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Global, regional, and national prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adults during 1980-2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013. Lancet (2014) 22.33

Association of all-cause mortality with overweight and obesity using standard body mass index categories: a systematic review and meta-analysis. JAMA (2013) 18.86

Development of a WHO growth reference for school-aged children and adolescents. Bull World Health Organ (2007) 17.85

The incidence of co-morbidities related to obesity and overweight: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Public Health (2009) 9.79

Separate and combined associations of body-mass index and abdominal adiposity with cardiovascular disease: collaborative analysis of 58 prospective studies. Lancet (2011) 9.07

A discounting framework for choice with delayed and probabilistic rewards. Psychol Bull (2004) 8.83

Financial incentive-based approaches for weight loss: a randomized trial. JAMA (2008) 7.01

Richness of human gut microbiome correlates with metabolic markers. Nature (2013) 6.93

Forecasting the effects of obesity and smoking on U.S. life expectancy. N Engl J Med (2009) 5.64

Comparisons of percentage body fat, body mass index, waist circumference, and waist-stature ratio in adults. Am J Clin Nutr (2008) 5.01

Surgery decreases long-term mortality, morbidity, and health care use in morbidly obese patients. Ann Surg (2004) 4.86

Dual energy X-Ray absorptiometry body composition reference values from NHANES. PLoS One (2009) 4.29

Physical activity attenuates the influence of FTO variants on obesity risk: a meta-analysis of 218,166 adults and 19,268 children. PLoS Med (2011) 3.94

Web-based recruiting for health research using a social networking site: an exploratory study. J Med Internet Res (2012) 3.82

Common variation in the FTO gene alters diabetes-related metabolic traits to the extent expected given its effect on BMI. Diabetes (2008) 3.76

Effect of weight reduction in obese patients diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Ann Rheum Dis (2007) 3.70

Spinal fractures in patients with ankylosing spinal disorders: a systematic review of the literature on treatment, neurological status and complications. Eur Spine J (2008) 3.70

Sarcopenic obesity: definition, cause and consequences. Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care (2008) 3.54

Critical review: vegetables and fruit in the prevention of chronic diseases. Eur J Nutr (2012) 3.48

Metabolically healthy obesity and risk of mortality: does the definition of metabolic health matter? Diabetes Care (2013) 3.43

Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 11 new loci for anthropometric traits and provides insights into genetic architecture. Nat Genet (2013) 3.25

Complications after cardiac implantable electronic device implantations: an analysis of a complete, nationwide cohort in Denmark. Eur Heart J (2013) 3.25

Increased visceral fat and decreased energy expenditure during the menopausal transition. Int J Obes (Lond) (2008) 3.18

Job strain in relation to body mass index: pooled analysis of 160 000 adults from 13 cohort studies. J Intern Med (2011) 3.14

Recommendations for prevention of weight gain and use of behavioural and pharmacologic interventions to manage overweight and obesity in adults in primary care. CMAJ (2015) 3.11

Child and adolescent obesity: part of a bigger picture. Lancet (2015) 2.95

Pediatric idiopathic intracranial hypertension and extreme childhood obesity. J Pediatr (2012) 2.90

Income-specific trends in obesity in Brazil: 1975-2003. Am J Public Health (2007) 2.82

Performance of the Cockcroft-Gault, MDRD, and new CKD-EPI formulas in relation to GFR, age, and body size. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol (2010) 2.82

Maintaining a high physical activity level over 20 years and weight gain. JAMA (2010) 2.78

Bariatric surgery: an IDF statement for obese Type 2 diabetes. Diabet Med (2011) 2.74

Genetic variation near IRS1 associates with reduced adiposity and an impaired metabolic profile. Nat Genet (2011) 2.73

Antenatal lifestyle advice for women who are overweight or obese: LIMIT randomised trial. BMJ (2014) 2.71

The impact of obesity on the left ventricle: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). JACC Cardiovasc Imaging (2010) 2.69

Association of adherence to lifestyle recommendations and risk of colorectal cancer: a prospective Danish cohort study. BMJ (2010) 2.64

