"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 | 9 | 12 |
| 2015 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2016 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2018 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2019 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Weight Gain" by people in Profiles.
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Caloric restriction promotes resolution of atherosclerosis in obese mice, while weight regain accelerates its progression. J Clin Invest. 2025 Sep 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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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.
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Pharmacotherapy of obesity in complex diseases. Clin Obes. 2022 Feb; 12(1):e12497.
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Body weight changes in patients with type 2 diabetes and a recent acute coronary syndrome: an analysis from the EXAMINE trial. Cardiovasc Diabetol. 2021 09 14; 20(1):187.
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Maternal obesity, pregnancy weight gain, and birth weight and risk of colorectal cancer. Gut. 2022 07; 71(7):1332-1339.
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Weight Gain and the Risk of Ovarian Cancer in BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutation Carriers. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2021 11; 30(11):2038-2043.