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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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An Epidemiological Study of Asthma Prevalence and Related Factors Among Young Adults
TL;DR: Asthma and related factors were assessed by mailed questionnaires among 2041 young adult participants in a smoking prevention project in California in 1993 and found that self-reported mold growth at home was significantly associated with asthma.
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Circulating Biomarkers of Dairy Fat and Risk of Incident Diabetes Mellitus Among Men and Women in the United States in Two Large Prospective Cohorts.
Mohammad Yawar Yakoob,Peilin Shi,Walter C. Willett,Kathryn M. Rexrode,Hannia Campos,E. John Orav,Frank B. Hu,Dariush Mozaffarian +7 more
TL;DR: Higher plasma dairy fatty acid concentrations were associated with lower incident diabetes mellitus in 2 prospective cohorts, highlighting the need to better understand the potential health effects of dairy fat, and the dietary and metabolic determinants of these fatty acids.
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Dietary patterns and risk of colon cancer and adenoma in a cohort of men (United States).
Kana Wu,Frank B. Hu,Charles S. Fuchs,Charles S. Fuchs,Eric B. Rimm,Eric B. Rimm,Walter C. Willett,Walter C. Willett,Edward Giovannucci,Edward Giovannucci +9 more
TL;DR: The data do not provide evidence for an appreciable inverse association between higher prudent pattern scores and risk of colon cancer or distal colon adenomas, but do support a moderate positive associations between higher western pattern scores.
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Youth screen-time behaviour is associated with cardiovascular risk in young adulthood: the European Youth Heart Study
Anders Grøntved,Mathias Ried-Larsen,Niels Møller,Peter Kristensen,Niels Wedderkopp,Karsten Froberg,Frank B. Hu,Ulf Ekelund,Lars Bo Andersen,Lars Bo Andersen +9 more
TL;DR: Prolonged TV viewing and total screen time during leisure time in adolescence, and increases in these behaviours, are associated with unfavourable levels of several cardiovascular risk factors in young adulthood.
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Potato Consumption and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: Results From Three Prospective Cohort Studies
Isao Muraki,Eric B. Rimm,Walter C. Willett,Walter C. Willett,JoAnn E. Manson,Frank B. Hu,Frank B. Hu,Qi Sun,Qi Sun +8 more
TL;DR: Greater consumption of potatoes, especially french fries, was associated with a higher T2D risk, independent of BMI and other risk factors.