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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Jakszyn, P., Agudo, A., Lujan-Barroso, L., Bueno-de-Mesquita, H. B., Jenab, M., Navarro, C., Palli, D., Boeing, H., Manjer, J., Numans, M. E., Igali, L., Boutron-Ruault, M.-C., Clavel-Chapelon, F., Morois, S., Grioni, S., Panico, S., Tumino, R., Sacerdote, C., Quirós, J. R. ... González, C. A. (2012). Dietary intake of heme iron and risk of gastric cancer in the European prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition (EURGAST- EPIC) study. International Journal of Cancer, 130(11), 2654-2663. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijc.26263

Serafini, M., Jakszyn, P., Luján-Barroso, L., Agudo, A., Bueno-de-Mesquita, H. B., van Duijnhoven, F. J. B., Jenab, M., Navarro, C., Palli, D., Boeing, H., Wallström, P., Regnér, S., Numans, M. E., Carneiro, F., Boutron-Ruault, M.-C., Clavel-Chapelon, F., Morois, S., Grioni, S., Panico, S. ... González, C. A. (2012). Dietary total antioxidant capacity and gastric cancer risk in the european prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition study. International Journal of Cancer, 131(4), E544-54. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijc.27347

Leufkens, A. M., van Duijnhoven, F. J. B., Boshuizen, H. C., Siersema, P. D., Kunst, A. E., Mouw, T., Tjønneland, A., Olsen, A., Overvad, K., Boutron-Ruault, M.-C., Clavel-Chapelon, F., Morois, S., Krogh, V., Tumino, R., Panico, S., Polidoro, S., Palli, D., Kaaks, R., Teucher, B. ... Bueno-de-Mesquita, H. B. (2012). Educational level and risk of colorectal cancer in EPIC with specific reference to tumor location. International Journal of Cancer, 130(3), 622-630. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijc.26030

Keogh, R. H., Park, J. Y., White, I. R., Lentjes, M. A. H., McTaggart, A., Bhaniani, A., Cairns, B. J., Key, T. J., Greenwood, D. C., Burley, V. J., Cade, J. E., Dahm, C. C., Pot, G. K., Stephen, A. M., Masset, G., Brunner, E. J. & Khaw, K.-T. (2012). Estimating the alcohol-breast cancer association: a comparison of diet diaries, FFQs and combined measurements. European Journal of Epidemiology, 27(7), 547-59. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-012-9693-7

Dahm, C. C., Gorst-Rasmussen, A., Crowe, F. L., Roswall, N., Tjønneland, A., Drogan, D., Boeing, H., Teucher, B., Kaaks, R., Adarakis, G., Zylis, D., Trichopoulou, A., Fedirko, V., Chajes, V., Jenab, M., Palli, D., Pala, V., Tumino, R., Ricceri, F. ... Overvad, K. (2012). Fatty acid patterns and risk of prostate cancer in a case-control study nested within the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 96(6), 1354-61. https://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.112.034157

Chuang, S.-C., Norat, T., Murphy, N., Olsen, A. V., Tjønneland, A., Overvad, K., Boutron-Ruault, M. C., Perquier, F., Dartois, L., Kaaks, R., Teucher, B., Bergmann, M. M., Boeing, H., Trichopoulou, A., Lagiou, P., Trichopoulos, D., Grioni, S., Sacerdote, C., Panico, S. ... Vineis, P. (2012). Fiber intake and total and cause-specific mortality in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition cohort. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 96(1), 164-74. https://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.111.028415

Cooper, A. J., Forouhi, N. G., Ye, Z., Buijsse, B., Arriola, L., Balkau, B., Barricarte, A., Beulens, J. W. J., Boeing, H., Büchner, F. L., Dahm, C. C., de Lauzon-Guillain, B., Fagherazzi, G., Franks, P. W., Gonzalez, C., Grioni, S., Kaaks, R., Key, T. J., Masala, G. ... The InterAct Consortium (2012). Fruit and vegetable intake and type 2 diabetes: EPIC-InterAct prospective study and meta-analysis. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 66(10), 1082-1092. https://doi.org/10.1038/ejcn.2012.85

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