Walter C. Willett

402.1k total citations · 88 hit papers
1.9k papers, 255.3k citations indexed

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Walter C. Willett is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Physiology and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Walter C. Willett has authored 1.9k papers receiving a total of 255.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 1.0k papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 455 papers in Physiology and 336 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Walter C. Willett's work include Nutritional Studies and Diet (853 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (364 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (265 papers). Walter C. Willett is often cited by papers focused on Nutritional Studies and Diet (853 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (364 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (265 papers). Walter C. Willett collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and United Kingdom. Walter C. Willett's co-authors include Meir J. Stampfer, Graham A. Colditz, Frank B. Hu, JoAnn E. Manson, Eric B. Rimm, Bernard Rosner, Edward L. Giovannucci, Charles H. Hennekens, Frank E. Speizer and Donna Spiegelman and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Walter C. Willett

1.8k papers receiving 243.1k citations

Hit Papers

Nutritional Epidemiology 1984 2026 1998 2012 1998 1985 1986 2001 2006 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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  1. Nutritional Epidemiology
    1998 3.9k citations Walter C. Willett profile →
  2. REPRODUCIBILITY AND VALIDITY OF A SEMIQUANTITATIVE FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE
    1985 3.7k citations Walter C. Willett, Meir J. Stampfer et al. profile →
  3. TOTAL ENERGY INTAKE: IMPLICATIONS FOR EPIDEMIOLOGIC ANALYSES
    1986 2.4k citations Walter C. Willett et al. profile →
  4. Diet, Lifestyle, and the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Women
    2001 2.1k citations Frank B. Hu, JoAnn E. Manson et al. profile →
  5. Estimation of optimal serum concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D for multiple health outcomes
    2006 1.9k citations Edward L. Giovannucci, Walter C. Willett et al. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition profile →
  6. Reproducibility and Validity of an Expanded Self-Administered Semiquantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire among Male Health Professionals
    1992 1.8k citations Eric B. Rimm, Graham A. Colditz et al. profile →
  7. Vitamin E Consumption and the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in Men
    1993 1.8k citations Eric B. Rimm, Meir J. Stampfer et al. profile →
  8. Changes in Diet and Lifestyle and Long-Term Weight Gain in Women and Men
    2011 1.8k citations Eric B. Rimm, Walter C. Willett et al. profile →
  9. Lack of Effect of Long-Term Supplementation with Beta Carotene on the Incidence of Malignant Neoplasms and Cardiovascular Disease
    1996 1.7k citations JoAnn E. Manson, Bernard Rosner et al. profile →
  10. Postmenopausal Estrogen Therapy and Cardiovascular Disease
    1991 1.6k citations Meir J. Stampfer, Graham A. Colditz et al. profile →
  11. Vitamin E Consumption and the Risk of Coronary Disease in Women
    1993 1.6k citations Meir J. Stampfer, JoAnn E. Manson et al. profile →
  12. Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and Risk of Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes
    2010 1.5k citations Walter C. Willett, Frank B. Hu et al. profile →
  13. Body Weight and Mortality among Women
    1995 1.5k citations JoAnn E. Manson, Walter C. Willett et al. profile →
  14. Alternative Dietary Indices Both Strongly Predict Risk of Chronic Disease
    2012 1.5k citations Teresa T. Fung, Eric B. Rimm et al. profile →
  15. Circulating concentrations of insulin-like growth factor I and risk of breast cancer
    1998 1.5k citations Susan E. Hankinson, Walter C. Willett et al. The Lancet profile →
  16. Nutritional Epidemiology
    2012 1.4k citations Walter C. Willett profile →
  17. Television Watching and Other Sedentary Behaviors in Relation to Risk of Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Women
    2003 1.4k citations Frank B. Hu, Graham A. Colditz et al. JAMA profile →
  18. Obesity, Fat Distribution, and Weight Gain as Risk Factors for Clinical Diabetes in Men
    1994 1.3k citations Eric B. Rimm, Graham A. Colditz et al. profile →
  19. Dietary Fat Intake and the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in Women
    1997 1.3k citations Frank B. Hu, Meir J. Stampfer et al. profile →
  20. Sugar-sweetened beverages and weight gain in children and adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis
