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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… 
2006
2006
Role of Body Fat and Body Shape on Judgment of Female Health and Attractiveness: An Evolutionary Perspective
The main aim of this paper is to present an evolutionary perspective for why women’s attractiveness is assigned a great… 
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… 
1980
1980
Effects of physical training and food restriction on insulin secretion and glucose tolerance in male and female rats.
The purpose of this study was to assess the respective effects of physical training, adiposity, and total body mass on insulin… 
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…