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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 Markers of Systemic Inflammation among Iranian Women

TL;DR: The findings suggest an independent association between major dietary patterns and plasma concentrations of markers of inflammation among Iranian women.
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Comparison of Self-reported and Measured BMI as Correlates of Disease Markers in U.S. Adults

TL;DR: Evaluating the validity of BMI based on self‐reported data by comparison with technician‐measured BMI and biomarkers of adiposity finds that self-reported data is more reliable than technician-measured data.
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Dairy consumption and risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus in men: a prospective study.

TL;DR: Dietary patterns characterized by higher dairy intake, especially low-fat dairy Intake, may lower the risk of type 2 diabetes in men.
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Meta-analysis identifies common variants associated with body mass index in east Asians

Wanqing Wen, +71 more
- 01 Mar 2012 - 
TL;DR: A meta-analysis of associations between BMI and approximately 2.4 million SNPs in 27,715 east Asians and three additional loci nearly reached the genome-wide significance threshold may shed light on new pathways involved in obesity and demonstrate the value of conducting genetic studies in non-European populations.
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The Role of Tree Nuts and Peanuts in the Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease: Multiple Potential Mechanisms

TL;DR: A pooled analysis of 4 U.S. epidemiologic studies showed that subjects in the highest intake group for nut consumption had an approximately 35% reduced risk of CHD incidence, and the reduction in total CHD death was due primarily to a decrease in sudden cardiac death.