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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Mellemkjær, L., Christensen, J., Frederiksen, K., Baker, J. L., Olsen, A., Sørensen, T. I. A. & Tjønneland, A. (2012). Leg length, sitting height and postmenopausal breast cancer risk. British Journal of Cancer, 107(1), 165-168. https://doi.org/10.1038/bjc.2012.244

Roswall, N., Olsen, A. V., Christensen, J., Hansen, L., Dragsted, L. O., Overvad, K. & Tjønneland, A. (2012). Micronutrient intake in relation to all-cause mortality in a prospective Danish cohort. Food & Nutrition Research, 56, 5466. https://doi.org/10.3402/fnr.v56i0.5466

Larsen, S. B., Dalton, S. O., Schüz, J., Christensen, J., Overvad, K., Tjønneland, A., Johansen, C. & Olsen, A. (2012). Mortality among participants and non-participants in a prospective cohort study. European Journal of Epidemiology, 27(11), 837-45. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-012-9739-x

Kamper-Jørgensen, M., Biggar, R. J., Tjønneland, A., Hjalgrim, H., Kroman, N., Rostgaard, K., Stamper, C. L., Olsen, A., Andersen, A. M. N. & Gadi, V. K. (2012). Opposite effects of microchimerism on breast and colon cancer. European Journal of Cancer, 48(14), 2227-2235. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejca.2012.02.006

Leenders, M., Chuang, S.-C., Dahm, C. C., Overvad, K., Ueland, P. M., Midttun, O., Vollset, S. E., Tjønneland, A., Halkjaer, J., Jenab, M., Clavel-Chapelon, F., Boutron-Ruault, M.-C., Kaaks, R., Canzian, F., Boeing, H., Weikert, C., Trichopoulou, A., Bamia, C., Naska, A. ... Vineis, P. (2012). Plasma cotinine levels and pancreatic cancer in the EPIC cohort study. International Journal of Cancer, 131(4), 997-1002. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijc.26452

Fedirko, V., Riboli, E., Tjonneland, A., Ferrari, P., Olsen, A., Bueno-de-Mesquita, H. B., van Duijnhoven, F., Norat, T., Jansen, E., Dahm, C. C., Overvad, K., Boutron-Ruault, M.-C., Clavel-Chapelon, F., Racine, A., Lukanova, A., Teucher, B., Boeing, H., Aleksandrova, K., Trichopoulou, A. ... Jenab, M. (2012). Pre-diagnostic 25-Hydroxyvitamin D, VDR and CASR Polymorphisms, and Survival in Patients with Colorectal Cancer in Western European Populations. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, 21(4), 582-93. https://doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-11-1065

Olsen, A. V., Christensen, J., Outzen, M., Olesen, P. T., Frandsen, H., Overvad, K. & Halkjær, J. (2012). Pre-diagnostic acrylamide exposure and survival after breast cancer among postmenopausal Danish women. Toxicology, 296(1-3), 67-72. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tox.2012.03.004

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