"Weight Loss" 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.
Decrease in existing BODY WEIGHT.
| Descriptor ID |
D015431
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.888.144.243.963 G07.345.249.314.120.200.963
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| Concept/Terms |
Weight Loss- Weight Loss
- Loss, Weight
- Losses, Weight
- Weight Losses
- Weight Reduction
- Reduction, Weight
- Reductions, Weight
- Weight Reductions
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Weight Loss".
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Weight Loss" by people in this website by year, and whether "Weight Loss" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1999 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2000 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2001 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2009 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2010 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2011 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2012 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2013 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2014 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2015 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 2016 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 2017 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2018 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2019 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 2020 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2021 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2022 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2025 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Weight Loss" by people in Profiles.
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Impact of preoperative depression severity and antidepressant medication use on perioperative outcomes and long-term weight loss following primary bariatric surgery. Surg Endosc. 2026 Aug; 40(8):7133-7142.
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Role of Physical Activity in Obesity Treatment and Cardiometabolic Health: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2026 Jul 07; 154(1):e1-e16.
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Impact of bariatric surgery on pelvic floor dysfunction symptoms: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective Studies. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2026 Aug; 22(8):901-909.
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Effect of a self-directed lifestyle-based weight management program among patients with comorbid COPD and sleep apnea: a secondary analysis of the INSIGHT COPD trial. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2026 03 01; 23(3):419-428.
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D-Allulose Reduces Weight More Persistently than Oral Semaglutide While Both Equally Elevate Grip Strength in Diet-Induced Obese Mice. Nutrients. 2026 Feb 23; 18(4).
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Effects of Resmetirom on Metabolic-Dysfunction Associated Steatohepatitis in Patients With Weight Loss and/or Diabetes Taking Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists and Other Diabetes Therapies: A Secondary Analysis of the MAESTRO-NASH Trial. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2025 Dec; 62(11-12):1089-1099.
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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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Impact of a Weight Loss Intervention on 1-Year Weight Change in Women With Stage II/III Breast Cancer: Secondary Analysis of the Breast Cancer Weight Loss (BWEL) Trial. JAMA Oncol. 2025 10 01; 11(10):1194-1203.
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Weight change patterns following surgery for cervical spondylosis in overweight and obese individuals: a nationwide longitudinal study. Eur Spine J. 2025 Aug; 34(8):3421-3429.
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Radiographic Midfacial Volume Changes in Patients on GLP-1 Agonists. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2025 Aug; 173(2):360-366.