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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Li, S. X., Imamura, F., Schulze, M. B., Zheng, J., Ye, Z., Agudo, A., Ardanaz, E., Aune, D., Boeing, H., Dorronsoro, M., Dow, C., Fagherazzi, G., Grioni, S., Gunter, M. J., Huerta, J. M., Ibsen, D. B., Jakobsen, M. U., Kaaks, R., Key, T. J. ... Wareham, N. J. (2018). Interplay between genetic predisposition, macronutrient intake and type 2 diabetes incidence: Analysis within EPIC-InterAct across eight European countries. Diabetologia, 61(6), 1325-1332. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00125-018-4586-2

Olsen, A. V., Kyrø, C., Schwarz, P., Vestergaard, P., Lidegaard, Ø., Hermann, P., Langdahl, B. L., Jensen, J.-E. B., Abrahamsen, B. & Harsløf, T. (2018). Kosttilskud med planteøstrogener. Ugeskrift for Læger, 180(15), Article V04180286.

Ward, H. A., Gayle, A., Jakszyn, P., Merritt, M., Melin, B., Freisling, H., Weiderpass, E., Tjonneland, A., Olsen, A., Dahm, C. C., Overvad, K., Katzke, V., Kühn, T., Boeing, H., Trichopoulou, A., Lagiou, P., Kyrozis, A., Palli, D., Krogh, V. ... Cross, A. J. (2018). Meat and haem iron intake in relation to glioma in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition study. European Journal of Cancer Prevention, 27(4), 379-383. https://doi.org/10.1097/CEJ.0000000000000331

Bakken, T., Braaten, T., Olsen, A., Hjartåker, A., Lund, E. & Skeie, G. (2018). Milk and risk of colorectal, colon and rectal cancer in the Norwegian Women and Cancer (NOWAC) Cohort Study. The British Journal of Nutrition, 119(11), 1274-1285. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114518000752

Cairat, M., Fournier, A., Murphy, N., Biessy, C., Scalbert, A., Rinaldi, S., Tjønneland, A., Olsen, A., Overvad, K., Arveux, P., Boutron-Ruault, M.-C., Cadeau, C., Fortner, R. T., Kaaks, R., Boeing, H., Aleksandrova, K., Peeters, P. H. M., Van Gils, C. H., Wareham, N. J. ... Dossus, L. (2018). Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug use and breast cancer risk in a European prospective cohort study. International Journal of Cancer, 143(7), 1688-1695. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijc.31570

Deschasaux, M., Huybrechts, I., Murphy, N., Julia, C., Hercberg, S., Srour, B., Kesse-Guyot, E., Latino-Martel, P., Biessy, C., Casagrande, C., Jenab, M., Ward, H., Weiderpass, E., Dahm, C. C., Overvad, K., Kyrø, C., Olsen, A., Affret, A., Boutron-Ruault, M.-C. ... Touvier, M. (2018). Nutritional quality of food as represented by the FSAm-NPS nutrient profiling system underlying the Nutri-Score label and cancer risk in Europe: Results from the EPIC prospective cohort study. PLOS Medicine, 15(9), e1002651. Article e1002651. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002651

Dinesen, P. T., Rix, T. A., Joensen, A. M., Dahm, C. C., Lundbye-Christensen, S., Schmidt, E. B. & Overvad, K. (2018). Patterns of adipose tissue fatty acids and the risk of atrial fibrillation: A case-cohort study. PLoS One, 13(12), Article e0208833. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0208833

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