Body mass index categories in observational studies of weight and risk of death. Am J Epidemiol (2014) 2.62

The Canadian obesity epidemic, 1985-1998. CMAJ (2002) 2.60

Impact of a weight management program on health-related quality of life in overweight adults with type 2 diabetes. Arch Intern Med (2009) 2.59

Morbid obesity as a risk factor for hospitalization and death due to 2009 pandemic influenza A(H1N1) disease. PLoS One (2010) 2.59

Replication and extension of genome-wide association study results for obesity in 4923 adults from northern Sweden. Hum Mol Genet (2009) 2.58

Maternal obesity and the risk of infant death in the United States. Epidemiology (2009) 2.50

Fat and lean BMI reference curves in children and adolescents and their utility in identifying excess adiposity compared with BMI and percentage body fat. Am J Clin Nutr (2013) 2.49

Food price and diet and health outcomes: 20 years of the CARDIA Study. Arch Intern Med (2010) 2.46

A genome scan for positive selection in thoroughbred horses. PLoS One (2009) 2.42

Pre-pregnancy body mass index in relation to infant birth weight and offspring overweight/obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS One (2013) 2.39

Acquired obesity is associated with changes in the serum lipidomic profile independent of genetic effects--a monozygotic twin study. PLoS One (2007) 2.38

Body mass index and risk of stroke among Chinese men and women. Ann Neurol (2010) 2.33

Obesity and incidence of cancer: a large cohort study of over 145,000 adults in Austria. Br J Cancer (2005) 2.33

Long-lasting maternal depression and child growth at 4 years of age: a cohort study. J Pediatr (2010) 2.31

Sex-age-specific association of body mass index with all-cause mortality among 12.8 million Korean adults: a prospective cohort study. Int J Epidemiol (2015) 2.30

A systematic review of maternal obesity and breastfeeding intention, initiation and duration. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth (2007) 2.29

Adipocytokines and the metabolic syndrome among older persons with and without obesity: the InCHIANTI study. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) (2010) 2.24

Adipose tissue transcriptomic signature highlights the pathological relevance of extracellular matrix in human obesity. Genome Biol (2008) 2.22

Patterns and trends of beverage consumption among children and adults in Great Britain, 1986-2009. Br J Nutr (2011) 2.20

Body mass index and vigorous physical activity and the risk of heart failure among men. Circulation (2008) 2.19

Do lifestyle interventions work in developing countries? Findings from the Isfahan Healthy Heart Program in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Bull World Health Organ (2009) 2.16

Body mass index in relation to semen quality, sperm DNA integrity, and serum reproductive hormone levels among men attending an infertility clinic. Fertil Steril (2009) 2.16

Contraceptive failures in overweight and obese combined hormonal contraceptive users. Obstet Gynecol (2013) 2.15

The Study of Cardiovascular Risk in Adolescents--ERICA: rationale, design and sample characteristics of a national survey examining cardiovascular risk factor profile in Brazilian adolescents. BMC Public Health (2015) 2.14

Interleukin-6 and C-reactive protein as predictors of cognitive decline in late midlife. Neurology (2014) 2.14

Body mass index and risk of lung cancer among never, former, and current smokers. J Natl Cancer Inst (2012) 2.13

A qualitative investigation into the levers and barriers to weight loss in children: opinions of obese children. Arch Dis Child (2006) 2.08

The prevalence of stunting, overweight and obesity, and metabolic disease risk in rural South African children. BMC Public Health (2010) 2.08

BMI cut points to identify at-risk Asian Americans for type 2 diabetes screening. Diabetes Care (2015) 2.07

Fried food consumption, genetic risk, and body mass index: gene-diet interaction analysis in three US cohort studies. BMJ (2014) 2.06

The global childhood obesity epidemic and the association between socio-economic status and childhood obesity. Int Rev Psychiatry (2012) 2.06

Migraine and obesity: epidemiology, mechanisms, and implications. Headache (2009) 2.05

