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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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Dietary patterns in India and their association with obesity and central obesity
Ambika Satija,Frank B. Hu,Liza Bowen,A. V. Bharathi,Mario Vaz,Dorairaj Prabhakaran,K. Srinath Reddy,Yoav Ben-Shlomo,George Davey Smith,Sanjay Kinra,Shah Ebrahim +10 more
TL;DR: Distinct dietary patterns were identified in a large Indian sample, which were different from those identified in previous literature, with a clear ‘plant food-based/animal food- based pattern’ dichotomy emerged, with the latter being associated with higher odds of anthropometric risk factors.
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Response to Letters Regarding Article, “Sweetened Beverage Consumption, Incident Coronary Heart Disease, and Biomarkers of Risk in Men”
Lawrence de Koning,Vasanti S. Malik,Eric B. Rimm,Walter C. Willett,Frank B. Hu,Mark D. Kellogg +5 more
TL;DR: This data indicates that visceral fat is a potent source of inflammatory factors and may act as mediator between sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and coronary heart disease (CHD) risk, particularly because fructose intake is associated with de novo lipogenesis.
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Carbohydrate quality and quantity and risk of coronary heart disease among US women and men.
Hala B AlEssa,Randy Cohen,Vasanti S. Malik,Sally N. Adebamowo,Eric B. Rimm,JoAnn E. Manson,JoAnn E. Manson,Walter C. Willett,Frank B. Hu +8 more
TL;DR: Dietary cereal fiber appears to be an important component of carbohydrate quality and was associated with an increased risk for incident coronary heart disease in women and men participating in the Nurses' and Health Professionals Follow-Up Study.
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Evaluation of Genetic Susceptibility Loci for Obesity in Chinese Women
Jiajun Shi,Jirong Long,Yu-Tang Gao,Wei Lu,Qiuyin Cai,Wanqing Wen,Ying Zheng,Kai Yu,Yong-Bing Xiang,Frank B. Hu,Wei Zheng,Xiao-Ou Shu +11 more
TL;DR: Results from this study extend some previous GWA findings to Chinese women and show the need for additional studies to identify susceptibility loci in Chinese and other Asian populations.
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Black-white differences in the relationship between alcohol drinking patterns and mortality among US men and women
Chandra L. Jackson,Frank B. Hu,Ichiro Kawachi,Daniel R. Williams,Kenneth J. Mukamal,Eric B. Rimm +5 more
TL;DR: Risks and benefits of alcohol consumption in relation to mortality risk were dependent on race- and gender-specific drinking patterns, and the lowest mortality risk was among White women and Black women.