| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
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| 1 | Clinical Guidelines on the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults--The Evidence Report. National Institutes of Health | Obesity | 1998 | 2,308 |
| 2 | Bias, Discrimination, and Obesity | Obesity | 2001 | 1,597 |
| 3 | Current Estimates of the Economic Cost of Obesity in the United States | Obesity | 1998 | 962 |
| 4 | The Worldwide Obesity Epidemic | Obesity | 2001 | 843 |
| 5 | Validation and Calibration of Physical Activity Monitors in Children | Obesity | 2002 | 836 |
| 6 | Fetal Origins of Obesity | Obesity | 2003 | 785 |
| 7 | Sarcopenic Obesity Predicts Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Disability in the Elderly | Obesity | 2004 | 753 |
| 8 | Parent‐Child Feeding Strategies and Their Relationships to Child Eating and Weight Status | Obesity | 2004 | 702 |
| 9 | Weight Bias among Health Professionals Specializing in Obesity | Obesity | 2003 | 643 |
| 10 | Body Mass Index and the Prevalence of Hypertension and Dyslipidemia | Obesity | 2000 | 640 |
| 11 | The Obesity Epidemic: Pathophysiology and Consequences of Obesity | Obesity | 2002 | 628 |
| 12 | Epicardial Fat from Echocardiography: A New Method for Visceral Adipose Tissue Prediction | Obesity | 2003 | 626 |
| 13 | Getting Worse: The Stigmatization of Obese Children | Obesity | 2003 | 591 |
| 14 | Reduction in Incidence of Diabetes, Hypertension and Lipid Disturbances after Intentional Weight Loss Induced by Bariatric Surgery: the SOS Intervention Study | Obesity | 1999 | 569 |
| 15 | Are Current Health Behavioral Change Models Helpful in Guiding Prevention of Weight Gain Efforts? | Obesity | 2003 | 556 |
| 16 | Primary Care Physicians’ Attitudes about Obesity and Its Treatment | Obesity | 2003 | 552 |
| 17 | Childhood Obesity: The Health Issue | Obesity | 2001 | 550 |
| 18 | Development of a Brief Measure to Assess Quality of Life in Obesity | Obesity | 2001 | 520 |
| 19 | Increasing Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Decreasing Fat and Sugar Intake in Families at Risk for Childhood Obesity | Obesity | 2001 | 510 |
| 20 | Exercise‐Induced Reduction in Obesity and Insulin Resistance in Women: a Randomized Controlled Trial | Obesity | 2004 | 510 |
| 21 | Circulating Interleukin‐6 in Relation to Adiposity, Insulin Action, and Insulin Secretion | Obesity | 2001 | 507 |
| 22 | Trends in Energy Intake in U.S. between 1977 and 1996: Similar Shifts Seen across Age Groups | Obesity | 2002 | 497 |
| 23 | Calcium and Dairy Acceleration of Weight and Fat Loss during Energy Restriction in Obese Adults | Obesity | 2004 | 482 |
| 24 | Sugar‐Added Beverages and Adolescent Weight Change | Obesity | 2004 | 474 |
| 25 | Achieving Weight and Activity Goals Among Diabetes Prevention Program Lifestyle Participants | Obesity | 2004 | 470 |
| 26 | Evidence That Intermittent, Excessive Sugar Intake Causes Endogenous Opioid Dependence | Obesity | 2002 | 453 |
| 27 | Obesity in Older Adults: Technical Review and Position Statement of the American Society for Nutrition and NAASO, The Obesity Society | Obesity | 2005 | 446 |
| 28 | Resistin, Adiponectin, Ghrelin, Leptin, and Proinflammatory Cytokines: Relationships in Obesity | Obesity | 2004 | 445 |
| 29 | Sedentary Behavior, Physical Activity, and the Metabolic Syndrome among U.S. Adults | Obesity | 2005 | 433 |
| 30 | Targeting Parents Exclusively in the Treatment of Childhood Obesity: Long‐Term Results | Obesity | 2004 | 430 |
| 31 | Parental Feeding Style and the Inter‐generational Transmission of Obesity Risk | Obesity | 2002 | 422 |
| 32 | Obesity and Physical and Emotional Well‐Being: Associations between Body Mass Index, Chronic Illness, and the Physical and Mental Components of the SF‐36 Questionnaire | Obesity | 2000 | 408 |
| 33 | Effect of Degree of Weight Loss on Health Benefits | Obesity | 1995 | 403 |
| 34 | Varying Body Mass Index Cutoff Points to Describe Overweight Prevalence Among U. S. Adults: NHANES III (1988 to 1994) | Obesity | 1997 | 403 |
| 35 | Bottomless Bowls: Why Visual Cues of Portion Size May Influence Intake** | Obesity | 2005 | 401 |
| 36 | Efficacy of Lifestyle Modification for Long‐Term Weight Control | Obesity | 2004 | 400 |
| 37 | Weight Loss, Weight Maintenance, and Improved Cardiovascular Risk Factors after 2 Years Treatment with Orlistat for Obesity | Obesity | 2000 | 399 |
| 38 | Visceral Obesity: A “Civilization Syndrome” | Obesity | 1993 | 395 |
| 39 | Increased Portion Size Leads to Increased Energy Intake in a Restaurant Meal | Obesity | 2004 | 392 |
| 40 | Waist Circumference as the Best Predictor of Noninsulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (NIDDM) Compared to Body Mass Index, Waist/hip Ratio and Other Anthropometric Measurements in Mexican Americans—A 7‐Year Prospective Study | Obesity | 1997 | 389 |
| 41 | State‐Level Estimates of Annual Medical Expenditures Attributable to Obesity* | Obesity | 2004 | 384 |
| 42 | Self‐Esteem and Obesity in Children and Adolescents: A Literature Review | Obesity | 1995 | 376 |
| 43 | Adipose Tissue Quantification by Imaging Methods: A Proposed Classification | Obesity | 2003 | 375 |
| 44 | Physical Frailty and Body Composition in Obese Elderly Men and Women | Obesity | 2004 | 373 |
| 45 | Social, Educational, and Psychological Correlates of Weight Status in Adolescents | Obesity | 2001 | 368 |
| 46 | The Sweetening of the World's Diet | Obesity | 2003 | 366 |
| 47 | Development and Validation of the Food‐Craving Inventory | Obesity | 2002 | 357 |
| 48 | Obesity in South Africa: The South African Demographic and Health Survey | Obesity | 2002 | 355 |
| 49 | Executive Summary | Obesity | 2001 | 354 |
| 50 | Trends in the Association between Obesity and Socioeconomic Status in U.S. Adults: 1971 to 2000 | Obesity | 2004 | 354 |
