"Pediatric Obesity" 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.
BODY MASS INDEX in children (ages 2-12) and in adolescents (ages 13-18) that is grossly above the recommended cut-off for a specific age and sex. For infants less than 2 years of age, obesity is determined based on standard weight-for-length percentile measures.
| Descriptor ID |
D063766
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C18.654.726.500.720 C23.888.144.699.500.750 E01.370.600.115.100.160.120.699.500.750 G07.100.100.160.120.699.500.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Childhood Obesity- Childhood Obesity
- Obesity, Childhood
- Childhood Onset Obesity
- Obesity, Childhood Onset
- Child Obesity
- Obesity, Child
- Childhood Overweight
- Childhood Overweights
- Overweight, Childhood
- Obesity in Childhood
Infant Obesity- Infant Obesity
- Obesity, Infant
- Infant Overweight
- Overweight, Infant
- Infantile Obesity
- Obesity, Infantile
Adolescent Obesity- Adolescent Obesity
- Obesity, Adolescent
- Obesity in Adolescence
- Adolescent Overweight
- Overweight, Adolescent
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2016 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2018 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2020 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pediatric Obesity" by people in Profiles.
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Camp-Spivey LJ, Newman SD, Stevens RN, Nichols M. Describing South Carolina Public School Administrators' Perceptions and Experiences Related to School-Based Interventions and Strategies to Promote Healthy Physical Activity and Eating Behaviors: A Qualitative Study. J Sch Health. 2022 06; 92(6):581-593.
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Hunt KJ, Ferguson PL, Neelon B, Commodore S, Bloom MS, Sciscione AC, Grobman WA, Kominiarek MA, Newman RB, Tita AT, Nageotte MP, Palomares K, Skupski DW, Zhang C, Hinkle S, Wapner R, Vena JE. The association between maternal pre-pregnancy BMI, gestational weight gain and child adiposity: A racial-ethnically diverse cohort of children. Pediatr Obes. 2022 08; 17(8):e12911.
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Crouch E, Radcliff E, Kelly K, Merrell MA, Bennett KJ. Examining the influence of positive childhood experiences on childhood overweight and obesity using a national sample. Prev Med. 2022 01; 154:106907.
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Hildebrand JS, Ferguson PL, Sciscione AC, Grobman WA, Newman RB, Tita AT, Wapner RJ, Nageotte MP, Palomares K, Skupski DW, Cooper DM, Zhang C, Neelon B, Vena JE, Hunt KJ. Breastfeeding Associations with Childhood Obesity and Body Composition: Findings from a Racially Diverse Maternal-Child Cohort. Child Obes. 2022 04; 18(3):178-187.
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Camp-Spivey LJ, Newman SD, Stevens RN, Nichols M. "We've Had to Build the Plane as We Flew It.": Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on School-Based Weight Management Interventions. Child Obes. 2021 12; 17(8):497-506.
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San Giovanni CB, Sweeney B, Skelton JA, Kelsey MM, Kelly AS. Aversion to Off-label Prescribing in Clinical Pediatric Weight Management: The Quintessential Double Standard. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2021 06 16; 106(7):2103-2113.
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Davis AM, Darden PM, Snowden J, Simon AE, McCulloh RJ, Bimali M, Lee J. Rationale and protocol for a cluster randomized, cross-over trial of recruitment methods of rural children in primary care clinics: A feasibility study of a pediatric weight control trial in the IDeA States Pediatric Clinical Trials Network. Contemp Clin Trials. 2021 08; 107:106476.
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Motevalli M, Drenowatz C, Tanous DR, Khan NA, Wirnitzer K. Management of Childhood Obesity-Time to Shift from Generalized to Personalized Intervention Strategies. Nutrients. 2021 Apr 06; 13(4).
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Benjamin-Neelon SE, Allen C, Neelon B. Household Food Security and Infant Adiposity. Pediatrics. 2020 09; 146(3).
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Benjamin-Neelon SE, Neelon B. Associations between maternal and paternal feeding styles of infants in a racially diverse US birth cohort. Pediatr Obes. 2020 10; 15(10):e12712.