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
Macciotta, A., Sacerdote, C., Giachino, C., Di Girolamo, C., Franco, M., van der Schouw, Y. T., Zamora-Ros, R., Weiderpass, E., Domenighetti, C., Elbaz, A., Truong, T., Agnoli, C., Bendinelli, B., Panico, S., Vineis, P., Christakoudi, S., Schulze, M. B., Katzke, V., Bajracharya, R. ... Ricceri, F. (2025). Examining causal relationships between educational attainment and type 2 diabetes using genetic analysis: findings from the EPIC-InterAct study through Mendelian randomisation. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 79(5), 373-379. Article 222734. https://doi.org/10.1136/jech-2024-222734
Thi Khanh, H. N., Stafoggia, M., Sørensen, M., Poulsen, A. H., Raaschou-Nielsen, O., Khan, J., Brandt, J., Olsen, A., Andersen, Z. J., Simonsen, M. K., Lim, Y. H., Zhang, J., Cole-Hunter, T., Pershagen, G., Pyko, A., Åkesson, A., Stockfelt, L., Andersson, E. M., Ögren, M. ... de Bont, J. (2025). Exploring the interaction between ambient air pollution and road traffic noise on stroke incidence in ten Nordic cohorts. Environment International, 198, Article 109403. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2025.109403
Meyer, A., Carbonnel, F., Dahm, C. C., Halkjær, J., Tjønneland, A., Schulze, M. B., Sacerdote, C., Tumino, R., Oldenburg, B., Huerta, J. M., Guevara, M., Aune, D., Gunter, M. J., Heath, A. K., Vineis, P., Tong, T. Y. N., Amiot, A. & Chan, S. S. M. (2025). Fruits, vegetables, legumes and potatoes and risk of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.14309/ajg.0000000000003602
Papadimitriou, N., Kazmi, N., Tsilidis, K. K., Richmond, R. C., Lynch, B. M., Bendinelli, B., Ricceri, F., Sánchez, M.-J., Trobajo-Sanmartín, C., Jakszyn, P., Simeon, V., Severi, G., Perduca, V., Truong, T., Ferrari, P., Keski-Rahkonen, P., Weiderpass, E., Eichelmann, F., Schulze, M. B. ... Lewis, S. J. (2025). Identifying metabolomic mediators of the physical activity and colorectal cancer relationship. Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology, 34(4), 578-587. https://doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-24-1390
Mandle, H. B., Jenab, M., Gunter, M. J., Tjønneland, A., Olsen, A., Dahm, C. C., Zhang, J., Sugier, P.-E., Rothwell, J., Severi, G., Kaaks, R., Katzke, V. A., Schulze, M. B., Masala, G., Sieri, S., Panico, S., Sacerdote, C., Bonet, C., Sánchez, M.-J. ... Fedirko, V. (2025). Inflammation and Gut Barrier Function-Related Genes and Colorectal Cancer Risk in Western European Populations. Mutagenesis, 40(1), 48-60. https://doi.org/10.1093/mutage/geae008
Meyer, A., Chan, S. S. M., Touvier, M., Julia, C., Tjønneland, A., Kyrø, C., Dahm, C. C., Katzke, V. A., Schulze, M. B., Tumino, R., Sacerdote, C., Masala, G., Oldenburg, B., Guevara, M., Bujanda, L., Cabrera Castro, N. A., Tong, T. Y. N., Heath, A. K., Deschasaux-Tanguy, M. ... Amiot, A. (2025). Inflammatory Potential of the Diet and Risk of Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 61(6), 1032-1042. Article 18497. https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.18497
Langmann, F., Ibsen, D. B., Johnston, L. W., Perez-Cornago, A. & Dahm, C. C. (2025). Legumes as a Substitute for Red and Processed Meat, Poultry or Fish, and the Risk of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in a Large Cohort. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 38(1), Article e70004. https://doi.org/10.1111/jhn.70004
