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Obesity

Known as: OBESE, Obesity NOS, adiposity 
A status with BODY WEIGHT that is grossly above the acceptable or desirable weight, usually due to accumulation of excess FATS in the body. The… 
National Institutes of Health

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Appetite DepressantsAppetite DisordersAtkin syndromeBARDET-BIEDL SYNDROME 11

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MOMES SyndromeMORM syndromeObesity, MorbidProopiomelanocortin Deficiency

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2016
2016
SKELETAL BIOLOGYAND REGULATION ( MR FORWOOD AND A ROBLING , SECTION EDITORS ) Osteoblastic Actions of the Neuropeptide Y System to Regulate Bone and Energy Homeostasis
Neural pathways are now a well-appreciated factor in the regulatory milieu controlling the maintenance of bone mass. A number of… 
Review
2007
Review
2007
To boldly go—or to go too boldly? The accelerator hypothesis revisited
Biological science notoriously leads us into a world of increasing complexity, and concepts that purport to rearrange familiar… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Carbohydrate metabolism and de novo lipogenesis in human obesity.
Respiratory exchange was measured during 14 consecutive hours in six lean and six obese individuals after ingestion of 500 g of… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Evidence against growth hormone-releasing factor deficiency in children with idiopathic obesity.
The mechanisms whereby growth hormone (GH) secretion is decreased in human obesity remain obscure. We studied the response of… 
Review
1982
Review
1982
Pathogenesis of spontaneous autoimmune thyroiditis in Obese strain (OS) chickens.
Chickens of the Obese strain (OS) develop a spontaneous, hereditary autoimmune thyroiditis during the first weeks of life which… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Insulin and growth hormone in lean and obese pigs.
Plasma glucose, immunoreactive insulin (IRI), and growth hormone (GH) were determined in fasted lean and genetically obese pigs… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Inverse relationship in Jamaica between plasma high-density lipoprotein cholesterol concentration and coronary-disease risk as predicted by multiple risk-factor status.
1. The relation between plasma high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol concentration and multiple coronary-risk factor status… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Intestinal bypass operation as a treatment for obesity.
The intestinal bypass operation has come into wide use as a method for treating the grossly obese patient. Because it carries… 
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
Spontaneous thyroiditis in the obese strain of chichens. I. Demonstration of circulating autoantibodies.
Immunologic findings in the Obese Strain (OS) of chickens are described. This strain was obtained by selective breeding of… 
Highly Cited
1962
Highly Cited
1962
Cortisol production rates in obesity.
ABSTRACT Cortisol production rates were determined in 22 obese and in 12 normal subjects by the isotope dilution method, using…