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ReviewCurrent obesity reports2018

Racial Disparities in Obesity Treatment.

Angel S Byrd, Alexander T Toth, Fatima Cody Stanford

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Review in Current obesity reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 117 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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117citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
14.5field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

117 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 199 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Racial disparities in the efficacy of traditional versus acceptance-based behavioral weight loss.Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2026
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  9. The Dual Burden of Weight in YMSM: Structural Inequities and Body Image Pressures.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026
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  11. Beyond surgery: a multimodal framework for a pediatric metabolic and bariatric surgery program in a safety-net children's hospital.Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Angel S ByrdDepartment of Dermatology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Alexander T TothNeuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Fatima Cody StanfordHarvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. fstanford@mgh.harvard.edu.
Harvard University · USJohns Hopkins University · USMassachusetts General Hospital · US

Funding

NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK103946
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewObesity rates in the USA have reached pandemic levels with one third of the population with obesity in 2015-2016 (39.8% of adults and 18.5% of youth). It is a major public health concern, and it is prudent to understand the factors which contribute. Racial and ethnic disparities are pronounced in both the prevalence and treatment of obesity and must be addressed in the efforts to combat obesity. RECENT

findingsDisparities in prevalence of obesity in racial/ethnic minorities are apparent as early as the preschool years and factors including genetics, diet, physical activity, psychological factors, stress, income, and discrimination, among others, must be taken into consideration. A multidisciplinary team optimizes lifestyle and behavioral interventions, pharmacologic therapy, and access to bariatric surgery to develop the most beneficial and equitable treatment plans. The reviewed studies outline disparities that exist and the impact that race/ethnicity have on disease prevalence and treatment response. Higher prevalence and reduced treatment response to lifestyle, behavior, pharmacotherapy, and surgery, are observed in racial and ethnic minorities. Increased research, diagnosis, and access to treatment in the pediatric and adult populations of racial and ethnic minorities are proposed to combat the burgeoning obesity epidemic and to prevent increasing disparity.

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Healthcare DisparitiesObesity ManagementAdolescentAdolescent Nutritional Physiological PhenomenaAdultChildChild Nutritional Physiological PhenomenaDiet, HealthyExerciseGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHealthy LifestyleHumansMinority HealthObesityPediatric ObesityRacismBariatric surgeryDisparitiesEthnicityGeneticsObesityOverweightRaceSocioeconomic statusWeight loss medications

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PMID29616469
PMCPMC6066592
OpenAlexW2796184714

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