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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Schlesinger, S., Aleksandrova, K., Pischon, T., Fedirko, V., Jenab, M., Trepo, E., Boffetta, P., Dahm, C. C., Overvad, K., Tjønneland, A., Halkjaer, J., Fagherazzi, G., Boutron-Ruault, M.-C., Carbonnel, F., Kaaks, R., Lukanova, A., Boeing, H., Trichopoulou, A., Bamia, C. ... Nöthlings, U. (2013). Abdominal Obesity, Weight Gain during Adulthood and Risk of Liver and Biliary Tract Cancer in a European Cohort. International Journal of Cancer, 132(3), 645-57. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijc.27645

Kyrø, C., Skeie, G., Loft, S., Overvad, K., Christensen, J., Tjønneland, A. & Olsen, A. (2013). Adherence to a healthy Nordic food index is associated with a lower incidence of colorectal cancer in women: The Diet, Cancer and Health cohort study. British Journal of Nutrition, 109(5), 920-7. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114512002085

Buckland, G., Travier, N., Cottet, V., González, C., Luján-Barroso, L., Agudo, A., Trichopoulou, A., Lagiou, P., Trichopoulos, D., Peeters, P. H., May, A., Bueno-de-Mesquita, H. B., van Duijnhoven, F. J. B., Key, T. J., Allen, N., Khaw, K. T., Wareham, N., Romieu, I., McCormack, V. ... Ríboli, E. (2013). Adherence to the mediterranean diet and risk of breast cancer in the European prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition cohort study. International Journal of Cancer, 132(12), 2918-27. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijc.27958

Vergnaud, A.-C., Romaguera, D., Peeters, P. H., van Gils, C. H., Chan, D. S., Romieu, I., Freisling, H., Ferrari, P., Clavel-Chapelon, F., Fagherazzi, G., Dartois, L., Li, K., Tikk, K., Bergmann, M. M., Boeing, H., Tjønneland, A., Olsen, A., Overvad, K., Dahm, C. C. ... Norat, T. (2013). Adherence to the World Cancer Research Fund/American Institute for Cancer Research guidelines and risk of death in Europe: results from the European Prospective Investigation into Nutrition and Cancer cohort study. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 97(5), 1107-20. https://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.112.049569

Hansen, C. P., Berentzen, T. L., Østergaard, J. N., Dahm, C. C., Hellgren, L. I., Schmidt, E. B., Tjønneland, A., Sørensen, T. I. A., Overvad, K. & Jakobsen, M. U. (2013). Adipose tissue trans fatty acids and changes in body weight and waist circumference. Abstract from ECO, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Aleksandrova, K., Pischon, T., Buijsse, B., May, A. M., Peeters, P. H., Bueno-de-Mesquita, H. B., Jenab, M., Fedirko, V., Dahm, C. C., Siersema, P. D., Freisling, H., Ferrari, P., Overvad, K., Tjønneland, A., Trichopoulou, A., Lagiou, P., Naska, A., Pala, V., Mattiello, A. ... Boeing, H. (2013). Adult weight change and risk of colorectal cancer in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition. European Journal of Cancer, 49(16), 3526-3536. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejca.2013.06.021

Loft, S., Olsen, A., Møller, P., Poulsen, H. E. & Tjønneland, A. (2013). Association between 8-oxo-7,8-dihydro-2′-deoxyguanosine excretion and risk of postmenopausal breast cancer: Nested case - Control study. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention, 22(7), 1289-1296. https://doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-13-0229

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