| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
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| 1 | A meta-analysis of weight gain in first year university students: is freshman 15 a myth? | BMC Obesity | 2015 | 186 |
| 2 | The negative impact of sugar-sweetened beverages on children’s health: an update of the literature | BMC Obesity | 2018 | 179 |
| 3 | Altered NK cell function in obese healthy humans | BMC Obesity | 2015 | 100 |
| 4 | Obesity trends and risk factors in the South African adult population | BMC Obesity | 2015 | 92 |
| 5 | Body mass index and measures of body fat for defining obesity and underweight: a cross-sectional, population-based study | BMC Obesity | 2014 | 76 |
| 6 | Mothers’ and fathers’ media parenting practices associated with young children’s screen-time: a cross-sectional study | BMC Obesity | 2018 | 62 |
| 7 | Factors associated with BMI, underweight, overweight, and obesity among adults in a population of rural south India: a cross-sectional study | BMC Obesity | 2016 | 61 |
| 8 | Effectiveness of mobile electronic devices in weight loss among overweight and obese populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis | BMC Obesity | 2014 | 57 |
| 9 | The association of smoking and demographic characteristics on body mass index and obesity among adults in the U.S., 1999–2012 | BMC Obesity | 2014 | 51 |
| 10 | Determinants of overweight or obesity among ever-married adult women in Bangladesh | BMC Obesity | 2016 | 51 |
| 11 | High-fat diet-induced obesity triggers alveolar bone loss and spontaneous periodontal disease in growing mice | BMC Obesity | 2015 | 50 |
| 12 | Predictors of early attrition and successful weight loss in patients attending an obesity management program | BMC Obesity | 2016 | 50 |
| 13 | Prevalence and predictors of overweight and obesity among school-aged children in urban Ghana | BMC Obesity | 2017 | 49 |
| 14 | UK adults’ implicit and explicit attitudes towards obesity: a cross-sectional study | BMC Obesity | 2015 | 48 |
| 15 | Use of various obesity measurement and classification methods in occupational safety and health research: a systematic review of the literature | BMC Obesity | 2018 | 46 |
| 16 | Prevalence and associated factors of overweight/ obesity among children and adolescents in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis | BMC Obesity | 2018 | 46 |
| 17 | Overweight, obesity, physical activity and sugar-sweetened beverage consumption in adolescents of Pacific islands: results from the Global School-Based Student Health Survey and the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System | BMC Obesity | 2015 | 44 |
| 18 | Prevalence and factors associated with overweight and obesity among adults in Hawassa city, southern Ethiopia: a community based cross-sectional study | BMC Obesity | 2019 | 44 |
| 19 | Prevalence of overweight and obesity among primary school children in a developing country: NW-CHILD longitudinal data of 6–9-yr-old children in South Africa | BMC Obesity | 2015 | 41 |
| 20 | Who drinks sugar sweetened beverages and juice? An Australian population study of behaviour, awareness and attitudes | BMC Obesity | 2019 | 41 |
| 21 | Avoiding exercise mediates the effects of internalized and experienced weight stigma on physical activity in the years following bariatric surgery | BMC Obesity | 2018 | 40 |
| 22 | Childhood overweight, obesity and associated factors among primary school children in dire dawa, eastern Ethiopia; a cross-sectional study | BMC Obesity | 2017 | 39 |
| 23 | Weight status misperceptions among UK adults: the use of self-reported vs. measured BMI | BMC Obesity | 2016 | 36 |
| 24 | The effect of a multi-disciplinary obesity intervention compared to usual practice in those ready to make lifestyle changes: design and rationale of Whanau Pakari | BMC Obesity | 2015 | 35 |
| 25 | Understanding perceived determinants of nurses’ eating and physical activity behaviour: a theory-informed qualitative interview study | BMC Obesity | 2017 | 35 |
