Frank B. Hu

Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990–2019

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), principally ischemic heart disease (IHD) and stroke, are the leading cause of global mortality and a major contributor to disability. This paper ...

Higher 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations are associated with better lower-extremity function in both active and inactive persons aged ≥60 y

Healthful and Unhealthful Plant-Based Diets and the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in U.S. Adults

Trends in Cardiovascular Health Metrics and Associations With All-Cause and CVD Mortality Among US Adults

Meeting a greater number of cardiovascular health metrics was associated with a lower risk of total and CVD mortality, but the prevalence of meeting all 7 cardiovascular health ...

Body-mass index and all-cause mortality: individual-participant-data meta-analysis of 239 prospective studies in four continents

UK Medical Research Council, British Heart Foundation, National Institute for Health Research, US National Institutes of Health.

Changes in Diet and Lifestyle and Long-Term Weight Gain in Women and Men

Specific dietary and lifestyle factors are independently associated with long-term weight gain, with a substantial aggregate effect and implications for strategies to prevent ob...

Physical Activity of Moderate Intensity and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes

OBJECTIVE—To systematically evaluate the evidence for an association between physical activity of moderate intensity and risk of type 2 diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS—We ...

Adiposity as Compared With Physical Activity in Predicting Mortality Among Women

Some believe that improved physical fitness can counter the effects of overweight and obesity on illness and death. If so, the implication is that obesity may be a less importan...