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
Freisling, H., Moskal, A., Ferrari, P., Nicolas, G., Knaze, V., Clavel-Chapelon, F., Boutron-Ruault, M.-C., Nailler, L., Teucher, B., Grote, V. A., Boeing, H., Clemens, M., Tjønneland, A., Olsen, A., Overvad, K., Quirós, J. R., Duell, E. J., Sánchez, M.-J., Amiano, P. ... Slimani, N. (2013). Dietary acrylamide intake of adults in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition differs greatly according to geographical region. European Journal of Nutrition, 52(4), 1369-80. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-012-0446-x
Ferrari, P., Rinaldi, S., Jenab, M., Lukanova, A., Olsen, A., Tjønneland, A., Overvad, K., Clavel-Chapelon, F., Fagherazzi, G., Touillaud, M., Kaaks, R., von Rüsten, A., Boeing, H., Trichopoulou, A., Lagiou, P., Benetou, V., Grioni, S., Panico, S., Masala, G. ... Romieu, I. (2013). Dietary fiber intake and risk of hormonal receptor-defined breast cancer in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition study. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 97(2), 344-53. https://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.112.034025
Zamora-Ros, R., Ferrari, P., González, C. A., Tjønneland, A., Olsen, A., Bredsdorff, L., Overvad, K., Touillaud, M., Perquier, F., Fagherazzi, G., Lukanova, A., Tikk, K., Aleksandrova, K., Boeing, H., Trichopoulou, A., Trichopoulos, D., Dilis, V., Masala, G., Sieri, S. ... Romieu, I. (2013). Dietary flavonoid and lignan intake and breast cancer risk according to menopause and hormone receptor status in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) Study. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 139(1), 163-76. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-013-2483-4
Obón-Santacana, M., Slimani, N., Lujan-Barroso, L., Travier, N., Hallmans, G., Freisling, H., Ferrari, P., Boutron-Ruault, M. C., Racine, A., Clavel, F., Saieva, C., Pala, V., Tumino, R., Mattiello, A., Vineis, P., Argüelles, M., Ardanaz, E., Amiano, P., Navarro, C. ... Duell, E. J. (2013). Dietary intake of acrylamide and pancreatic cancer risk in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) cohort. Annals of Oncology, 24(10), 2645-51. https://doi.org/10.1093/annonc/mdt255
Abbas, S., Linseisen, J., Rohrmann, S., Chang-Claude, J., Peeters, P. H., Engel, P., Brustad, M., Lund, E., Skeie, G., Olsen, A., Tjønneland, A., Overvad, K., Boutron-Ruault, M.-C., Clavel-Chapelon, F., Fagherazzi, G., Kaaks, R., Boeing, H., Buijsse, B., Adarakis, G. ... Riboli, E. (2013). Dietary intake of vitamin d and calcium and breast cancer risk in the European prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition. Nutrition and Cancer, 65(2), 178-87. https://doi.org/10.1080/01635581.2013.752018
Leenders, M., Sluijs, I., Ros, M. M., Boshuizen, H. C., Siersema, P. D., Ferrari, P., Weikert, C., Tjønneland, A., Olsen, A. V., Boutron-Ruault, M.-C., Clavel-Chapelon, F., Nailler, L., Teucher, B., Li, K., Boeing, H., Bergmann, M. M., Trichopoulou, A., Lagiou, P., Trichopoulos, D. ... Bueno-de-Mesquita, H. B. (2013). Fruit and Vegetable Consumption and Mortality: European Prospective Investigation Into Cancer and Nutrition. American Journal of Epidemiology, 178(4), 590-602. https://doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwt006
Ritte, R., Lukanova, A., Tjønneland, A., Olsen, A. V., Overvad, K., Mesrine, S., Fagherazzi, G., Dossus, L., Teucher, B., Steindorf, K., Boeing, H., Aleksandrova, K., Trichopoulou, A., Lagiou, P., Trichopoulos, D., Palli, D., Grioni, S., Mattiello, A., Tumino, R. ... Kaaks, R. (2013). Height, age at menarche and risk of hormone receptor-positive and -negative breast cancer: A cohort study. International Journal of Cancer, 132(11), 2619-29. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijc.27913
