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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Jenab, M., Riboli, E., Ferrari, P., Friesen, M., Sabate, J., Norat, T., Slimani, N., Tjønneland, A., Olsen, A. V., Overvad, K., Boutron-Ruault, MC., Clavel-Chapelon, F., Boeing, H., Schulz, M., Linseisen, J., Nagel, G., Trichopoulou, A., Naska, A., Oikonomou, E. ... Gonzalez, CA. (2006). Plasma and dietary carotenoid, retinol and tocopherol levels and the risk of gastric adenocarcinomas in the European prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition. British Journal of Cancer, 95, 406-15.

Agudo, A., Sala, N., Pera, G., Capella, G., Berenguer, A., Garcia, N., Palli, D., Boeing, H., Del Giudice, G., Saieva, C., Carneiro, F., Berrino, F., Sacerdote, C., Tumino, R., Panico, S., Berglund, G., Siman, H., Stenling, R., Hallmans, G. ... Gonzalez, C. A. (2006). Polymorphisms in metabolic genes related to tobacco smoke and the risk of gastric cancer in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC-EURGAST). International Journal of Cancer, 119, 2412-6.

Rinaldi, S., Peeters, PH., Bezemer, ID., Dossus, L., Biessy, C., Sacerdote, C., Berrino, F., Panico, S., Palli, D., Tumino, R., Khaw, KT., Bingham, S., Allen, NE., Key, T., Jensen, MK., Overvad, K., Olsen, A. V., Tjønneland, A., Amiano, P. ... Kaaks, R. (2006). Relationship of alcohol intake and sex steroid concentrations in blood in pre- and post-menopausal women: the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition. Cancer Causes & Control, 17, 1033-43.

Verheus, M., Peeters, PH., Rinaldi, S., Dossus, L., Biessy, C., Olsen, A. V., Tjønneland, A., Overvad, K., Jeppesen, M., Clavel-Chapelon, F., Tehard, B., Nagel, G., Linseisen, J., Boeing, H., Lahmann, PH., Arvaniti, A., Psaltopoulou, T., Palli, D., Tumino, R. ... Kaaks, R. (2006). Serum C-peptide levels and breast cancer risk: Results from the European prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition (EPIC). International Journal of Cancer, 119, 659-67.

Wellejus, A., Olsen, A. V., Tjønneland, A., Thomsen, BL., Overvad, K. & Loft, S. (2006). Urinary hydroxyestrogens and breast cancer risk among postmenopausal women: a prospective study. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. , 14, 2137-42.

Raaschou-Nielsen, O., Pavuk, M., Leblanc, A., Dumas, P., Weber, JP., Olsen, A. V., Tjønneland, A., Overvad, K. & Olsen, JH. (2005). Adipose organochlorine concentrations and risk of breast cancer among postmenopausal Danish women. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. , 14, 67-74.

van Gils, CH., Peeters, PH., Bueno-De-Mesquita, HB., Boshuizen, HC., Lahmann, PH., Clavel-Chapelon, F., Thiebaut, A., Kesse, E., Sieri, S., Palli, D., Tumino, R., Panico, S., Vineis, P., Gonzalez, CA., Ardanaz, E., Sanchez, MJ., Amiano, P., Navarro, C., Quiros, JR. ... Riboli, E. (2005). Consumption of vegetables and fruits and risk of breast cancer. JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 293, 183-93.

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