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

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Langmann, F., Ibsen, D. B., Tjønneland, A., Olsen, A., Overvad, K. & Dahm, C. C. (2023). Adherence to the EAT-Lancet diet is associated with a lower risk of type 2 diabetes: the Danish Diet, Cancer and Health cohort. European Journal of Nutrition, 62(3), 1493-1502. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-023-03090-3

Tschiderer, L., Peters, S. A. E., van der Schouw, Y. T., van Westing, A. C., Tong, T. Y. N., Willeit, P., Seekircher, L., Moreno-Iribas, C., Huerta, J. M., Crous-Bou, M., Söderholm, M., Schulze, M. B., Johansson, C., Själander, S., Heath, A. K., Macciotta, A., Dahm, C. C., Ibsen, D. B., Pala, V. ... Onland-Moret, N. C. (2023). Age at Menopause and the Risk of Stroke: Observational and Mendelian Randomization Analysis in 204 244 Postmenopausal Women. Journal of the American Heart Association, 12(18), Article e030280. https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.123.030280

Wu, J., Han, X., Sun, D., Zhang, J., Li, J., Qin, G., Deng, W., Yu, Y. & Xu, H. (2023). Age-specific association of stage of hypertension at diagnosis with cardiovascular and all-cause mortality among elderly patients with hypertension: a cohort study. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 23(1), Article 270. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12872-023-03250-7

Rostgaard-Hansen, A. L., Lau, C. J., Halkjær, J., Olsen, A. & Toft, U. (2023). An updated validation of the Dietary Quality Score: associations with risk factors for cardiometabolic diseases in a Danish population. European Journal of Nutrition, 62(4), 1647-1656. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-023-03100-4

Laugesen, K., Mengel-From, J., Christensen, K., Olsen, J., Hougaard, D. M., Boding, L., Olsen, A., Erikstrup, C., Hetland, M. L., Høgdall, E., Kjaergaard, A. D., Sørensen, E., Brügmann, A., Petersen, E. R. B., Brandslund, I., Nordestgaard, B. G., Jensen, G. B., Skajaa, N., Troelsen, F. S. ... Sørensen, H. T. (2023). A Review of Major Danish Biobanks: Advantages and Possibilities of Health Research in Denmark. Clinical epidemiology, 15, 213-239. https://doi.org/10.2147/CLEP.S392416

Gram, M. A., Olsen, A., Andersen, Z. J., Tjønneland, A. & Mellemkjær, L. (2023). Associations of body fat mass and fat-free mass with breast cancer incidence in postmenopausal women: A Danish prospective cohort study. Annals of Epidemiology, 80, 30-36. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annepidem.2023.01.014

Mahamat-Saleh, Y., Al-Rahmoun, M., Severi, G., Ghiasvand, R., Veierod, M. B., Caini, S., Palli, D., Botteri, E., Sacerdote, C., Ricceri, F., Lukic, M., Sánchez, M. J., Pala, V., Tumino, R., Chiodini, P., Amiano, P., Colorado-Yohar, S., Chirlaque, M.-D., Ardanaz, E. ... Kvaskoff, M. (2023). Baseline and lifetime alcohol consumption and risk of skin cancer in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition cohort (EPIC). International Journal of Cancer, 152(3), 348-362. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijc.34253

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