Frank Hu
| Use attributes for filter ! | |
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| H index | 304 |
| Citations | 464,100 |
| Affiliations | Harvard University |
| Books | Obesity Epidemiology |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1375258 |
Frank Hu Life story
Frank B. Hu is a Chinese American nutrition and diabetes researcher. He is Chair of the Department of Nutrition and the Fredrick J. Stare Professor of Nutrition and Epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Professor of Medicine at the Harvard Medical School.
Healthy habits "to provide additional disease-decade'
Exercising for 30 Minutes per day and eating well can win part of a healthy lifestyle
women, 10 men, seven years of Life free of cancer, heart disease and type 2 diabetes of a healthy way of Life , suggests a study in the BMJ.
you need to exercise regularly, drink only in moderation, maintain a healthy weight and good nutrition and not Smoking.
based on approximately 111,000 people followed for More Than 20 years.
Lead author Dr. Frank Hu of the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, said the study had "a positive message to The Public ".
"you will win not only More years, but good years through improved lifestyle choices. "
What is a healthy Life style?at The age of 50, the study participants were asked whether they fulfilled at least four of these five Criteria :
Fruit and vegetables are important in a healthy dietthe women said they met four of the five lived, on Average , a further 34 years free of cancer, cardiovascular diseases (such as Heart Attack and stroke) and type 2 diabetes-More Than 10 years longer than those who do not
For healthy men it meant 31 years of disease-free Life - could expect More Than seven years More Than unhealthy men.
Why the difference between women and men?It can be with the fact women live longer than men, on Average
The healthiest men and women in the study had never smokedmen who smoked More Than 15 cigarettes per day and obese men and women (with a BMI of More Than 30), the lowest disease-free Life Expectancy , the study found.
But Some things were true for both sexes - not only does a healthy lifestyle reduce The Risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes, it is also the survival improved when men and women were diagnosed with the disease.
"The benefits expected for both men and women," Dr. Hu said.
Why focus on these diseases?cancer, cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes are three of The Most common diseases in Old Age . They are also closely associated with the way of Life of the people.
As obese or overweight, for example, be linked to the thought of 13 different forms of cancer, including breast, colon, kidney, liver, and esophagus.
Some types of cancer are closely related to lifestyle factors, such as obesityCancer Research UK has calculated that four in 10 cancers can be prevented by people changing aspects of your lifestyle such as cutting down processed meat, eat More fibre to your diet and protect your skin in The Sun .
Could play other factors a role?This study is a great observation, so it can't close, these lifestyle factors are directly responsible for the prolongation of Life free of diseases.
you have tried to take into account, however, other factors, such as the family medical history, ethnic background and age, could have an impact on the results.
The research team had to rely on people that are not information on your food intake, your exercise habits, and even your height and weight, is always right.
Most of the participants in the study, in which More Than 73,000 women and 38,000 men were white, of the health professionals.
cancer, obesity, exercise, heart disease, life expectancy
Source of news: bbc.com
Frank Hu Photos