Is body mass index before middle age related to coronary heart disease risk in later life? Evidence from observational studies. Int J Obes (Lond) (2009) 2.05

Effect of preoperative nutritional deficiency on mortality after radical cystectomy for bladder cancer. J Urol (2010) 2.03

Intention to lose weight, weight changes, and 18-y mortality in overweight individuals without co-morbidities. PLoS Med (2005) 2.02

Body mass index and operative times at cesarean delivery. Obstet Gynecol (2014) 2.02

Hand-grip strength cut points to screen older persons at risk for mobility limitation. J Am Geriatr Soc (2010) 2.01

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma and obesity: a pooled analysis from the InterLymph Consortium. Int J Cancer (2008) 2.01

Orlistat over the counter. BMJ (2007) 2.01

Is obesity still increasing among pregnant women? Prepregnancy obesity trends in 20 states, 2003-2009. Prev Med (2013) 1.97

Body composition, dietary intake, and energy expenditure after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and laparoscopic vertical banded gastroplasty: a randomized clinical trial. Ann Surg (2006) 1.97

Prediagnosis body mass index, physical activity, and mortality in endometrial cancer patients. J Natl Cancer Inst (2013) 1.96

Association between chronic periodontal disease and obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Periodontol (2010) 1.96

Obesity is not protective against fracture in postmenopausal women: GLOW. Am J Med (2011) 1.95

Measurement of the distance and angle between the aorta and superior mesenteric artery: normal values in different BMI categories. Surg Radiol Anat (2007) 1.95

A new body shape index predicts mortality hazard independently of body mass index. PLoS One (2012) 1.94

Sleep duration and cardiovascular disease: results from the National Health Interview Survey. Sleep (2010) 1.94

Diabetes and cardiovascular disease outcomes in the metabolically healthy obese phenotype: a cohort study. Diabetes Care (2013) 1.93

Delayed consultation among pulmonary tuberculosis patients: a cross sectional study of 10 DOTS districts of Ethiopia. BMC Public Health (2009) 1.92

Chronic particulate exposure, mortality, and coronary heart disease in the nurses' health study. Am J Epidemiol (2008) 1.91

The North West Adelaide Health Study: detailed methods and baseline segmentation of a cohort for selected chronic diseases. Epidemiol Perspect Innov (2006) 1.91

Body size and risk of MS in two cohorts of US women. Neurology (2009) 1.89

The runaway weight gain train: too many accelerators, not enough brakes. BMJ (2004) 1.87

Obesity and mental disorders in the general population: results from the world mental health surveys. Int J Obes (Lond) (2007) 1.82

Sampling and coverage issues of telephone surveys used for collecting health information in Australia: results from a face-to-face survey from 1999 to 2008. BMC Med Res Methodol (2010) 1.81

Trends in comorbidity, disability, and polypharmacy in heart failure. Am J Med (2011) 1.80

Cigarette smoking and risk of total knee replacement for severe osteoarthritis among Chinese in Singapore--the Singapore Chinese health study. Osteoarthritis Cartilage (2014) 1.80

Systolic blood pressure, socioeconomic status, and biobehavioral risk factors in a nationally representative US young adult sample. Hypertension (2011) 1.80

Interactions between obesity and obstructive sleep apnea: implications for treatment. Chest (2010) 1.79

Healthy lifestyle in the primordial prevention of cardiovascular disease among young women. J Am Coll Cardiol (2015) 1.79

Australian GPs' perceptions about child and adolescent overweight and obesity: the Weight of Opinion study. Br J Gen Pract (2007) 1.77

Absolute and attributable risks of heart failure incidence in relation to optimal risk factors. Circ Heart Fail (2009) 1.76

Childhood obesity and risk of pediatric multiple sclerosis and clinically isolated syndrome. Neurology (2013) 1.75

Personality and obesity across the adult life span. J Pers Soc Psychol (2011) 1.75

BMI in relation to sperm count: an updated systematic review and collaborative meta-analysis. Hum Reprod Update (2012) 1.75