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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McCormack, V., Agudo, A., Dahm, C. C., Overvad, K., Olsen, A., Tjonneland, A., Kaaks, R., Boeing, H., Manjer, J., Almquist, M., Hallmans, G., Johansson, I., Chirlaque, M., Barricarte, A., Dorronsoro, M., Rodriguez, L., Redondo, M., Khaw, K., Wareham, N. ... Boffetta, P. (2010). Cigar and pipe smoking and cancer risk in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC). International Journal of Cancer, 127(10), 2402-11. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijc.25252

Vrieling, A., Bueno-de-Mesquita, H. B., Boshuizen, H. C., Michaud, D. S., Severinsen, M. T., Overvad, K., Olsen, A., Tjønneland, A., Clavel-Chapelon, F., Boutron-Ruault, M.-C., Kaaks, R., Rohrmann, S., Boeing, H., Nöthlings, U., Trichopoulou, A., Moutsiou, E., Dilis, V., Palli, D., Krogh, V. ... Riboli, E. (2010). Cigarette smoking, environmental tobacco smoke exposure and pancreatic cancer risk in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition. International Journal of Cancer, 126(10), 2394-403. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijc.24907

Aleksandrova, K., Jenab, M., Boeing, H., Jansen, E., Bueno-de-Mesquita, H. B., Rinaldi, S., Riboli, E., Overvad, K., Dahm, C. C., Olsen, A., Tjønneland, A., Boutron-Ruault, M.-C., Clavel-Chapelon, F., Morois, S., Palli, D., Krogh, V., Tumino, R., Vineis, P., Panico, S. ... Pischon, T. (2010). Circulating C-Reactive Protein Concentrations and Risks of Colon and Rectal Cancer: A Nested Case-Control Study Within the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition. American Journal of Epidemiology, 172(4), 407-18. https://doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwq135

Michaud, D. S., Gallo, V., Schlehofer, B., Tjønneland, A., Olsen, A., Overvad, K., Dahm, C. C., Teucher, B., Lukanova, A., Boeing, H., Schütze, M., Trichopoulou, A., Lagiou, P., Kyrozis, A., Sacerdote, C., Krogh, V., Masala, G., Tumino, R., Mattiello, A. ... Riboli, E. (2010). Coffee and tea intake and risk of brain tumors in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) cohort study. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 92(5), 1145-1150. https://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.2010.29876

Nagel, G., Linseisen, J., van Gils, C. H., Peeters, P. H., Boutron-Ruault, M. C., Clavel-Chapelon, F., Romieu, I., Tjønneland, A., Olsen, A., Roswall, N., Witt, P. M., Overvad, K., Rohrmann, S., Kaaks, R., Drogan, D., Boeing, H., Trichopoulou, A., Stratigakou, V., Zylis, D. ... Riboli, E. (2010). Dietary beta-carotene, vitamin C and E intake and breast cancer risk in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC). Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 119(3), 753-65. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-009-0444-8

Dahm, C. C., Keogh, R. H., Spencer, E. A., Greenwood, D. C., Key, T. J., Fentiman, I. S., Shipley, M. J., Brunner, E. J., Cade, J. E., Burley, V. J., Mishra, G., Stephen, A. M., Kuh, D., White, I. R., Luben, R., Lentjes, M. A. H., Khaw, K. T. & Rodwell Bingham, S. A. (2010). Dietary fiber and colorectal cancer risk: a nested case-control study using food diaries. Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 102(9), 614-26. https://doi.org/10.1093/jnci/djq092

Boffetta, P., Couto, E., Wichmann, J., Ferrari, P., Trichopoulos, D., Bueno-de-Mesquita, H. B., van Duijnhoven, F. J. B., Büchner, F. L., Key, T., Boeing, H., Nöthlings, U., Linseisen, J., Gonzalez, C. A., Overvad, K., Nielsen, M. R. S., Tjønneland, A., Olsen, A., Clavel-Chapelon, F., Boutron-Ruault, M.-C. ... Trichopoulou, A. (2010). Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Overall Cancer Risk in the European Prospective Investigation Into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC). Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 102(8), 529-37. https://doi.org/10.1093/jnci/djq072

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