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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Duell, E. J., Travier, N., Lujan-Barroso, L., Boutron-Ruault, M. C., Clavel-Chapelon, F., Palli, D., Krogh, V., Mattiello, A., Tumino, R., Sacerdote, C., Rodriguez, L., Sanchez-Cantalejo, E., Navarro, C., Barricarte, A., Dorronsoro, M., Khaw, K.-T., Wareham, N., Allen, N. E., Tsilidis, K. K. ... González, C. A. (2010). Menstrual and reproductive factors, exogenous hormone use, and gastric cancer risk in a cohort of women from the European Prospective Investigation Into Cancer and Nutrition. American Journal of Epidemiology, 172(12), 1384-93. https://doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwq321

Roswall, N., Olsen, A., Christensen, J., Dragsted, L. O., Overvad, K. & Tjønneland, A. (2010). Micronutrient intake and breast cancer characteristics among postmenopausal women. European Journal of Cancer Prevention, 19(5), 360-5.

Roswall, N., Olsen, A., Christensen, J., Dragsted, L. O., Overvad, K. & Tjønneland, A. (2010). Micronutrient intake and risk of colon and rectal cancer in a Danish cohort. Journal of Cancer Epidemiology, 34(1), 40-46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.canep.2009.12.012

Dossus, L., Rinaldi, S., Becker, S., Lukanova, A., Tjønneland, A., Olsen, A., Stegger, J., Overvad, K., Chabbert-Buffet, N., Jimenez-Corona, A., Clavel-Chapelon, F., Rohrmann, S., Teucher, B., Boeing, H., Schütze, M., Trichopoulou, A., Benetou, V., Lagiou, P., Palli, D. ... Kaaks, R. (2010). Obesity, inflammatory markers and endometrial cancer risk: a prospective case-control study. Endocrine-Related Cancer, 17(4), 1007-1019. https://doi.org/10.1677/ERC-10-0053

Tsilidis, K. K., Allen, N. E., Key, T. J., Bakken, K., Lund, E., Berrino, F., Fournier, A., Olsen, A., Tjønneland, A., Overvad, K., Boutron-Ruault, M.-C., Clavel-Chapelon, F., Byrnes, G., Chajes, V., Rinaldi, S., Chang-Claude, J., Kaaks, R., Bergmann, M., Boeing, H. ... Riboli, E. (2010). Oral contraceptives, reproductive history and risk of colorectal cancer in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition. British Journal of Cancer, 103(11), 1755-1759. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6605965

Johnsen, N. F., Olsen, A. V., Thomsen, B. L. R., Christensen, J., Egeberg, R., Knudsen, K. E. B., Loft, S., Overvad, K. & Tjønneland, A. (2010). Plasma enterolactone and risk of colon and rectal cancer in a case–cohort study of Danish men and women. Cancer Causes & Control, 21(1), 153-162. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10552-009-9445-5

Eussen, S. J. P. M., Vollset, S. E., Igland, J., Meyer, K., Fredriksen, A., Ueland, P. M., Jenab, M., Slimani, N., Boffetta, P., Overvad, K., Tjønneland, A., Olsen, A., Clavel-Chapelon, F., Boutron-Ruault, M.-C., Morois, S., Weikert, C., Pischon, T., Linseisen, J., Kaaks, R. ... Riboli, E. (2010). Plasma folate, related genetic variants, and colorectal cancer risk in EPIC. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, 19(5), 1328-40. https://doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-09-0841

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