| 26 | Cultural differences in food and shape related attitudes and eating behavior are associated with differences of Body Mass Index in the same food environment: cross-sectional results from the Seafarer Nutrition Study of Kiribati and European seafarers on merchant ships | BMC Obesity | 2018 | 35 |
| 27 | Association of parental body mass index (BMI) with child’s health behaviors and child’s BMI depend on child’s age | BMC Obesity | 2019 | 35 |
| 28 | The Sleeve Bypass Trial: a multicentre randomized controlled trial comparing the long term outcome of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy and gastric bypass for morbid obesity in terms of excess BMI loss percentage and quality of life | BMC Obesity | 2015 | 34 |
| 29 | Overweight and abdominal obesity as determinants of undiagnosed diabetes and pre-diabetes in Bangladesh | BMC Obesity | 2016 | 34 |
| 30 | Self-reported and measured weights and heights among adults in Seattle and King County | BMC Obesity | 2016 | 33 |
| 31 | Neighbourhood socioeconomic context, individual socioeconomic position, and overweight in young children: a multilevel study in a large German city | BMC Obesity | 2016 | 33 |
| 32 | Accuracy of anthropometric measurements by general practitioners in overweight and obese patients | BMC Obesity | 2017 | 33 |
| 33 | Differential prevalence and associations of overweight and obesity by gender and population group among school learners in South Africa: a cross-sectional study | BMC Obesity | 2017 | 31 |
| 34 | Reversal of fibrosis in patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatosis after gastric bypass surgery | BMC Obesity | 2017 | 30 |
| 35 | Prevalence of obesity and overweight, its clinical markers and associated factors in a high risk South-Asian population | BMC Obesity | 2015 | 29 |
| 36 | Aspiration therapy for obesity; a safe and effective treatment | BMC Obesity | 2016 | 29 |
| 37 | The relationship between early life modifiable risk factors for childhood obesity, ethnicity and body mass index at age 3 years: findings from the Born in Bradford birth cohort study | BMC Obesity | 2015 | 28 |
| 38 | Prevalence and predictors of irritable bowel syndrome in patients with morbid obesity: a cross-sectional study | BMC Obesity | 2017 | 28 |
| 39 | Prevalence and correlates of overweight and obesity among school children in an urban district in Ghana | BMC Obesity | 2019 | 28 |
| 40 | Feasibility, acceptability and potential effectiveness of a mobile health (mHealth) weight management programme for New Zealand adults | BMC Obesity | 2014 | 27 |
| 41 | Feasibility and acceptability of regular weighing, setting weight gain limits and providing feedback by community midwives to prevent excess weight gain during pregnancy: randomised controlled trial and qualitative study | BMC Obesity | 2015 | 27 |
| 42 | Relationships between mitochondrial content and bioenergetics with obesity, body composition and fat distribution in healthy older adults | BMC Obesity | 2015 | 27 |
| 43 | In-school versus out-of-school sedentary behavior patterns in U.S. children | BMC Obesity | 2016 | 27 |
| 44 | Accuracy of BMI correction using multiple reports in children | BMC Obesity | 2016 | 26 |
| 45 | Prevalence of obesity among school-age children and adolescents in the Gulf cooperation council (GCC) states: a systematic review | BMC Obesity | 2019 | 26 |
| 46 | Brown adipose tissue: endocrine determinants of function and therapeutic manipulation as a novel treatment strategy for obesity | BMC Obesity | 2014 | 25 |
| 47 | Changes in waist circumference and the prevalence of abdominal obesity during 1994–2008 - cross-sectional and longitudinal results from two surveys: the Tromsø Study | BMC Obesity | 2016 | 25 |
| 48 | Effect of obesity on molecular characteristics of invasive breast tumors: gene expression analysis in a large cohort of female patients | BMC Obesity | 2016 | 25 |
| 49 | Overweight and obesity in children aged 3–13 years in urban Cameroon: a cross-sectional study of prevalence and association with socio-economic status | BMC Obesity | 2017 | 25 |
| 50 | Performance of neck circumference to predict obesity and metabolic syndrome among adult Saudis: a cross-sectional study | BMC Obesity | 2019 | 25 |
