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Frank B. Hu, Ph.D., M.D.

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This page shows the publications co-authored by Frank Hu and Deirdre Tobias.
Frank Hu
Connection Strength
10.044
Deirdre Tobias
  1. Grading nutrition evidence: where to go from here? Am J Clin Nutr. 2021 06 01; 113(6):1385-1387.
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    Score: 0.980
  2. The association between BMI and mortality: implications for obesity prevention. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2018 12; 6(12):916-917.
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    Score: 0.819
  3. Effect of low-fat diet interventions versus other diet interventions on long-term weight change in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2015 Dec; 3(12):968-79.
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    Score: 0.666
  4. BMI and mortality among adults with incident type 2 diabetes. N Engl J Med. 2014 04 03; 370(14):1363-4.
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    Score: 0.597
  5. Body-mass index and mortality among adults with incident type 2 diabetes. N Engl J Med. 2014 Jan 16; 370(3):233-44.
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    Score: 0.588
  6. Does being overweight really reduce mortality? Obesity (Silver Spring). 2013 Sep; 21(9):1746-9.
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    Score: 0.573
  7. Prepregnancy adherence to dietary patterns and lower risk of gestational diabetes mellitus. Am J Clin Nutr. 2012 Aug; 96(2):289-95.
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    Score: 0.529
  8. Commentary: obesity and mortality in China: the shape of things to come. Int J Epidemiol. 2012 Apr; 41(2):481-3.
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    Score: 0.517
  9. Physical activity before and during pregnancy and risk of gestational diabetes mellitus: a meta-analysis. Diabetes Care. 2011 Jan; 34(1):223-9.
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    Score: 0.468
  10. Dairy consumption, plasma metabolites, and risk of type 2 diabetes. Am J Clin Nutr. 2021 07 01; 114(1):163-174.
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    Score: 0.247
  11. Changes in Consumption of Sugary Beverages and Artificially Sweetened Beverages and Subsequent Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: Results From Three Large Prospective U.S. Cohorts of Women and Men. Diabetes Care. 2019 12; 42(12):2181-2189.
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    Score: 0.218
  12. Changes in Types of Dietary Fats Influence Long-term Weight Change in US Women and Men. J Nutr. 2018 11 01; 148(11):1821-1829.
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    Score: 0.205
  13. Effects of walnut consumption on blood lipids and other cardiovascular risk factors: an updated meta-analysis and systematic review of controlled trials. Am J Clin Nutr. 2018 07 01; 108(1):174-187.
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    Score: 0.200
  14. Dietary Intakes and Circulating Concentrations of Branched-Chain Amino Acids in Relation to Incident Type 2 Diabetes Risk Among High-Risk Women with a History of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus. Clin Chem. 2018 08; 64(8):1203-1210.
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    Score: 0.200
  15. Association of History of Gestational Diabetes With Long-term Cardiovascular Disease Risk in a Large Prospective Cohort of US Women. JAMA Intern Med. 2017 12 01; 177(12):1735-1742.
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    Score: 0.192
  16. Objective Measures of Physical Activity and Cardiometabolic and Endocrine Biomarkers. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2017 09; 49(9):1817-1825.
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    Score: 0.189
  17. Dietary patterns and cardiometabolic and endocrine plasma biomarkers in US women. Am J Clin Nutr. 2017 02; 105(2):432-441.
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    Score: 0.180
  18. Contribution of the Nurses' Health Studies to Uncovering Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes: Diet, Lifestyle, Biomarkers, and Genetics. Am J Public Health. 2016 Sep; 106(9):1624-30.
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    Score: 0.175
  19. An Increase in Dietary Quality Is Associated with Favorable Plasma Biomarkers of the Brain-Adipose Axis in Apparently Healthy US Women. J Nutr. 2016 05; 146(5):1101-8.
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    Score: 0.172
  20. Dietary Protein Intake and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in US Men and Women. Am J Epidemiol. 2016 04 15; 183(8):715-28.
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    Score: 0.171
  21. Authors' reply to Gachi, Mullie and colleagues, and Weatherburn. BMJ. 2016 Mar 02; 352:i1191.
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    Score: 0.170
  22. History of infertility and risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus: a prospective cohort study. Diabetologia. 2015 Apr; 58(4):707-15.
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    Score: 0.158
  23. Adherence to healthy lifestyle and risk of gestational diabetes mellitus: prospective cohort study. BMJ. 2014 Sep 30; 349:g5450.
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    Score: 0.154
  24. Changes in BMI before and during economic development and subsequent risk of cardiovascular disease and total mortality: a 35-year follow-up study in China. Diabetes Care. 2014 Sep; 37(9):2540-7.
