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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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Effect of bariatric surgery on oncologic outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis
May C. Tee,May C. Tee,Yin Cao,Yin Cao,Garth L. Warnock,Frank B. Hu,Frank B. Hu,Jorge E. Chavarro,Jorge E. Chavarro +8 more
TL;DR: Bariatric surgery reduces cancer risk and mortality in formerly obese patients and when stratifying the meta-analysis by gender, the effect of bariatric surgery on oncologic outcomes is protective in women but not in men.
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Globalization of food patterns and cardiovascular disease risk.
TL;DR: Assessing dietary patterns and risk of myocardial infarction in the INTERHEART study, a standardized case-control study involving participants from 52 countries, the authors found an inverse association between the prudent pattern score andrisk of MI and a significant positive association between that score and increased risk of MI.
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Leptin and Soluble Leptin Receptor Levels in Plasma and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in U.S. Women: A Prospective Study
TL;DR: A strong inverse association between plasma sOB-R levels and risk of type 2 diabetes, independent of BMI, leptin, and adiponectin levels is suggested.
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Plasma Levels of Fetuin-A and Hepatic Enzymes and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Women in the U.S.
TL;DR: It is suggested that plasma fetuin-A levels were independently associated with higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
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Within-person reproducibility of urinary bisphenol A and phthalate metabolites over a 1 to 3 year period among women in the Nurses’ Health Studies: a prospective cohort study
Mary K. Townsend,Adrian A. Franke,Xingnan Li,Frank B. Hu,Frank B. Hu,A. Heather Eliassen,A. Heather Eliassen +6 more
TL;DR: Assessment of within-person reproducibility of bisphenol A, eight phthalate metabolites, and phthalic acid in spot urine samples over 1 to 3 years among women enrolled in two large cohort studies suggested single measurements may be useful in epidemiologic studies, although observed relative risks can be substantially attenuated.