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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
Ahmad Esmaillzadeh,Masoud Kimiagar,Yadollah Mehrabi,Leila Azadbakht,Frank B. Hu,Walter C. Willett +5 more
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,Yoon Shin Cho,Wei Zheng,Rajkumar Dorajoo,Rajkumar Dorajoo,Norihiro Kato,Lu Qi,Chien Hsiun Chen,Chien Hsiun Chen,Ryan J. Delahanty,Yukinori Okada,Yasuharu Tabara,Dongfeng Gu,Dingliang Zhu,Christopher A. Haiman,Zengnan Mo,Yu Tang Gao,Seang-Mei Saw,Min Jin Go,Fumihiko Takeuchi,Li Ching Chang,Yoshihiro Kokubo,Jun Liang,Mei Hao,Loic Le Marchand,Yi Zhang,Yanling Hu,Tien Yin Wong,Tien Yin Wong,Jirong Long,Bok Ghee Han,Michiaki Kubo,Ken Yamamoto,Mei Hsin Su,Tetsuro Miki,Brian E. Henderson,Huai-Dong Song,Aihua Tan,Jiang He,Daniel P.K. Ng,Qiuyin Cai,Tatsuhiko Tsunoda,Fuu Jen Tsai,Naoharu Iwai,Gary K. Chen,Jiajun Shi,Jianfeng Xu,Xueling Sim,Yong-Bing Xiang,Shiro Maeda,Rick Twee-Hee Ong,Rick Twee-Hee Ong,Chun Li,Yusuke Nakamura,Tin Aung,Tin Aung,Naoyuki Kamatani,Jianjun Liu,Wei Lu,Mitsuhiro Yokota,Mitsuhiro Yokota,Mark Seielstad,Mark Seielstad,Cathy S.J. Fann,Cathy S.J. Fann,Jer-Yuarn Wu,Jer-Yuarn Wu,Jong-Young Lee,Frank B. Hu,Toshihiro Tanaka,E. Shyong Tai,Xiao-Ou Shu +71 more
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.