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
Vitamin A intake and hip fractures among postmenopausal women.
TL;DR: Long-term intake of a diet high in Retinol may promote the development of osteoporotic hip fractures in women and the amounts of retinol in fortified foods and vitamin supplements may need to be reassessed.
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Dietary intake of trans fatty acids and systemic inflammation in women
Dariush Mozaffarian,Tobias Pischon,Susan E. Hankinson,Nader Rifai,Kaumudi Joshipura,Walter C. Willett,Eric B. Rimm +6 more
TL;DR: TFA intake is positively associated with markers of systemic inflammation in women, and adjustment for serum lipid concentrations partly attenuated these associations, which suggests that they may be partly mediated by effects of TFAs on serum lipids.
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Randomised trial of effects of vitamin supplements on pregnancy outcomes and T cell counts in HIV-1-infected women in Tanzania
Wafaie W. Fawzi,Gernard I. Msamanga,Donna Spiegelman,Ernest J.N. Urassa,Nuala McGrath,Davis Mwakagile,Gretchen Antelman,Roger Mbise,G. Herrera,Saidi H. Kapiga,Walter C. Willett,David J. Hunter +11 more
TL;DR: Multivitamin supplementation is a low-cost way of substantially decreasing adverse pregnancy outcomes and increasing T-cell counts in HIV-1-infected women in Tanzania.
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Origin, Methods, and Evolution of the Three Nurses’ Health Studies
Ying Bao,Monica L. Bertoia,Elizabeth Lenart,Meir J. Stampfer,Walter C. Willett,Frank E. Speizer,Jorge E. Chavarro +6 more
TL;DR: The evolution of the Nurses' Health Study (NHS), a prospective cohort study of 121 700 married registered nurses launched in 1976, is summarized and the questionnaire data collection, disease follow-up methods, biorepository resources, and data management and statistical procedures are described.
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Changes in intake of fruits and vegetables in relation to risk of obesity and weight gain among middle-aged women.
Ka He,Frank B. Hu,Frank B. Hu,Graham A. Colditz,Graham A. Colditz,JoAnn E. Manson,JoAnn E. Manson,Walter C. Willett,Walter C. Willett,Simin Liu,Simin Liu +10 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that increasing intake of fruits and vegetables may reduce long-term risk of obesity and weight gain among middle-aged women.
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