Frank B. Hu
General / Preventive / Lipids
Brigham and Women's Hospital
About
Frank B. Hu works in General / Preventive / Lipids affiliated with Brigham and Women's Hospital.
Dr. Frank B. Hu is Chair of the Department of Nutrition and Fredrick J. Stare Professor of Nutrition and Epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. He is also Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital. His research focuses on epidemiology and prevention of cardiometabolic diseases through diet and lifestyle.
Research focus
Nutritional epidemiology of cardiovascular diseaseDiet and lifestyle prevention of cardiometabolic diseasesGene-environment interactions in obesity and type 2 diabetesNutritional metabolomics and precision nutritionDietary fats, lipoproteins, and coronary heart disease risk
Impact
1,870 pubs · 249,445 cites · h-index 239
Training
MD
Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
1988
MPH and PhD in Epidemiology
University of Illinois at Chicago
1996
Affiliations
Work Experience
Chair, Department of Nutrition and Fredrick J. Stare Professor of Nutrition and Epidemiology
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health · 2017 - Present
Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital · 2008 - Present
Professor of Nutrition and Epidemiology
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health · 2008 - Present
Associate Professor of Nutrition and Epidemiology
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health · 2002 - 2008
Assistant Professor of Nutrition and Epidemiology
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health · 1999 - 2002
Publications
Recent publications by Frank B. Hu
- Substitution Models of Non-Ultra-Processed Food Alternatives for Ultra-Processed Foods: Association With Cardiovascular Disease in Three Prospective US Adult CohortsCurrent Developments in Nutrition · Wed,
- Apolipoprotein B-containing lipoproteins: distinct roles in atherosclerosis revealed by plasma proteomic profilingENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam) · Mon,
- Blood Metabolomic Signatures of 1-Hour Glucose Predict Cardiometabolic RiskCirculation Research · Tue,
- 2013 AHA/ACC/TOS Guideline for the Management of Overweight and Obesity in AdultsCirculation · Tue,
- Association of Adherence to Various Dietary Patterns With Mortality Among Survivors of Myocardial Infarction: A Prospective Cohort StudyCirculation · Tue,
- 2013 AHA/ACC/TOS Guideline for the Management of Overweight and Obesity in AdultsJournal of the American College of Cardiology · Wed,
- Isoflavone Intake and the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in US Men and WomenCirculation · Mon,
- Fructose and Cardiometabolic HealthJournal of the American College of Cardiology · Mon,
- Nut Consumption and Risk of Cardiovascular DiseaseJournal of the American College of Cardiology · Wed,
- Association of Coffee Consumption With Total and Cause-Specific Mortality in 3 Large Prospective CohortsCirculation · Tue,
- The 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Scientific Report: Development and Major ConclusionsAdvances in Nutrition · Sun,
- Influence of Lifestyle on Incident Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality in Patients With Diabetes MellitusJournal of the American College of Cardiology · Fri,
- Saturated Fats Compared With Unsaturated Fats and Sources of Carbohydrates in Relation to Risk of Coronary Heart DiseaseJournal of the American College of Cardiology · Mon,
- Dietary Patterns and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and All-Cause Mortality in Adults with Untreated or Uncontrolled HypertensionJournal of Nutrition · Mon,
- Consumption of Fructose-Containing Food and Beverage Sources in Childhood Through to Adulthood and Risk of Hypertension: A Prospective Cohort StudyCirculation · Mon,
- Cardiovascular Disease Prevention by Diet ModificationJournal of the American College of Cardiology · Wed,
- Genetic Susceptibility to Coronary Heart Disease in Type 2 DiabetesJournal of the American College of Cardiology · Thu,
- Long-Term Changes in Gut Microbial Metabolite Trimethylamine N-Oxide and Coronary Heart Disease RiskJournal of the American College of Cardiology · Sat,
- Alcohol consumption and risk of coronary heart disease among men with type 2 diabetes mellitusJournal of the American College of Cardiology · Sat,
- Genetic variants, plasma lipoprotein(a) levels, and risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality among two prospective cohorts of type 2 diabetesEuropean Heart Journal · Tue,