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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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Obesity is associated with higher risk of intensive care unit admission and death in influenza A (H1N1) patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Léopold Fezeu,Chantal Julia,Adina Henegar,J. Bitu,Frank B. Hu,Frank B. Hu,Diederik E. Grobbee,Andre Pascal Kengne,Serge Hercberg,Serge Hercberg,Sébastien Czernichow,Sébastien Czernichow +11 more
TL;DR: This meta‐analysis supports the view that obesity is associated with higher risks of ICU admission or death in patients with influenza A (H1N1) infection and morbid obese patients should be monitored more intensively when hospitalized.
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The Relationship of Coffee Consumption with Mortality
TL;DR: This study followed 2 large cohorts of men and women who provided data on coffee consumption, other behaviors, and health outcomes every 2 to 4 years over 2 decades to assess the association of coffee consumption with all-cause, cardiovascular disease (CVD), and cancer mortality.
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Gene × Physical Activity Interactions in Obesity: Combined Analysis of 111,421 Individuals of European Ancestry
Shafqat Ahmad,Gull Rukh,Tibor V. Varga,Adnan Ali,Azra Kurbasic,Azra Kurbasic,Dmitry Shungin,Dmitry Shungin,Ulrika Ericson,Robert W. Koivula,Audrey Y. Chu,Lynda M. Rose,Andrea Ganna,Qibin Qi,Alena Stančáková,Camilla H. Sandholt,Cathy E. Elks,Gary C. Curhan,Majken K. Jensen,Rulla M. Tamimi,Kristine H. Allin,Torben Jørgensen,Soren Brage,Claudia Langenberg,Mette Aadahl,Niels Grarup,Allan Linneberg,Guillaume Paré,Patrik K. E. Magnusson,Nancy L. Pedersen,Michael Boehnke,Anders Hamsten,Karen L. Mohlke,Louis T. Pasquale,Oluf Pedersen,Oluf Pedersen,Robert A. Scott,Paul M. Ridker,Erik Ingelsson,Markku Laakso,Torben Hansen,Torben Hansen,Lu Qi,Nicholas J. Wareham,Daniel I. Chasman,Göran Hallmans,Frank B. Hu,Frida Renström,Marju Orho-Melander,Paul W. Franks,Paul W. Franks,Paul W. Franks +51 more
TL;DR: A meta-analysis of 111,421 individuals provides further support for an interaction between physical activity and a GRS in obesity disposition, although these findings hinge on the inclusion of cohorts from North America, indicating that these results are either population-specific or non-causal.
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Advances in the Science, Treatment, and Prevention of the Disease of Obesity: Reflections From a Diabetes Care Editors' Expert Forum.
William T. Cefalu,George A. Bray,Philip Home,W. Timothy Garvey,Samuel Klein,F. Xavier Pi-Sunyer,Frank B. Hu,Itamar Raz,Luc Van Gaal,Bruce M. Wolfe,Donna H. Ryan +10 more
TL;DR: An impassioned call for researchers, clinicians, governmental agencies, health policymakers, and health-related industries to collectively embrace the urgent mandate to improve prevention and treatment and for society at large to acknowledge and manage obesity as a serious disease is made.
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Vegetarian Diets and Weight Reduction: a Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
TL;DR: Vegetarian diets appeared to have significant benefits on weight reduction compared to non-vegetarian diet groups, and further long-term trials are needed to investigate the effects of vegetarian diets on body weight control.