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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Langmann, F., Ibsen, D. B., Johnston, L. W., Perez-Cornago, A. & Dahm, C. C. (2025). Replacing red and processed meat, poultry, or fish with legumes and the risk of gallbladder diseases in a large British cohort. European Journal of Nutrition, 64(8), Article 318. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-025-03828-1

Vestergaard, S. B., Hedegaard, J. N., Dahm, C. C., Gottrup, H., Johnsen, S. P., Andersen, G. & Mortensen, J. K. (2025). Risk of Poststroke Dementia in Patients With and Without Atrial Fibrillation: A Nationwide Cohort Study. Journal of the American Heart Association, 14(14), 1-11. Article e041183. https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.124.041183

Katzke, V. A., Dutta, S., Rasokat, A., Archibugi, L., Capurso, G., Peduzzi, G., Gentiluomo, M., Canzian, F., Eriksen, A. K., Tjønneland, A., Dahm, C. C., Truong, T., Canonico, M., Laouali, N., Schulze, M. B., Tumino, R., Masala, G., Agnoli, C., Dansero, L. ... Kaaks, R. (2025). Sex Disparities and Female Reproductive and Hormonal Factors Associated with Risk of Pancreatic Cancer in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) Cohort. Cancers, 17(14), Article 2275. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers17142275

Vestergaard, S. B., Valentin, J. B., Dahm, C. C., Gottrup, H., Johnsen, S. P., Andersen, G. & Mortensen, J. K. (2025). Socioeconomic Disparities in Rate of Poststroke Dementia: A Nationwide Cohort Study. Stroke, 56(1), 65-73. https://doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.124.048380

Cantuaria, M. L., Poulsen, A. H., Raaschou-Nielsen, O., Audureau, É., Epaud, R., Lanone, S., Brandt, J., Frohn, L. M., Ketzel, M., Olsen, A. V., Thygesen, L. C. & Sørensen, M. (2025). Source-specific air pollution and risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A pooled cohort study. Environmental Health Perspectives. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP16554

Erichsen, D. W., Bondonno, N. P., Pokharel, P., Rosthøj, S., Bondonno, C. P., Zhong, L., Schullehner, J., Sigsgaard, T., Hendriksen, P. F., Dalgaard, F., Raaschou-Nielsen, O., Hodgson, J. M., Dahm, C. C., Olsen, A., Tjønneland, A. & Kyrø, C. (2025). Source-specific nitrate and nitrite intake and association with colorectal cancer in the Danish Diet, Cancer and Health Cohort. Environment International, 202, Article 109658. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2025.109658

Bondonno, C. P., Pokharel, P., Erichsen, D. W., Zhong, L., Schullehner, J., Kyrø, C., Frederiksen, K., Hendriksen, P. F., Dalgaard, F., Blekkenhorst, L. C., Rainey-Smith, S. R., Gardener, S. L., Sigsgaard, T., Raaschou-Nielsen, O., Tjønneland, A., Hodgson, J. M., Dahm, C. C., Olsen, A. & Bondonno, N. P. (2025). Source-specific nitrate intake and incident dementia in the Danish Diet, Cancer and Health Study. Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association, 21(12), Article e70995. https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.70995

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