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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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1987
1987
Black-white differences in cholesterol levels of serum high-density lipoprotein subclasses among children: the Bogalusa Heart Study.
Cholesterol levels of serum high-density lipoprotein (HDL) subclasses, HDL2 and HDL3, were examined in a random subsample (n… 
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… 
Review
1981
Review
1981
Erythrocyte sodium-potassium-ATPase and sodium transport in obesity.
OBESITY, or stored energy in the form of excess fat, is a physical expression of a positive energy balance. From time to time… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Hepatic sodium-potassium-dependent ATPase in obesity.
IN a study by De Luise, Blackburn, and Flier,1 ouabain binding by sodium pumping units (sodium-potassium-ATPase) in red cells… 
Review
1978
Review
1978
Perceptual Experiences in Anorexia Nervosa and Obesity*
There is increasing evidence suggesting that the perceptual-cognitive experiences of people with anorexia nervosa and juvenile… 
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
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… 
1960
1960
Relationship of the middle hypothalamus to amygdalar hyperphagia.
Stereotaxic lesions in the lateral hypothalamus of the cat at the level of the tuberal region were found not to alter food intake… 
Highly Cited
1942
Highly Cited
1942
CONTROL OF THE HYPERGLYCEMIA OF OBESE DIABETICS BY WEIGHT REDUCTION
Excerpt Three years ago we1reported the favorable effect of weight reduction upon the hyperglycemia of obese middle-aged persons…