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
Olsen, A. V., Stripp, C., Christensen, J., Thomsen, BL., Overvad, K. & Tjønneland, A. (2005). Re: Fruit and vegetable intake and risk of major chronic disease. Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 97, 1307-8.
Kaaks, R., Berrino, F., Key, T., Rinaldi, S., Dossus, L., Biessy, C., Secreto, G., Amiano, P., Bingham, S., Boeing, H., Bueno-De-Mesquita, HB., Chang-Claude, J., Clavel-Chapelon, F., Fournier, A., van Gils, CH., Gonzalez, CA., Gurrea, AB., Critselis, E., Khaw, KT. ... Riboli, E. (2005). Serum sex steroids in premenopausal women and breast cancer risk within the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC). Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 97, 755-65.
Jenab, M., Ferrari, P., Slimani, N., Norat, T., Casagrande, C., Overvad, K., Olsen, A. V., Stripp, C., Tjønneland, A., Boutron-Ruault, M. C., Clavel-Chapelon, F., Kesse, E., Nieters, A., Bergmann, M., Boeing, H., Naska, A., Trichopoulou, A., Palli, D., Krogh, V. ... Riboli, E. (2004). Association of nut and seed intake with colorectal cancer risk in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, 13(10), 1595-1603.
Lahmann, P. H., Hoffmann, K., Allen, N., van Gils, C. H., Khaw, K. T., Tehard, B., Berrino, F., Tjønneland, A., Bigaard, J., Olsen, A. V., Overvad, K., Clavel-Chapelon, F., Nagel, G., Boeing, H., Trichopoulos, D., Economou, G., Bellos, G., Palli, D., Tumino, R. ... Riboli, E. (2004). Body size and breast cancer risk: findings from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC). International Journal of Cancer, 111(5), 762-71.
Beer, S. M., Taylor, E. R., Brown, S. E., Dahm, C. C., Costa, N. J., Runswick, M. J. & Murphy, M. P. (2004). Glutaredoxin 2 catalyzes the reversible oxidation and glutathionylation of mitochondrial membrane thiol proteins: implications for mitochondrial redox regulation and antioxidant DEFENSE. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 279(46), 47939-51. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M408011200
Tjønneland, A., Christensen, J., Thomsen, B. L., Olsen, A. V., Overvad, K., Ewertz, M. K. & Mellemkjær, L. (2004). Hormone replacement therapy in relation to breast carcinoma incidence rate ratios: a prospective Danish cohort study. Syopa, 100(11), 2328-37.
Johnsen, N. F., Hausner, H., Olsen, A. V., Tetens, I., Christensen, J., Bach Knudsen, K. E., Overvad, K. & Tjønneland, A. (2004). Intake of whole grains and vegetables determines the plasma enterolactone concentration of Danish women. Journal of Nutrition, 134, 2691-2697.
