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., Lukanova, A., Tjønneland, A., Olsen, A. V., Overvad, K., Mesrine, S., Fagherazzi, G., Dossus, L., Teucher, B., Steindorf, K., Boeing, H., Aleksandrova, K., Trichopoulou, A., Lagiou, P., Trichopoulos, D., Palli, D., Grioni, S., Mattiello, A., Tumino, R. ... Kaaks, R. (2013). Height, age at menarche and risk of hormone receptor-positive and -negative breast cancer: A cohort study. International Journal of Cancer, 132(11), 2619-29. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijc.27913

Kyrø, C., Skeie, G., Loft, S., Landberg, R., Christensen, J., Lund, E., Nilsson, L. M., Palmqvist, R., Tjønneland, A. & Olsen, A. (2013). Intake of whole grains from different cereal and food sources and incidence of colorectal cancer in the Scandinavian HELGA cohort. Cancer Causes & Control, 24(7), 1363-1374. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10552-013-0215-z

Michaud, D. S., Izard, J., Rubin, Z., Johansson, I., Weiderpass, E., Tjønneland, A., Olsen, A., Overvad, K., Boutron-Ruault, M. C., Clavel-Chapelon, F., Dossus, L., Kaaks, R., Katzke, V. A., Boeing, H., Foerster, J., Trichopoulou, A., Naska, A., Ziara, G., Vineis, P. ... Bueno-de-Mesquita, H. B. (2013). Lifestyle, dietary factors, and antibody levels to oral bacteria in cancer-free participants of a European cohort study. Cancer Causes & Control, 24(11), 1901-9. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10552-013-0265-2

Bamia, C., Lagiou, P., Buckland, G., Grioni, S., Agnoli, C., Taylor, A. J., Dahm, C. C., Overvad, K., Olsen, A., Tjønneland, A., Cottet, V., Boutron-Ruault, M.-C., Morois, S., Grote, V., Teucher, B., Boeing, H., Buijsse, B., Trichopoulos, D., Adarakis, G. ... Trichopoulou, A. (2013). Mediterranean diet and colorectal cancer risk: results from a European cohort. European Journal of Epidemiology, 28(4), 317-28. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-013-9795-x

Roswall, N., Larsen, S. B., Friis, S., Outzen, M., Olsen, A., Christensen, J., Dragsted, L. O. & Tjønneland, A. (2013). Micronutrient intake and risk of prostate cancer in a cohort of middle-Aged, Danish men. Cancer Causes & Control, 24(6), 1129-1135. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10552-013-0190-4

Kühn, T., Kaaks, R., Becker, S., Eomois, P.-P., Clavel-Chapelon, F., Kvaskoff, M., Dossus, L., Tjønneland, A., Olsen, A. V., Overvad, K., Chang-Claude, J., Lukanova, A., Buijsse, B., Boeing, H., Trichopoulou, A., Lagiou, P., Bamia, C., Masala, G., Krogh, V. ... Linseisen, J. (2013). Plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D and the risk of breast cancer in the European prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition: A nested case-control study. International Journal of Cancer, 1689-700. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijc.28172

Michaud, D. S., Izard, J., Wilhelm-Benartzi, C. S., You, D.-H., Grote, V. A., Tjønneland, A., Dahm, C. C., Overvad, K., Jenab, M., Fedirko, V., Boutron-Ruault, M. C., Clavel-Chapelon, F., Racine, A., Kaaks, R., Boeing, H., Foerster, J., Trichopoulou, A., Lagiou, P., Trichopoulos, D. ... Riboli, E. (2013). Plasma antibodies to oral bacteria and risk of pancreatic cancer in a large European prospective cohort study. Gut, 62(12), 1764-70. https://doi.org/10.1136/gutjnl-2012-303006

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