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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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Plasma C Peptide Level and Cognitive Function Among Older Women Without Diabetes Mellitus

TL;DR: Higher insulin secretion may be related to worse cognition, even among those without diabetes, and regression models estimate multivariable-adjusted mean differences in cognitive function and cognitive decline, and odds of cognitive impairment, across C peptide levels.
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Association Between Coffee Intake After Diagnosis of Colorectal Cancer and Reduced Mortality

TL;DR: In an analysis of data from the Nurses' Health Study and Health Professionals Follow-up Study, intake of caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee after diagnosis of CRC with lower risk of CRC-specific death and overall death is associated.
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Thyroid hormones and changes in body weight and metabolic parameters in response to weight loss diets: the POUNDS LOST trial.

TL;DR: The role of thyroid hormones in diet-induced weight loss and subsequent weight regain is largely unknown as mentioned in this paper, and the associations between thyroid hormones and changes in body weight and resting metabolic rate (RMR) were examined in a diet induced weight loss setting.
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Intake of specific fruits and vegetables in relation to risk of estrogen receptor-negative breast cancer among postmenopausal women.

TL;DR: Higher intake of berries and peaches was associated with lower risk of ER− breast cancer among postmenopausal women, and this results are considered exploratory and need to be confirmed in further studies.
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APOA5 genotype modulates 2-y changes in lipid profile in response to weight-loss diet intervention: the Pounds Lost Trial

TL;DR: The authors' data showed better improvement in lipid profiles from long-term low-fat diet intake in the APOA5 rs964184 risk allele, which was identified to be associated with lipids in genome-wide association studies.