Derek G Cook
St George's, University of London
376 Papers
3.9K Citations
Derek G Cook is an academic researcher from St George's, University of London. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Population. The author has an hindex of 96, co-authored 371 publications. Previous affiliations of Derek G Cook include St George's Hospital & Royal Free Hospital.
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Papers
Effect of Infant Feeding on the Risk of Obesity Across the Life Course: A Quantitative Review of Published Evidence
TL;DR: Initial breastfeeding protects against obesity in later life, however, a further review including large unpublished studies exploring the effect of confounding factors in more detail is needed.
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Birth Weight and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review
Peter H. Whincup,Samantha J. Kaye,Christopher G. Owen,Rachel R. Huxley,Derek G Cook,Sonoko Anazawa,Elizabeth Barrett-Connor,Santosh K. Bhargava,Bryndis Eva Birgisdottir,Sofia Carlsson,Susanne R. de Rooij,Roland Dyck,Johan G. Eriksson,Johan G. Eriksson,Bonita Falkner,Caroline H.D. Fall,Tom Forsén,Tom Forsén,Valdemar Grill,Vilmundur Gudnason,Sonia Hulman,Elina Hyppönen,Mona Jeffreys,Debbie A Lawlor,David A. Leon,Junichi Minami,Gita D. Mishra,Clive Osmond,Chris Power,Janet W. Rich-Edwards,Tessa J. Roseboom,Harshpal Singh Sachdev,Holly E. Syddall,Inga Thorsdottir,Mauno Vanhala,Michael E. J. Wadsworth,Donald E. Yarbrough +36 more
TL;DR: In most populations studied, birth weight was inversely related to type 2 diabetes risk, and the shape of the birth weight-type 2 diabetes association was strongly graded, particularly at birth weights of 3 kg or less.
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Prenatal and Passive Smoke Exposure and Incidence of Asthma and Wheeze: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Hannah Burke,Jo Leonardi-Bee,Ahmed Hashim,Hembadoon Piné-Abata,Yilu Chen,Derek G Cook,John Britton,Tricia M. McKeever +7 more
TL;DR: Building upon previous findings, exposure to passive smoking increases the incidence of wheeze and asthma in children and young people by at least 20%.
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Health effects of passive smoking-10: Summary of effects of parental smoking on the respiratory health of children and implications for research.
Derek G Cook,David P. Strachan +1 more
TL;DR: Substantial benefits to children would arise if parents stopped smoking after birth, even if the mother smoked during pregnancy, and policies need to be developed which reduce smoking amongst parents and protect infants and young children from exposure to environmental tobacco smoke.
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Risk of Infection in Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Compared With the General Population: A Matched Cohort Study.
TL;DR: People with diabetes, particularly T1DM, are at increased risk of serious infection, representing an important population burden and strategies that reduce the risk of developing severe infections and poor treatment outcomes are under-researched.