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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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Transition from metabolic healthy to unhealthy phenotypes and association with cardiovascular disease risk across BMI categories in 90 257 women (the Nurses' Health Study): 30 year follow-up from a prospective cohort study.
Nathalie Eckel,Yanping Li,Olga Kuxhaus,Norbert Stefan,Frank B. Hu,Frank B. Hu,Matthias B. Schulze +6 more
TL;DR: Even when metabolic health is maintained during long periods of time, obesity remains a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, however, risks are highest for metabolically unhealthy women across all BMI categories.
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Healthy lifestyle and life expectancy free of cancer, cardiovascular disease, and type 2 diabetes: prospective cohort study
Yanping Li,Josje D. Schoufour,Josje D. Schoufour,Dong D. Wang,Klodian Dhana,Klodian Dhana,An Pan,Xiaoran Liu,Mingyang Song,Gang Liu,Gang Liu,Hyun-Joon Shin,Qi Sun,Qi Sun,Laila Al-Shaar,Molin Wang,Eric B. Rimm,Eric B. Rimm,Ellen Hertzmark,Meir J. Stampfer,Meir J. Stampfer,Walter C. Willett,Walter C. Willett,Oscar H. Franco,Oscar H. Franco,Frank B. Hu,Frank B. Hu +26 more
TL;DR: Adherence to a healthy lifestyle at mid-life is associated with a longer life expectancy free of major chronic diseases.
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Executive summary: Guidelines (2013) for the management of overweight and obesity in adults: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines and the Obesity Society Published by the Obesity Society.
Michael D. Jensen,Donna H. Ryan,Karen A. Donato,Caroline M. Apovian,Jamy D. Ard,Anthony G. Comuzzie,Frank B. Hu,Van S. Hubbard,John M. Jakicic,Robert F. Kushner,Catherine M. Loria,Barbara E. Millen,Cathy Nonas,F. Xavier Pi-Sunyer,June Stevens,Victor J. Stevens,Thomas A. Wadden,Bruce M. Wolfe,Susan Z. Yanovski +18 more
TL;DR: Recognizing that the expert panels/work groups did not consider evidence beyond 2011 (except as specified in the methodology), the ACC, AHA and collaborating societies plan to begin updating these guidelines starting in 2014.
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Eating patterns and type 2 diabetes risk in men: breakfast omission, eating frequency, and snacking
TL;DR: Breakfast omission was associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes in men even after adjustment for BMI, and a direct association between snacking between meals and T2D risk was mediated by BMI.
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Leisure-Time Physical Activity, Television Watching, and Plasma Biomarkers of Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease Risk
Teresa T. Fung,Frank B. Hu,Jie Yu,Nain-Feng Chu,Donna Spiegelman,Geoffrey H. Tofler,Walter C. Willett,Eric B. Rimm +7 more
TL;DR: In conclusion, physical activity and television watching were significantly associated with several biochemical markers of obesity and CVD risk.