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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 Relationship between Overweight in Adolescence and Premature Death in Women
TL;DR: BMI at age 18 years in relation to death during 12 years of follow-up (1989 to 2001) in a large cohort of younger and middle-aged U.S. women is examined to provide insight into the importance of preventing excessive weight gain during childhood and adolescence.
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A prospective study of sleep duration and pneumonia risk in women.
TL;DR: Both reduced and prolonged habitual sleep durations are associated with increased risk of pneumonia, and experimental data suggest sleep deprivation may impair host immunity.
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Persistent Organic Pollutants and Type 2 Diabetes: A Prospective Analysis in the Nurses’ Health Study and Meta-analysis
Hongyu Wu,Kimberly A. Bertrand,Anna L. Choi,Frank B. Hu,Francine Laden,Philippe Grandjean,Qi Sun +6 more
TL;DR: Findings support an association between POP exposure and the risk of T2D.
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Reproducibility and validity of the Diet Quality Index Revised as assessed by use of a food-frequency questionnaire
P. K. Newby,Frank B. Hu,Eric B. Rimm,Stephanie A. Smith-Warner,Diane Feskanich,Laura Sampson,Walter C. Willett +6 more
TL;DR: These data indicate reasonable reproducibility and validity of the DQI-R as assessed by an FFQ, and future studies are needed to examine whether this index and other instruments of diet quality can reliably predict disease outcomes.
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Folic Acid Supplementation and the Risk of Cardiovascular Diseases: A Meta‐Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
TL;DR: A greater benefit for CVD was observed among participants with lower plasma folate levels and without preexisting CVD and in studies with larger decreases in homocysteine levels, while folic acid supplementation had no significant effect on risk of coronary heart disease.