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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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The global implications of diabetes and cancer
Yuankai Shi,Frank B. Hu +1 more
TL;DR: Convincing evidence indicates that diabetes (mainly type 2) is associated with increased risk for several cancers, and the role of insulin therapy in cancer risk has long been debated, but current clinical trial evidence does not consistently support increased risk of malignancy associated with insulin therapy.
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Mediterranean Diet and Invasive Breast Cancer Risk Among Women at High Cardiovascular Risk in the PREDIMED Trial: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Estefanía Toledo,Estefanía Toledo,Jordi Salas-Salvadó,Carolina Donat-Vargas,Carolina Donat-Vargas,Pilar Buil-Cosiales,Ramon Estruch,Ramon Estruch,Emilio Ros,Emilio Ros,Dolores Corella,Dolores Corella,Montserrat Fitó,Frank B. Hu,Frank B. Hu,Fernando Arós,Enrique Gómez-Gracia,Enrique Gómez-Gracia,Dora Romaguera,Manuel Ortega-Calvo,Lluis Serra-Majem,Lluis Serra-Majem,Xavier Pintó,Helmut Schröder,Josep Basora,José V. Sorlí,José V. Sorlí,Mònica Bulló,Mercè Serra-Mir,Mercè Serra-Mir,Miguel Ángel Martínez-González +30 more
TL;DR: This is the first randomized trial finding an effect of a long-term dietary intervention on breast cancer incidence and suggests a beneficial effect of the Mediterranean diet supplemented with extra-virgin olive oil in the primary prevention of breast cancer.
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Maternal Plasma 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Concentrations and the Risk for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
Cuilin Zhang,Chunfang Qiu,Frank B. Hu,Frank B. Hu,Robert David,Rob M. van Dam,Rob M. van Dam,Alexander Bralley,Michelle A. Williams +8 more
TL;DR: Findings from the present study suggest that maternal vitamin D deficiency in early pregnancy is significantly associated with an elevated risk for gestational diabetes mellitus.
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Isotemporal Substitution Paradigm for Physical Activity Epidemiology and Weight Change
TL;DR: The isotemporal substitution paradigm was developed as a new analytic model to study the time-substitution effects of one activity for another and heterogeneous relations with weight change were found for each activity type when displaced by other activities across various models.
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Plasma 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Concentration and Metabolic Syndrome Among Middle-Aged and Elderly Chinese Individuals
Ling Lu,Zhijie Yu,An Pan,Frank B. Hu,Oscar H. Franco,Huaixing（黎怀星） Li,Xiaoying Li,Xilin Yang,Yan（陈雁） Chen,Xu（林旭） Lin +9 more
TL;DR: Vitamin D deficiency is common in the middle-aged and elderly Chinese population, and a low 25(OH)D level is significantly associated with an increased risk of having metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance.