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
Johnsen, N. F., Olsen, A. V., Thomsen, B. L. R., Christensen, J., Egeberg, R., Knudsen, K. E. B., Loft, S., Overvad, K. & Tjønneland, A. (2010). Plasma enterolactone and risk of colon and rectal cancer in a case–cohort study of Danish men and women. Cancer Causes & Control, 21(1), 153-162. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10552-009-9445-5
Eussen, S. J. P. M., Vollset, S. E., Igland, J., Meyer, K., Fredriksen, A., Ueland, P. M., Jenab, M., Slimani, N., Boffetta, P., Overvad, K., Tjønneland, A., Olsen, A., Clavel-Chapelon, F., Boutron-Ruault, M.-C., Morois, S., Weikert, C., Pischon, T., Linseisen, J., Kaaks, R. ... Riboli, E. (2010). Plasma folate, related genetic variants, and colorectal cancer risk in EPIC. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, 19(5), 1328-40. https://doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-09-0841
Olsen, A., Landberg, R., Aman, P., Kamal-Eldin, A., Christensen, J., Johnsen, N. F., Overvad, K. & Tjønneland, A. (2010). Plasma levels of alkylresorcinols and incidence of endometrial cancer. European Journal of Cancer Prevention, 19(1), 73-7. https://doi.org/10.1097/CEJ.0b013e328333d12a
Eussen, S. J., Vollset, S. E., Hustad, S., Midttun, O., Meyer, K., Fredriksen, A., Ueland, P. M., Jenab, M., Slimani, N., Boffetta, P., Overvad, K., Thorlacius-Ussing, O., Tjonneland, A. M., Olsen, A., Clavel-Chapelon, F., Boutron-Ruault, M.-C., Morois, S., Weikert, C., Pishon, T. ... Thorlacius-Ussing, O. (2010). Plasma vitamins B2, B6, B12, and related genetic variants as predictors of colorectal cancer risk. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, 19(10), 2549-2561. https://doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-10-0407
Freisling, H., Fahey, M. T., Moskal, A., Ocké, M. C., Ferrari, P., Jenab, M., Norat, T., Naska, A., Welch, A. A., Navarro, C., Schulz, M., Wirfält, E., Casagrande, C., Amiano, P., Ardanaz, E., Parr, C., Engeset, D., Grioni, S., Sera, F. ... Slimani, N. (2010). Region-Specific Nutrient Intake Patterns Exhibit a Geographical Gradient within and between European Countries. Journal of Nutrition, 140(7), 1280-6. https://doi.org/10.3945/jn.110.121152
Michaud, D. S., Gallo, V., Schlehofer, B., Tjonneland, A. M., Olsen, A., Overvad, K., Dahm, C. C., Kaaks, R., Lukanova, A., Boeing, H., Schutze, M., Trichopoulou, A., Bamia, C., Kyrozis, A., Sacerdote, C., Agnoli, C., Palli, D., Tumino, R., Mattiello, A. ... Riboli, E. (2010). Reproductive factors and exogenous hormone use in relation to risk of glioma and meningioma in a large European cohort study. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, 19(10), 2562-9. https://doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-10-0447
Dossus, L., Allen, N., Kaaks, R., Bakken, K., Lund, E., Tjonneland, A., Olsen, A., Overvad, K., Clavel-Chapelon, F., Fournier, A., Chabbert-Buffet, N., Boeing, H., Schütze, M., Trichopoulou, A., Trichopoulos, D., Lagiou, P., Palli, D., Krogh, V., Tumino, R. ... Riboli, E. (2010). Reproductive risk factors and endometrial cancer: the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition. International Journal of Cancer, 127(2), 442-451. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijc.25050
