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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 and the risk of coronary heart disease in women.

TL;DR: A diet high in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, poultry, and fish and low in refined grains, potatoes, and red and processed meats may lower risk of CHD.
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Association of Cardiometabolic Multimorbidity With Mortality

Emanuele Di Angelantonio, +89 more
- 07 Jul 2015 - 
TL;DR: Because any combination of these conditions was associated with multiplicative mortality risk, life expectancy was substantially lower in people with multimorbidity.
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Saturated fat, carbohydrate, and cardiovascular disease

TL;DR: Dietary efforts to improve the increasing burden of CVD risk associated with atherogenic dyslipidemia should primarily emphasize the limitation of refined carbohydrate intakes and a reduction in excess adiposity.
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Adiposity as Compared With Physical Activity in Predicting Mortality Among Women

TL;DR: Both increased adiposity and reduced physical activity are strong and independent predictors of death in women free of known cardiovascular disease and cancer.