Walter C. Willett
Harvard University
2514 Papers
22.7K Citations
Walter C. Willett is an academic researcher from Harvard University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Risk factor. The author has an hindex of 334, co-authored 2399 publications. Previous affiliations of Walter C. Willett include Tulane University & Tufts University.
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Papers
Mediterranean Diet and Incidence of and Mortality From Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke in Women
Teresa T. Fung,Kathryn M. Rexrode,Christos S. Mantzoros,JoAnn E. Manson,Walter C. Willett,Frank B. Hu +5 more
TL;DR: A greater adherence to the Mediterranean diet, as reflected by a higher Alternate Mediterranean Diet Score, was associated with a lower risk of incident CHD and stroke in women.
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Relation between changes in intakes of dietary fiber and grain products and changes in weight and development of obesity among middle-aged women
TL;DR: Weight gain was inversely associated with the intake of high-fiber, whole-grain foods but positively related to the intakeof refined- grain foods, which indicated the importance of distinguishing whole- grain products from refined-grain products to aid in weight control.
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Prevention of Nonvertebral Fractures With Oral Vitamin D and Dose Dependency: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Heike A. Bischoff-Ferrari,Walter C. Willett,John B. Wong,Andreas E. Stuck,Hannes B. Staehelin,E. John Orav,Anna Thoma,Douglas P. Kiel,Jana Henschkowski +8 more
TL;DR: Nonvertebral fracture prevention with vitamin D is dose dependent, and a higher dose should reduce fractures by at least 20% for individuals aged 65 years or older.
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Diet-quality scores and plasma concentrations of markers of inflammation and endothelial dysfunction
Teresa T. Fung,Marjorie L. McCullough,P. K. Newby,JoAnn E. Manson,James B. Meigs,Nader Rifai,Walter C. Willett,Frank B. Hu +7 more
TL;DR: Higher AHEI and aMED scores were associated with lower concentrations of biomarkers of inflammation and endothelial dysfunction and therefore may be useful as guidelines for reducing the risk of diseases involving such biological pathways.
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