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Frank B. Hu

Researcher at Harvard University

Publications -  1784
Citations -  295051

Frank B. Hu is an academic researcher from Harvard University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Type 2 diabetes & Diabetes mellitus. The author has an hindex of 250, co-authored 1675 publications receiving 253464 citations. Previous affiliations of Frank B. Hu include Southwest University & Brigham and Women's Hospital.

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Association of Trajectory of Cardiovascular Health Score and Incident Cardiovascular Disease

TL;DR: Long-term cardiovascular health trajectories may be associated with subsequent cardiovascular disease morbidity, according to this population-based study of 74 701 Chinese adults.
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Gene-Environment Interactions in Genome-Wide Association Studies: A Comparative Study of Tests Applied to Empirical Studies of Type 2 Diabetes

TL;DR: Using 2 case-control GWAS of type 2 diabetes to compare 5 tests for interactions, methods exploiting G-E independence can be efficient and valid options for investigating G- E interactions in GWAS are suggested.
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Protein, iron, and meat consumption and risk for rheumatoid arthritis: a prospective cohort study.

TL;DR: Examination of the relationship between diet (in particular, protein, iron, and corresponding food sources) and incident rheumatoid arthritis among 82,063 women in the Nurses' Health Study revealed no association between RA and any measure of protein or iron intake.
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Association of Dietary Inflammatory Potential With Colorectal Cancer Risk in Men and Women.

TL;DR: It is suggested that inflammation is a potential mechanism linking dietary patterns and colorectal cancer development and interventions to reduce the adverse role of proinflammatory diets may be more effective among overweight/obese men and lean women or men and women who do not consume alcohol.
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Urinary concentrations of bisphenol A and phthalate metabolites and weight change: a prospective investigation in US women.

TL;DR: Urinary concentrations of BPA and certain individual phthalate metabolites that were associated with modestly greater weight gain in a dose-response fashion are suggested, consistent with a potential role of bisphenol A and phthalates in obesity.