighborhood deprivation and residential property values do not affect weight loss at 1 or 3 years after bariatric surgery11
Cardiovascular risk stratification among individuals with obesity: The Coronary Artery Calcium Consortium11
Changes in food reward and intuitive eating after weight loss and maintenance in former athletes with overweight or obesity11
Randomized controlled trial of financial incentives during weight‐loss induction and maintenance in online group weight control11
Sex‐associated differences between BMI and SARS‐CoV‐2 antibody titers following the BNT162b2 vaccine11
Three‐dimensional optical body shape and features improve prediction of metabolic disease risk in a diverse sample of adults11
Adherence to self‐monitoring and behavioral goals is associated with improved weight loss in an mHealth randomized‐controlled trial11
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
Cost‐effectiveness of a primary care‐based Healthy Weight Clinic compared with usual care11
Effect of continuous positive airway pressure on atrial remodeling and diastolic dysfunction of patients with obstructive sleep apnea and metabolic syndrome: a randomized study11
Association of Longitudinal Trajectory of Body Roundness Index With CVD Risk: Evidence From a Multicohort Study11
Positive end‐expiratory pressure and postoperative complications in patients with obesity: a review and meta‐analysis11
Associations and predictive performance of 11 anthropometric measures with incident type 2 diabetes: A prospective cohort study from the UK Biobank11
Evening types as determined by subjective and objective measures are more emotional eaters11
Stem Cell Secretome Treatment Reduces Adiposity and Improves Glucose Handling During Obesity and Weight Loss in Mice11
Impact of sustained calorie restriction and weight cycling on body composition in high‐fat diet‐fed male and female C57BL/6J mice11
Rising NAFLD and metabolic severity during the Sars‐CoV‐2 pandemic among children with obesity in the United States11
Obesity, exercise training, and BCAA supplementation: All that glitters (may not be) gold11
Development and validation of an eating behavior patient‐reported outcome measure in people living with obesity or overweight11
Net prices of new antiobesity medications11
Lower abdominal adipose tissue cannabinoid type 1 receptor availability in young men with overweight10
Understanding the Increasing Prevalence of Obesity in Patients With Type 1 Diabetes: Strategies for Improving Clinical Care10
Adipocyte‐derived inflammatory molecules induce senescent B cells through metabolic pathways10
Associations of takeaway outlets with takeaway food consumption and adiposity: longitudinal analysis of the Fenland cohort10
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
A randomized‐controlled trial to evaluate the app‐based multimodal weight loss program zanadio for patients with obesity10
Weight loss maintenance with exercise and liraglutide improves glucose tolerance, glucagon response, and beta cell function10
Associations of BMI, sleep quality, and sleep duration trajectories with new‐onset diabetes mellitus in the elderly10
Association between transitions in metabolic health and colorectal cancer across categories of body size phenotype: a prospective cohort study10
Dietary macronutrient content and energy intake in the mouse: hedonic or homeostatic override?10
The protective effect of rs373863828 on type 2 diabetes does not operate through a body composition pathway in adult Samoans10
Titration and discontinuation of semaglutide for weight management in commercially insured US adults10
Polygenic risk of obesity and BMI trajectories over 36 years: A longitudinal study of adult Finnish twins10
Impact of visceral fat on coronary artery disease as defined by quantitative computed tomography angiography10
Roux‐en‐Y gastric bypass, gastric banding, or sleeve gastrectomy for severe obesity: Baseline data from the By‐Band‐Sleeve randomized controlled trial10
Obesity and postpartum hospital use among individuals without additional medical comorbidities10
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