    2013 1.2k citations An Pan, Walter C. Willett et al. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition profile →
  21. Primary Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease in Women through Diet and Lifestyle
    2000 1.2k citations Meir J. Stampfer, Frank B. Hu et al. profile →
  22. Trans Fatty Acids and Cardiovascular Disease
    2006 1.2k citations Meir J. Stampfer, Walter C. Willett et al. profile →
  23. The Use of Estrogens and Progestins and the Risk of Breast Cancer in Postmenopausal Women
    1995 1.1k citations Graham A. Colditz, Susan E. Hankinson et al. profile →
  24. Dietary Fiber, Glycemic Load, and Risk of NIDDM in Men
    1997 1.1k citations Alberto Ascherio, Eric B. Rimm et al. profile →
  25. Fracture Prevention With Vitamin D Supplementation
    2005 1.1k citations Walter C. Willett, Edward L. Giovannucci et al. JAMA profile →
  26. Long-Term Colorectal-Cancer Incidence and Mortality after Lower Endoscopy
    2013 1.1k citations Reiko Nishihara, Kana Wu et al. profile →
  27. A Prospective Study of Obesity and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in Women
    1990 1.1k citations JoAnn E. Manson, Graham A. Colditz et al. profile →
  28. Vitamin D Supplements and Prevention of Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease
    2018 1.1k citations JoAnn E. Manson, Samia Mora et al. profile →
  29. The Effect of Fruit and Vegetable Intake on Risk for Coronary Heart Disease
    2001 1.0k citations Frank B. Hu, JoAnn E. Manson et al. profile →
  30. Global obesity: trends, risk factors and policy implications
    2012 1.0k citations Walter C. Willett, Frank B. Hu et al. profile →
  31. Intake of Carotenoids and Retino in Relation to Risk of Prostate Cancer
    1995 993 citations Graham A. Colditz, Walter C. Willett et al. profile →
  32. Reproducibility and validity of dietary patterns assessed with a food-frequency questionnaire
    1999 988 citations Frank B. Hu, Eric B. Rimm et al. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition profile →
  33. Prospective study of alcohol consumption and risk of coronary disease in men
    1991 983 citations Eric B. Rimm, Edward L. Giovannucci et al. The Lancet profile →
  34. Postmenopausal Estrogen and Progestin Use and the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
    1996 982 citations Meir J. Stampfer, JoAnn E. Manson et al. profile →
  35. Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Risk of Major Chronic Disease
    2004 965 citations Frank B. Hu, David J. Hunter et al. profile →
  36. Relation of Meat, Fat, and Fiber Intake to the Risk of Colon Cancer in a Prospective Study among Women
    1990 954 citations Walter C. Willett, Meir J. Stampfer et al. profile →
  37. Systematic Review of Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Risk of Fracture
    2007 952 citations Rob M. van Dam, Walter C. Willett et al. profile →
  38. Reproducibility and validity of food intake measurements from a semiquantitative food frequency questionnaire
    1993 950 citations Eric B. Rimm, Edward L. Giovannucci et al. profile →
  39. A Prospective Study of Cholesterol, Apolipoproteins, and the Risk of Myocardial Infarction
    1991 943 citations Meir J. Stampfer, Frank M. Sacks et al. profile →
  40. Reproducibility and Validity of a Self-Administered Physical Activity Questionnaire
    1994 940 citations David J. Hunter, Graham A. Colditz et al. profile →
  41. Effect of Vitamin D on Falls
    2004 937 citations Walter C. Willett et al. JAMA profile →
  42. Physical activity and incidence of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus in women
    1991 923 citations JoAnn E. Manson, Meir J. Stampfer et al. The Lancet profile →
  43. Food-Based Validation of a Dietary Questionnaire: The Effects of Week-to-Week Variation in Food Consumption
    1989 921 citations Meir J. Stampfer, Graham A. Colditz et al. profile →
  44. Menopause and the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in Women
    1987 920 citations Graham A. Colditz, Walter C. Willett et al. profile →
  45. Diet quality and major chronic disease risk in men and women: moving toward improved dietary guidance
    2002 911 citations Meir J. Stampfer, Edward L. Giovannucci et al. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition profile →
  46. VALIDATION OF QUESTIONNAIRE INFORMATION ON RISK FACTORS AND DISEASE OUTCOMES IN A PROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY OF WOMEN
    1986 911 citations Graham A. Colditz, Meir J. Stampfer et al. profile →
  47. Aspirin and the Risk of Colorectal Cancer in Women
    1995 906 citations Edward L. Giovannucci, David J. Hunter et al. profile →
  48. Guidelines for Healthy Weight
    1999 896 citations Walter C. Willett, Graham A. Colditz et al. profile →
