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
Van Schaik, F. D. M., Oldenburg, B., Hart, A. R., Siersema, P. D., Lindgren, S., Grip, O., Teucher, B., Kaaks, R., Bergmann, M. M., Boeing, H., Carbonnel, F., Jantchou, P., Boutron-Ruault, M. C., Tjønneland, A., Olsen, A., Crowe, F. L., Peeters, P. H. M., Van Oijen, M. G. H. & Bueno-de-Mesquita, H. B. (2013). Serological markers predict inflammatory bowel disease years before the diagnosis. Gut, 62(5), 683-688. https://doi.org/10.1136/gutjnl-2012-302717
Dallal, C. M., Stone, R. A., Cauley, J. A., Ness, R. B., Vogel, V. G., Fentiman, I. S., Fowke, J. H., Krogh, V., Loft, S., Meilahn, E. N., Muti, P., Olsen, A., Overvad, K., Sieri, S., Tjønneland, A., Ursin, G., Wellejus, A. & Taioli, E. (2013). Urinary estrogen metabolites and breast cancer: a combined analysis of individual level data. International Journal of Biological Markers, 28(1), 3-16. https://doi.org/10.5301/JBM.2012.9353
Duell, E. J., Lujan-Barroso, L., Llivina, C., Muñoz, X., Jenab, M., Boutron-Ruault, M.-C., Clavel-Chapelon, F., Racine, A., Boeing, H., Buijsse, B., Canzian, F., Johnson, T., Dalgård, C., Overvad, K., Tjønneland, A., Olsen, A. V., Sánchez, S. C., Sánchez-Cantalejo, E., Huerta, J.-M. ... González, C. A. (2013). Vitamin C transporter gene (SLC23A1 and SLC23A2) polymorphisms, plasma vitamin C levels, and gastric cancer risk in the EPIC cohort. Genes & Nutrition, 8(6), 549-60. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12263-013-0346-6
Hansen, C. P., Berentzen, T. L., Østergaard, J. N., Dahm, C. C., Hellgren, L. I., Schmidt, E. B., Tjønneland, A., Sørensen, T. I. A., Overvad, K. & Jakobsen, M. U. (2012). Adipose tissue trans fatty acids and changes in body weight and waist circumference.
Ritte, R. E., Lukanova, A., Berrino, F., Dossus, L., Tjonneland, A., Olsen, A., Overvad, T. F., Overvad, K., Clavel-Chapelon, F., Fournier, A., Fagherazzi, G., Rohrmann, S., Teucher, B., Boeing, H., Aleksandrova, K., Trichopoulou, A., Lagiou, P., Trichopoulos, D., Palli, D. ... Kaaks, R. (2012). Adiposity, hormone replacement therapy use and breast cancer risk by age and hormone receptor status: a large prospective cohort study. Breast Cancer Research, 14(3), R76. https://doi.org/10.1186/bcr3186
Leufkens, A. M., van Duijnhoven, F. J. B., Woudt, S. H. S., Siersema, P. D., Jenab, M., Jansen, E. H. J. M., Pischon, T., Tjønneland, A., Olsen, A., Overvad, K., Boutron-Ruault, M. C., Clavel-Chapelon, F., Morois, S., Palli, D., Pala, V., Tumino, R., Vineis, P., Panico, S., Kaaks, R. ... Bueno-de-Mesquita, H. B. (2012). Biomarkers of Oxidative Stress and Risk of Developing Colorectal Cancer: A Cohort-nested Case-Control Study in the European Prospective Investigation Into Cancer and Nutrition. American Journal of Epidemiology, 175(7), 653-63. https://doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwr418
Braem, M. G., Onland-Moret, N. C., Schouten, L. J., Tjønneland, A., Hansen, L., Dahm, C. C., Overvad, K., Lukanova, A., Dossus, L., Floegel, A., Boeing, H., Clavel-Chapelon, F., Chabbert-Buffet, N., Fagherazzi, G., Trichopoulou, A., Benetou, V., Goufa, I., Pala, V., Galasso, R. ... Peeters, P. H. (2012). Coffee and tea consumption and the risk of ovarian cancer: a prospective cohort study and updated meta-analysis. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 95(5), 1172-1181. https://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.111.026393
