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Frank M. Sacks
Researcher at Harvard University
Publications - 520
Citations - 86842
Frank M. Sacks is an academic researcher from Harvard University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cholesterol & Weight loss. The author has an hindex of 120, co-authored 490 publications receiving 80422 citations. Previous affiliations of Frank M. Sacks include Erasmus University Rotterdam & University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.
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Controlled trial of fish oil for regression of human coronary atherosclerosis
Frank M. Sacks,Frank M. Sacks,Peter Stone,Peter Stone,C. Michael Gibson,C. Michael Gibson,C. Michael Gibson,David I. Silverman,David I. Silverman,Bernard Rosner,Bernard Rosner,Richard C. Pasternak,Richard C. Pasternak +12 more
TL;DR: In this article, a randomized clinical trial tested whether fish oil supplements can improve human coronary atherosclerosis and found that fish oil treatment for 2 years does not promote major favorable changes in the diameter of atherosclerotic coronary arteries.
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Coagulation activation following estrogen administration to postmenopausal women.
Y.G. Caine,Kenneth A. Bauer,S Barzegar,H. ten Cate,Frank M. Sacks,Brian W. Walsh,Isaac Schiff,Robert D. Rosenberg +7 more
TL;DR: Data indicate that low doses of oral estrogens frequently increase the amount of thrombin generated in vivo, which may help to explain the increased thrombotic risk that has been observed with higher doses of this medication.
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Apolipoprotein C-III and the Metabolic Basis for Hypertriglyceridemia and the Dense Low-Density Lipoprotein Phenotype
TL;DR: A central role for apoC-III in metabolic defects leading to hypertriglyceridemia is supported, characterized by reduced clearance of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins and the formation of the dense LDL phenotype.
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Effects of High vs Low Glycemic Index of Dietary Carbohydrate on Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors and Insulin Sensitivity The OmniCarb Randomized Clinical Trial
Frank M. Sacks,Frank M. Sacks,Vincent J. Carey,Cheryl A.M. Anderson,Cheryl A.M. Anderson,Edgar R. Miller,Trisha Copeland,Jeanne Charleston,Benjamin J. Harshfield,Nancy Laranjo,Phyllis McCarron,Janis F. Swain,Karen White,Karen Yee,Lawrence J. Appel +14 more
TL;DR: Using glycemic index to select specific foods may not improve cardiovascular risk factors or insulin resistance in the context of an overall DASH-type diet, according to this 5-week controlled feeding study.