  49. Blood Levels of Long-Chain n–3 Fatty Acids and the Risk of Sudden Death
    2002 885 citations Meir J. Stampfer, JoAnn E. Manson et al. profile →
  50. Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy and Mortality
    1997 859 citations Meir J. Stampfer, Graham A. Colditz et al. profile →
  51. A Prospective Study of Dietary Calcium and Other Nutrients and the Risk of Symptomatic Kidney Stones
    1993 844 citations Walter C. Willett, Eric B. Rimm et al. profile →
  52. Prospective study of major dietary patterns and risk of coronary heart disease in men
    2000 829 citations Frank B. Hu, Eric B. Rimm et al. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition profile →
  53. Prospective Study of Predictors of Vitamin D Status and Cancer Incidence and Mortality in Men
    2006 811 citations Edward L. Giovannucci, Eric B. Rimm et al. profile →
  54. Vitamin D intake and incidence of multiple sclerosis
    2004 808 citations Walter C. Willett, Alberto Ascherio et al. profile →
  55. Moderate Alcohol Intake, Increased Levels of High-Density Lipoprotein and Its Subfractions, and Decreased Risk of Myocardial Infarction
    1993 805 citations Walter C. Willett et al. profile →
  56. Comparison of abdominal adiposity and overall obesity in predicting risk of type 2 diabetes among men
    2005 800 citations Eric B. Rimm, Meir J. Stampfer et al. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition profile →
  57. Purine-Rich Foods, Dairy and Protein Intake, and the Risk of Gout in Men
    2004 795 citations Walter C. Willett et al. profile →
  58. Diet and Health: What Should We Eat?
    1994 774 citations Walter C. Willett profile →
  59. TEST OF THE NATIONAL DEATH INDEX
    1984 743 citations Meir J. Stampfer, Walter C. Willett et al. profile →
  60. A Prospective Study of Walking as Compared with Vigorous Exercise in the Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease in Women
    1999 739 citations JoAnn E. Manson, Frank B. Hu et al. profile →
  61. THE USE OF A SELF-ADMINISTERED QUESTIONNAIRE TO ASSESS DIET FOUR YEARS IN THE PAST
    1988 735 citations Walter C. Willett, Meir J. Stampfer et al. profile →
  62. A Prospective Study of Moderate Alcohol Consumption and the Risk of Coronary Disease and Stroke in Women
    1988 723 citations Meir J. Stampfer, Graham A. Colditz et al. profile →
  63. Intake of trans fatty acids and risk of coronary heart disease among women
    1993 720 citations Walter C. Willett et al. The Lancet profile →
  64. The total antioxidant content of more than 3100 foods, beverages, spices, herbs and supplements used worldwide
    2010 713 citations Walter C. Willett et al. profile →
  65. Development and Validation of a Food Frequency Questionnaire in Spain
    1993 712 citations Walter C. Willett et al. profile →
  66. Birth Weight and Adult Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus, and Obesity in US Men
    1996 711 citations Walter C. Willett, Eric B. Rimm et al. Circulation profile →
  67. Plasma 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels and Risk of Incident Hypertension
    2007 697 citations Edward L. Giovannucci, Walter C. Willett et al. profile →
  68. Major types of dietary fat and risk of coronary heart disease: a pooled analysis of 11 cohort studies
    2009 695 citations Donna Spiegelman, Walter C. Willett et al. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition profile →
  69. Walking Compared With Vigorous Physical Activity and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Women
    1999 676 citations Graham A. Colditz, Walter C. Willett et al. JAMA profile →
  70. Fruit and vegetable intake and risk of cardiovascular disease: the Women’s Health Study
    2000 676 citations JoAnn E. Manson, Walter C. Willett et al. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition profile →
  71. Diet-quality scores and plasma concentrations of markers of inflammation and endothelial dysfunction
    2005 669 citations Teresa T. Fung, JoAnn E. Manson et al. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition profile →
  72. Types of Dietary Fat and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease: A Critical Review
    2001 667 citations Frank B. Hu, JoAnn E. Manson et al. profile →
  73. Diet-quality scores and plasma concentrations of markers of inflammation and endothelial dysfunction
    2005 665 citations Teresa T. Fung, JoAnn E. Manson et al. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition profile →
  74. Plant-Based Dietary Patterns and Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes in US Men and Women: Results from Three Prospective Cohort Studies
    2016 665 citations Shilpa N Bhupathiraju, Eric B. Rimm et al. profile →
  75. Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase polymorphism, dietary interactions, and risk of colorectal cancer.
