"Weight Gain" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Increase in BODY WEIGHT over existing weight.
| Descriptor ID |
D015430
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.888.144.243.926 G07.345.249.314.120.200.926
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| Concept/Terms |
Weight Gain- Weight Gain
- Gain, Weight
- Gains, Weight
- Weight Gains
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Weight Gain" by people in this website by year, and whether "Weight Gain" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2005 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2012 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2013 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2014 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 2015 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 2016 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2017 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2018 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2019 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Weight Gain" by people in Profiles.
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Children With Pancreatic Hypoplasia Experience Poor Weight Gain and Labile Diabetes but Low Incidence of DKA. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2026 Mar 17; 111(4):e1164-e1173.
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The effect of switching antipsychotics to aripiprazole versus paliperidone on weight/cardiometabolic parameters: 18-month follow-up findings from the European Long-acting Antipsychotics in Schizophrenia Trial (EULAST). Eur Neuropsychopharmacol. 2026 01; 102:49-57.
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Influence of Weight Loss and Weight Regain on Adipose Tissue Inflammation. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2025 12; 45(12):2155-2163.
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Caloric restriction promotes resolution of atherosclerosis in obese mice, while weight regain accelerates its progression. J Clin Invest. 2025 09 16; 135(18).
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Gut microbiota differences linked to weight gain and ART in people living with HIV are enterotype specific and minor compared to the large differences linked to sexual behavior. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2025; 15:1568352.
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Reutericyclin, a specialized metabolite of Limosilactobacillus reuteri, mitigates risperidone-induced weight gain in mice. Gut Microbes. 2025 12; 17(1):2477819.
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Obesity and Breast Cancer Risk: The Oncogenic Implications of Metabolic Dysregulation. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2022 07 14; 107(8):2154-2166.
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Differential effects of acute versus chronic dietary fructose consumption on metabolic responses in FVB/N mice. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2022 08 01; 323(2):R255-R266.
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Increase in BNP in Response to Endothelin-Receptor Antagonist Atrasentan Is Associated With Incident Heart Failure. JACC Heart Fail. 2022 07; 10(7):498-507.
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Nicotinamide Riboside-Conditioned Microbiota Deflects High-Fat Diet-Induced Weight Gain in Mice. mSystems. 2022 02 22; 7(1):e0023021.