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., Ferrari, P., Slimani, N., Norat, T., Casagrande, C., Overvad, K., Olsen, A. V., Stripp, C., Tjønneland, A., Boutron-Ruault, M. C., Clavel-Chapelon, F., Kesse, E., Nieters, A., Bergmann, M., Boeing, H., Naska, A., Trichopoulou, A., Palli, D., Krogh, V. ... Riboli, E. (2004). Association of nut and seed intake with colorectal cancer risk in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, 13(10), 1595-1603.

Lahmann, P. H., Hoffmann, K., Allen, N., van Gils, C. H., Khaw, K. T., Tehard, B., Berrino, F., Tjønneland, A., Bigaard, J., Olsen, A. V., Overvad, K., Clavel-Chapelon, F., Nagel, G., Boeing, H., Trichopoulos, D., Economou, G., Bellos, G., Palli, D., Tumino, R. ... Riboli, E. (2004). Body size and breast cancer risk: findings from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC). International Journal of Cancer, 111(5), 762-71.

Beer, S. M., Taylor, E. R., Brown, S. E., Dahm, C. C., Costa, N. J., Runswick, M. J. & Murphy, M. P. (2004). Glutaredoxin 2 catalyzes the reversible oxidation and glutathionylation of mitochondrial membrane thiol proteins: implications for mitochondrial redox regulation and antioxidant DEFENSE. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 279(46), 47939-51. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M408011200

Tjønneland, A., Christensen, J., Thomsen, B. L., Olsen, A. V., Overvad, K., Ewertz, M. K. & Mellemkjær, L. (2004). Hormone replacement therapy in relation to breast carcinoma incidence rate ratios: a prospective Danish cohort study. Cancer, 100(11), 2328-37.

Johnsen, N. F., Hausner, H., Olsen, A. V., Tetens, I., Christensen, J., Bach Knudsen, K. E., Overvad, K. & Tjønneland, A. (2004). Intake of whole grains and vegetables determines the plasma enterolactone concentration of Danish women. Journal of Nutrition, 134, 2691-2697.

Tjønneland, A., Christensen, J., Thomsen, B. L., Olsen, A. V., Stripp, C., Overvad, K. & Olsen, J. H. (2004). Lifetime alcohol consumption and postmenopausal breast cancer rate in Denmark: a prospective cohort study. The Journal of Nutrition, 134(1), 173-178.

Vogel, U., Olsen, A., Wallin, H., Overvad, K., Tjønneland, A. & Nexø, B. A. (2004). No association between GPX Pro198Leu and risk of basal cell carcinoma. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, 13(8), 1412-3.

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