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
Jakszyn, P., Bingham, S., Pera, G., Agudo, A., Luben, R., Welch, A., Boeing, H., Del Giudice, G., Palli, D., Saieva, C., Krogh, V., Sacerdote, C., Tumino, R., Panico, S., Berglund, G., Siman, H., Hallmans, G., Sanchez, MJ., Larranaga, N. ... Carneiro, F. (2006). Endogenous versus exogenous exposure to N-nitroso compounds and gastric cancer risk in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC-EURGAST) study. Carcinogenesis, 27, 1497-501.
Vogel, U., Olsen, A. V., Tjønneland, A., Dragsted, L. O., Nexø, B. A., Wallin, H., Overvad, K., Raaschou-Nielsen, O. & Ravn-Haren, G. (2006). En polymorfi i GPX1 genet er associeret med ændret GPX aktivitet i forbindelse med alkoholindtag og rygning samt øget risiko for brystkræft. Miljø og sundhed, 31, 26-30.
Rohrmann, S., Linseisen, J., Boshuizen, HC., Whittaker, J., Agudo, A., Vineis, P., Boffetta, P., Jensen, MK., Olsen, A. V., Overvad, K., Tjønneland, A., Boutron-Ruault, M.-C., Clavel-Chapelon, F., Bergmann, MM., Boeing, H., Allen, N., Key, T., Bingham, S., Khaw, K.-T. ... Riboli, E. (2006). Ethanol intake and the risk of lung cancer in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC). American Journal of Epidemiology, 164, 1103-14.
Tjønneland, A., Christensen, J., Olsen, A. V., Stripp, C., Nissen, SB., Overvad, K. & Thomsen, BL. (2006). Folate intake, alcohol and risk of breast cancer among postmenopausal women in Denmark. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 60, 280-6.
Weikert, S., Boeing, H., Pischon, T., Olsen, A. V., Tjønneland, A., Overvad, K., Becker, N., Linseisen, J., Lahmann, PH., Arvaniti, A., Kassapa, C., Trichopoulou, A., Sieri, S., Tumino, R., Vineis, P., Panico, S., van Gils, CH., Peeters, PH., Bueno-de-Mesquita, HB. ... Riboli, E. (2006). Fruits and vegetables and renal cell carcinoma: Findings from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC). International Journal of Cancer, 118, 3133-9.
Rinaldi, S., Peeters, PH., Berrino, F., Dossus, L., Biessy, C., Olsen, A. V., Tjønneland, A., Overvad, K., Clavel-Chapelon, F., Boutron-Ruault, MC., Tehard, B., Nagel, G., Linseisen, J., Boeing, H., Lahmann, PH., Trichopoulou, A., Trichopoulos, D., Koliva, M., Palli, D. ... Kaags, R. (2006). IGF-I, IGFBP-3 and breast cancer risk in women: The European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC). Endocr Relat Cancer, 13, 593-605.
Boeing, H., Dietrich, T., Hoffmann, K., Pischon, T., Ferrari, P., Lahmann, PH., Boutron-Ruault, MC., Clavel-Chapelon, F., Allen, N., Key, T., Skeie, G., Lund, E., Olsen, A. V., Tjønneland, A., Overvad, K., Jensen, MK., Rohrmann, S., Linseisen, J., Trichopoulou, A. ... Riboli, E. (2006). Intake of fruits and vegetables and risk of cancer of the upper aero-digestive tract: the prospective EPIC-study. Cancer Causes & Control, 17, 957-69.
