Diet, lifestyle and genetic susceptibility
Every day, each Dane consumes an average of 3 kilograms of food and fluids, which amounts to a ton each year. Food consumption habits have both health and environmental consequences. In the research group, we study associations between diet, lifestyle and health. The main outcomes we focus on are obesity, cardiovascular disease and cancer, both in one generation and across generations in families. Increasingly, we also study the interplay between food consumption, environmental impact, and health.
Research areas
- Applying novel methods to assess associations between diet and health
- Modelled substitution of foods
- Socioeconomic determinants of food and drink habits
- Associations between diet, lifestyle and obesity exposures in one generation, and health outcomes in the next
- Environmentally sustainable foods or dietary habits and health
- The interplay between genetic variation, diet, and health
Recent publications
Publications
Saberi Hosnijeh, F., Peeters, P., Romieu, I., Kelly, R., Riboli, E., Olsen, A., Tjønneland, A., Fagherazzi, G., Clavel-Chapelon, F., Dossus, L., Nieters, A., Teucher, B., Trichopoulou, A., Naska, A., Valanou, E., Mattiello, A., Sieri, S., Parr, C. L., Engeset, D. ... Vermeulen, R. (2014). Dietary intakes and risk of lymphoid and myeloid leukemia in the european prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition (EPIC). Nutrition and Cancer, 66(1), 14-28. https://doi.org/10.1080/01635581.2014.847471
Rytter, A. & Antoniussen, C. (Eds.) (2025). Ernæring i klinisk praksis. Gad. Menneskekroppen
Roulland, S., Kelly, R. S., Morgado, E., Sungalee, S., Solal-Celigny, P., Colombat, P., Jouve, N., Palli, D., Pala, V., Tumino, R., Panico, S., Sacerdote, C., Quirós, J. R., Gonzáles, C. A., Sánchez, M.-J., Dorronsoro, M., Navarro, C., Barricarte, A., Tjønneland, A. ... Nadel, B. (2014). t(14;18) Translocation: A Predictive Blood Biomarker for Follicular Lymphoma. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 32(13), 1347-55. https://doi.org/10.1200/JCO.2013.52.8190
Rothwell, J. A., Murphy, N., Bešević, J., Kliemann, N., Jenab, M., Ferrari, P., Achaintre, D., Gicquiau, A., Vozar, B., Scalbert, A., Huybrechts, I., Freisling, H., Prehn, C., Adamski, J., Cross, A. J., Pala, V. M., Boutron-Ruault, M.-C., Dahm, C. C., Overvad, K. ... Gunter, M. J. (2022). Metabolic Signatures of Healthy Lifestyle Patterns and Colorectal Cancer Risk in a European Cohort. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 20(5), e1061-e1082. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cgh.2020.11.045
Rothwell, J. A., Bešević, J., Dimou, N., Breeur, M., Murphy, N., Jenab, M., Wedekind, R., Viallon, V., Ferrari, P., Achaintre, D., Gicquiau, A., Rinaldi, S., Scalbert, A., Huybrechts, I., Prehn, C., Adamski, J., Cross, A. J., Keun, H., Chadeau-Hyam, M. ... Gunter, M. J. (2023). Circulating amino acid levels and colorectal cancer risk in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition and UK Biobank cohorts. BMC Medicine, 21(1), Article 80. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-023-02739-4
Roswall, N., Olsen, A., Christensen, J., Dragsted, L. O., Overvad, K. & Tjønneland, A. (2010). Source-specific effects of micronutrients in lung cancer prevention. Lung Cancer, 67(3), 275-281. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lungcan.2009.11.010
Roswall, N., Olsen, A., Christensen, J., Dragsted, L. O., Overvad, K. & Tjønneland, A. (2010). Micronutrient intake and risk of colon and rectal cancer in a Danish cohort. Journal of Cancer Epidemiology, 34(1), 40-46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.canep.2009.12.012
