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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Ritte, R. E., Lukanova, A., Berrino, F., Dossus, L., Tjonneland, A., Olsen, A., Overvad, T. F., Overvad, K., Clavel-Chapelon, F., Fournier, A., Fagherazzi, G., Rohrmann, S., Teucher, B., Boeing, H., Aleksandrova, K., Trichopoulou, A., Lagiou, P., Trichopoulos, D., Palli, D. ... Kaaks, R. (2012). Adiposity, hormone replacement therapy use and breast cancer risk by age and hormone receptor status: a large prospective cohort study. Breast Cancer Research, 14(3), R76. https://doi.org/10.1186/bcr3186

Leufkens, A. M., van Duijnhoven, F. J. B., Woudt, S. H. S., Siersema, P. D., Jenab, M., Jansen, E. H. J. M., Pischon, T., Tjønneland, A., Olsen, A., Overvad, K., Boutron-Ruault, M. C., Clavel-Chapelon, F., Morois, S., Palli, D., Pala, V., Tumino, R., Vineis, P., Panico, S., Kaaks, R. ... Bueno-de-Mesquita, H. B. (2012). Biomarkers of Oxidative Stress and Risk of Developing Colorectal Cancer: A Cohort-nested Case-Control Study in the European Prospective Investigation Into Cancer and Nutrition. American Journal of Epidemiology, 175(7), 653-63. https://doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwr418

Braem, M. G., Onland-Moret, N. C., Schouten, L. J., Tjønneland, A., Hansen, L., Dahm, C. C., Overvad, K., Lukanova, A., Dossus, L., Floegel, A., Boeing, H., Clavel-Chapelon, F., Chabbert-Buffet, N., Fagherazzi, G., Trichopoulou, A., Benetou, V., Goufa, I., Pala, V., Galasso, R. ... Peeters, P. H. (2012). Coffee and tea consumption and the risk of ovarian cancer: a prospective cohort study and updated meta-analysis. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 95(5), 1172-1181. https://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.111.026393

Park, J. Y., Nicolas, G., Freisling, H., Biessy, C., Scalbert, A., Romieu, I., Chajès, V., Chuang, S.-C., Ericson, U., Wallström, P., Ros, M. M., Peeters, P. H. M., Mattiello, A., Palli, D., María Huerta, J., Amiano, P., Halkjær, J., Dahm, C. C., Trichopoulou, A. ... Slimani, N. (2012). Comparison of standardised dietary folate intake across ten countries participating in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition. British Journal of Nutrition, 108(3), 552-69. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114511005733

Andersen, V., Olsen, A., Carbonnel, F., Tjønneland, A. & Vogel, U. (2012). Diet and risk of inflammatory bowel disease. Digestive and Liver Disease, 44(3), 185-194. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dld.2011.10.001

Murphy, N., Norat, T., Ferrari, P., Jenab, M., Bueno-de-Mesquita, B., Skeie, G., Dahm, C. C., Overvad, K., Olsen, A. V., Tjønneland, A., Clavel-Chapelon, F., Boutron-Ruault, M. C., Racine, A., Kaaks, R., Teucher, B., Boeing, H., Bergmann, M. M., Trichopoulou, A., Trichopoulos, D. ... Riboli, E. (2012). Dietary Fibre Intake and Risks of Cancers of the Colon and Rectum in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC). PLoS One, 7(6), e39361. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0039361

Romieu, I., Ferrari, P., Rinaldi, S., Slimani, N., Jenab, M., Olsen, A. V., Tjonneland, A., Overvad, K., Boutron-Ruault, M.-C., Lajous, M., Kaaks, R., Teucher, B., Boeing, H., Trichopoulou, A., Naska, A., Vasilopoulo, E., Sacerdote, C., Tumino, R., Masala, G. ... Clavel-Chapelon, F. (2012). Dietary glycemic index and glycemic load and breast cancer risk in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC). American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 96(2), 345-55. https://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.111.026724

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