    1997 651 citations Edward L. Giovannucci, David J. Hunter et al. profile →
  76. Mediterranean Diet and Incidence of and Mortality From Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke in Women
    2009 647 citations Teresa T. Fung, Kathryn M. Rexrode et al. Circulation profile →
  77. Marine n−3 Fatty Acids and Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer
    2018 644 citations JoAnn E. Manson, Samia Mora et al. profile →
  78. A Prospective Study of Postmenopausal Estrogen Therapy and Coronary Heart Disease
    1985 639 citations Meir J. Stampfer, Walter C. Willett et al. profile →
  79. Balancing Life-Style and Genomics Research for Disease Prevention
    2002 639 citations Walter C. Willett profile →
  80. Dietary Patterns and Risk for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in U.S. Men
    2002 635 citations Rob M. van Dam, Eric B. Rimm et al. profile →
  81. Vitamin D and Calcium Intake in Relation to Type 2 Diabetes in Women
    2006 616 citations Rob M. van Dam, Walter C. Willett et al. profile →
  82. A prospective study of nutritional factors and hypertension among US men.
    1992 575 citations Alberto Ascherio, Edward L. Giovannucci et al. Circulation profile →
  83. Adiposity as Compared with Physical Activity in Predicting Mortality among Women
    2004 574 citations Frank B. Hu, Walter C. Willett et al. profile →
  84. WEIGHT AS A RISK FACTOR FOR CLINICAL DIABETES IN WOMEN
    1990 569 citations Graham A. Colditz, Walter C. Willett et al. profile →
  85. Red meat consumption and risk of type 2 diabetes: 3 cohorts of US adults and an updated meta-analysis
    2011 523 citations An Pan, Qi Sun et al. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition profile →
  86. Association of Animal and Plant Protein Intake With All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality
    2016 511 citations Mingyang Song, Teresa T. Fung et al. profile →
  87. Major Dietary Protein Sources and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in Women
    2010 424 citations Qi Sun, JoAnn E. Manson et al. Circulation profile →
  88. Association of Obesity With Risk of Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer Among Women
    2018 337 citations Kana Wu, Mingyang Song et al. profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Walter C. Willett United States 258 98.0k 58.8k 47.7k 35.4k 29.7k 1.9k 255.3k
JoAnn E. Manson United States 208 47.9k 0.5× 36.2k 0.6× 25.6k 0.5× 35.6k 1.0× 14.6k 0.5× 1.7k 167.3k
Graham A. Colditz United States 210 49.0k 0.5× 30.8k 0.5× 15.7k 0.3× 22.5k 0.6× 33.5k 1.1× 1.4k 167.0k
Meir J. Stampfer United States 183 39.4k 0.4× 26.0k 0.4× 21.0k 0.4× 26.1k 0.7× 16.1k 0.5× 854 142.3k
Frank B. Hu United States 199 67.4k 0.7× 52.0k 0.9× 27.3k 0.6× 29.5k 0.8× 5.5k 0.2× 1.2k 162.5k
George Davey Smith United Kingdom 182 32.5k 0.3× 23.4k 0.4× 11.1k 0.2× 15.8k 0.4× 12.3k 0.4× 2.0k 218.3k
Edward L. Giovannucci United States 158 24.2k 0.2× 17.4k 0.3× 15.7k 0.3× 11.5k 0.3× 29.0k 1.0× 1.4k 115.2k
Eric B. Rimm United States 160 37.1k 0.4× 24.5k 0.4× 19.2k 0.4× 14.5k 0.4× 5.2k 0.2× 894 103.9k
Bernard Rosner United States 146 25.9k 0.3× 15.5k 0.3× 11.2k 0.2× 13.5k 0.4× 15.0k 0.5× 1.1k 97.0k
Scott M. Grundy United States 145 20.4k 0.2× 26.5k 0.4× 12.3k 0.3× 60.2k 1.7× 6.5k 0.2× 603 160.2k
Julian P. T. Higgins United Kingdom 118 18.9k 0.2× 16.3k 0.3× 6.6k 0.1× 11.1k 0.3× 16.2k 0.5× 471 205.3k

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Glenn, Andrea J., et al.. (2025). Coffee Consumption, Additive Use, and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes—Results from 3 Large Prospective United States Cohort Studies. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 121(3). 695–702. 4 indexed citations
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Nguyen, Xuan‐Mai T., Yanping Li, Serena C. Houghton, et al.. (2025). Dietary Cholesterol and Myocardial Infarction in the Million Veteran Program. Journal of the American Heart Association. 14(4). e036819–e036819.