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    Score: 0.151
  25. Glycemic index, glycemic load, and risk of type 2 diabetes: results from 3 large US cohorts and an updated meta-analysis. Am J Clin Nutr. 2014 Jul; 100(1):218-32.
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    Score: 0.150
  26. Association of urinary concentrations of bisphenol A and phthalate metabolites with risk of type 2 diabetes: a prospective investigation in the Nurses' Health Study (NHS) and NHSII cohorts. Environ Health Perspect. 2014 Jun; 122(6):616-23.
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    Score: 0.149
  27. History of infertility and risk of gestational diabetes mellitus: a prospective analysis of 40,773 pregnancies. Am J Epidemiol. 2013 Oct 15; 178(8):1219-25.
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    Score: 0.143
  28. Healthful dietary patterns and type 2 diabetes mellitus risk among women with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus. Arch Intern Med. 2012 Nov 12; 172(20):1566-72.
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    Score: 0.136
  29. Increased risk of hypertension after gestational diabetes mellitus: findings from a large prospective cohort study. Diabetes Care. 2011 Jul; 34(7):1582-4.
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    Score: 0.122
  30. The Structure of Relationships between the Human Exposome and Cardiometabolic Health: The Million Veteran Program. Nutrients. 2021 Apr 19; 13(4).
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    Score: 0.061
  31. Incident Type 2 Diabetes Duration and Cancer Risk: A Prospective Study in Two US Cohorts. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2021 Apr 06; 113(4):381-389.
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    Score: 0.061
  32. The Mediterranean diet, plasma metabolome, and cardiovascular disease risk. Eur Heart J. 2020 07 21; 41(28):2645-2656.
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    Score: 0.058
  33. Prepregnancy habitual intake of vitamin D from diet and supplements in relation to risk of gestational diabetes mellitus: A prospective cohort study. J Diabetes. 2018 May; 10(5):373-379.
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    Score: 0.048
  34. Duration of Reproductive Life Span, Age at Menarche, and Age at Menopause Are Associated With Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Women. J Am Heart Assoc. 2017 Nov 02; 6(11).
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    Score: 0.048
  35. History of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Risk of Incident Invasive Breast Cancer among Parous Women in the Nurses' Health Study II Prospective Cohort. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2017 03; 26(3):321-327.
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    Score: 0.044
  36. Healthful Dietary Patterns and the Risk of Hypertension Among Women With a History of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Prospective Cohort Study. Hypertension. 2016 06; 67(6):1157-65.
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    Score: 0.043
  37. TREC to WHERE? Transdisciplinary Research on Energetics and Cancer. Clin Cancer Res. 2016 Apr 01; 22(7):1565-71.
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    Score: 0.042
  38. Long-term risk of type 2 diabetes in relation to habitual iron intake in women with a history of gestational diabetes: a prospective cohort study. Am J Clin Nutr. 2016 Feb; 103(2):375-81.
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    Score: 0.042
  39. Pre-pregnancy potato consumption and risk of gestational diabetes mellitus: prospective cohort study. BMJ. 2016 Jan 12; 352:h6898.
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    Score: 0.042
  40. Parental smoking during pregnancy and the risk of gestational diabetes in the daughter. Int J Epidemiol. 2016 Feb; 45(1):160-9.
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    Score: 0.042
  41. Low Carbohydrate-Diet Scores and Long-term Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Among Women With a History of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Prospective Cohort Study. Diabetes Care. 2016 Jan; 39(1):43-9.
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    Score: 0.042
  42. Abuse in Childhood or Adolescence and Gestational Diabetes: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Am J Prev Med. 2016 Apr; 50(4):436-444.
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    Score: 0.042
  43. Birth weight and later life adherence to unhealthy lifestyles in predicting type 2 diabetes: prospective cohort study. BMJ. 2015 Jul 21; 351:h3672.
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    Score: 0.041
  44. Long-term risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus in relation to BMI and weight change among women with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus: a prospective cohort study. Diabetologia. 2015 Jun; 58(6):1212-9.
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    Score: 0.040
  45. Prepregnancy dietary protein intake, major dietary protein sources, and the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus: a prospective cohort study. Diabetes Care. 2013 Jul; 36(7):2001-8.
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    Score: 0.034
  46. Prepregnancy consumption of fruits and fruit juices and the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus: a prospective cohort study. Diabetes Care. 2012 May; 35(5):1079-82.
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    Score: 0.032
  47. A prospective study of prepregnancy dietary fat intake and risk of gestational diabetes. Am J Clin Nutr. 2012 Feb; 95(2):446-53.
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    Score: 0.032
  48. A prospective study of prepregnancy dietary iron intake and risk for gestational diabetes mellitus. Diabetes Care. 2011 Jul; 34(7):1557-63.
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    Score: 0.031
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