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
Egeberg, R., Olsen, A., Christensen, J., Johnsen, N. F., Loft, S., Overvad, K. & Tjønneland, A. (2011). Intake of whole-grain products and risk of prostate cancer among men in the Danish Diet, Cancer and Health cohort study. Cancer Causes & Control, 22(8), 1133-1139. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10552-011-9789-5
Kyrø, C., Skeie, G., Dragsted, L. O., Christensen, J., Overvad, K., Hallmans, G., Johansson, I., Lund, E., Slimani, N., Johnsen, N. F., Halkjær, J., Tjønneland, A. & Olsen, A. (2011). Intake of whole grains in Scandinavia is associated with healthy lifestyle, socio-economic and dietary factors. Public Health Nutrition, 14(10), 1787-1795. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980011000206
Couto, E., Boffetta, P., Lagiou, P., Ferrari, P., Buckland, G., Overvad, K., Dahm, C. C., Tjønneland, A., Olsen, A., Clavel-Chapelon, F., Boutron-Ruault, M.-C., Cottet, V., Trichopoulos, D., Naska, A., Benetou, V., Kaaks, R., Rohrmann, S., Boeing, H., von Ruesten, A. ... Trichopoulou, A. (2011). Mediterranean dietary pattern and cancer risk in the EPIC cohort. British Journal of Cancer, 104(9), 1493-1499. https://doi.org/10.1038/bjc.2011.106
Bakken, K., Fournier, A., Lund, E., Waaseth, M., Dumeaux, V., Clavel-Chapelon, F., Fabre, A., Hémon, B., Rinaldi, S., Chajes, V., Slimani, N., Allen, N. E., Reeves, G. K., Bingham, S., Khaw, K. T., Olsen, A., Tjønneland, A., Rodriguez, L., SÁnchez, M. J. ... Berrino, F. (2011). Menopausal hormone therapy and breast cancer risk: Impact of different treatments. The European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition. International Journal of Cancer, 128(1), 144-156. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijc.25314
Tsilidis, K. K., Allen, N. E., Key, T. J., Sanjoaquin, M. A., Bakken, K., Berrino, F., Fournier, A., Lund, E., Overvad, K., Olsen, A., Tjønneland, A., Byrnes, G., Chajes, V., Rinaldi, S., Boutron-Ruault, M.-C., Clavel-Chapelon, F., Chang-Claude, J., Kaaks, R., Bergmann, M. ... Riboli, E. (2011). Menopausal hormone therapy and risk of colorectal cancer in the European prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition. International Journal of Cancer, 128(8), 1881-1889. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijc.25504
Tsilidis, K. K., Allen, N. E., Key, T. J., Dossus, L., Kaaks, R., Bakken, K., Lund, E., Fournier, A., Dahm, C. C., Overvad, K., Hansen, L., Tjønneland, A., Rinaldi, S., Romieu, I., Boutron-Ruault, M.-C., Clavel-Chapelon, F., Lukanova, A., Boeing, H., Schütze, M. ... Riboli, E. (2011). Menopausal hormone therapy and risk of ovarian cancer in the European prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition. Cancer Causes & Control, 22(8), 1075-84. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10552-011-9782-z
Aleksandrova, K., Boeing, H., Jenab, M., Bueno-de-Mesquita, H. B., Jansen, E., van Duijnhoven, F., Fedirko, V., Rinaldi, S., Romieu, I., Riboli, E., Romaguera, D., Overvad, K. K., Østergaard, J. N., Olsen, A., Tjonneland, A. A. M., Boutron-Ruault, M.-C., Clavel-Chapelon, F., Morois, S., Masala, G. ... Pischon, T. (2011). Metabolic Syndrome and Risks of Colon and Rectal Cancer: the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition Study. Cancer Prevention Research, 4(11), 1873-1883. https://doi.org/10.1158/1940-6207.CAPR-11-0218
