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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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Soy Consumption, Markers of Inflammation, and Endothelial Function: A cross-over study in postmenopausal women with the metabolic syndrome

TL;DR: Short-term soy nut consumption reduced some markers of inflammation and increased plasma nitric oxide levels in postmenopausal women with the metabolic syndrome.
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Exposure to the Chinese Famine in Early Life and the Risk of Metabolic Syndrome in Adulthood

TL;DR: Exposure to the Chinese famine during fetal life or infancy is associated with an increased risk of metabolic syndrome in adulthood, and these associations are stronger among subjects with a Western dietary pattern or who were overweight in adulthood.
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Smoking Cessation, Weight Change, Type 2 Diabetes, and Mortality.

TL;DR: Smoking cessation that was accompanied by substantial weight gain was associated with an increased short‐term risk of type 2 diabetes but did not mitigate the benefits of quitting smoking on reducing cardiovascular and all‐cause mortality.
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Corrigendum: 1000 Genomes-based meta-analysis identifies 10 novel loci for kidney function.

Mathias Gorski, +125 more
- 26 May 2017 - 
TL;DR: This corrects the article DOI: 10.1038/srep45040 to indicate that the author of the paper is a doctor of medicine rather than a scientist, as previously reported.
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Dietary Protein Intake and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in US Men and Women

TL;DR: Higher intake of animal protein was associated with an increased risk of T2D, while higher intake of vegetable protein wasassociated with a modestly reduced risk.