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Pacheco, Lorena S., Deirdre K. Tobias, Yanping Li, et al.. (2024). Sugar-sweetened or artificially-sweetened beverage consumption, physical activity, and risk of cardiovascular disease in adults: a prospective cohort study. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 119(3). 669–681. 17 indexed citations
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Heianza, Yoriko, Qi Sun, Xuan Wang, et al.. (2024). Plasma levels of polyols erythritol, mannitol, and sorbitol and incident coronary heart disease among women. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 32(5). 404–414. 2 indexed citations
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Geng, Tingting, Yanfeng Zhou, Pan He, et al.. (2023). Adherence to a Planetary Health Diet, Environmental Impacts, and Mortality in Chinese Adults. JAMA Network Open. 6(10). e2339468–e2339468. 30 indexed citations
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Gu, Xiao, Jean‐Philippe Drouin‐Chartier, Frank M. Sacks, et al.. (2023). Red meat intake and risk of type 2 diabetes in a prospective cohort study of United States females and males. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 118(6). 1153–1163. 34 indexed citations
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Ludwig, David S., Frank B. Hu, Alice H. Lichtenstein, & Walter C. Willett. (2023). Low-fat diet Redux at WHO. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 118(5). 849–851. 5 indexed citations
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Wan, Yi, Deirdre K. Tobias, Kristine K. Dennis, et al.. (2023). Association between changes in carbohydrate intake and long term weight changes: prospective cohort study. BMJ. 382. e073939–e073939. 28 indexed citations
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Chen, Hui, Klodian Dhana, Yuhui Huang, et al.. (2023). Association of the Mediterranean Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay (MIND) Diet With the Risk of Dementia. JAMA Psychiatry. 80(6). 630–630. 78 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wang, Dong D., Yanping Li, Shilpa N Bhupathiraju, et al.. (2021). Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Mortality. Circulation. 143(17). 1642–1654. 251 indexed citations breakdown →
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Fung, Teresa T., Ellen A. Struijk, Fernando Rodríguez‐Artalejo, Walter C. Willett, & Esther López‐García. (2020). Fruit and vegetable intake and risk of frailty in women 60 years old or older. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 112(6). 1540–1546. 34 indexed citations
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Wang, Rui, Victor DeGruttola, Quanhong Lei, et al.. (2020). The vitamin D for COVID-19 (VIVID) trial: A pragmatic cluster-randomized design. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 100. 106176–106176. 47 indexed citations
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Katagiri, Ryoko, Mingyang Song, Xuehong Zhang, et al.. (2019). Dietary Intake of Branched-Chain Amino Acids and Risk of Colorectal Cancer. Cancer Prevention Research. 13(1). 65–72. 17 indexed citations
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Song, Mingyang, Frank B. Hu, Donna Spiegelman, et al.. (2015). Adulthood Weight Change and Risk of Colorectal Cancer in the Nurses' Health Study and Health Professionals Follow-up Study. Cancer Prevention Research. 8(7). 620–627. 34 indexed citations
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Xue, Fei, Walter C. Willett, Bernard Rosner, Susan E. Hankinson, & Karin B. Michels. (2011). Cigarette Smoking and the Incidence of Breast Cancer. Archives of Internal Medicine. 171(2). 125–33. 128 indexed citations
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Chen, Wendy Y., Bernard Rosner, Susan E. Hankinson, Graham A. Colditz, & Walter C. Willett. (2011). Moderate Alcohol Consumption During Adult Life, Drinking Patterns, and Breast Cancer Risk. JAMA. 306(17). 1884–1884. 325 indexed citations
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López‐García, Esther, Rob M. van Dam, Walter C. Willett, et al.. (2006). Coffee Consumption and Coronary Heart Disease in Men and Women. Circulation. 113(17). 2045–2053. 156 indexed citations
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Troisi, Rebecca, F E Speizer, Walter C. Willett, D. Trichopoulos, & Bernard Rosner. (1995). Menopause, Postmenopausal Estrogen Preparations, and the Risk of Adult-Onset Asthma. A Prospective Cohort Study. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 152(4). 1183–1188. 297 indexed citations
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Willett, Walter C., et al.. (1993). Intake of trans fatty acids and risk of coronary heart disease among women. The Lancet. 341(8845). 581–585. 720 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hunter, David J., Graham A. Colditz, Meir J. Stampfer, et al.. (1992). Diet and risk of basal cell carcinoma of the skin in a prospective cohort of women. Annals of Epidemiology. 2(3). 231–239. 100 indexed citations

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