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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Halkjaer, J., Olsen, A., Bjerregaard, L. J., Deharveng, G., Tjønneland, A., Welch, A. A., Crowe, F. L., Wirfält, E., Hellstrom, V., Niravong, M., Touvier, M., Linseisen, J., Steffen, A., Ocké, M. C., Peeters, P. H. M., Chirlaque, M. D., Larrañaga, N., Ferrari, P., Contiero, P. ... Bingham, S. (2009). Intake of total, animal and plant proteins, and their food sources in 10 countries in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 63(Suppl 4), S16-36. https://doi.org/10.1038/ejcn.2009.73

Egeberg, R., Olsen, A., Loft, S., Christensen, J., Johnsen, N. F., Overvad, K. & Tjønneland, A. (2009). Intake of whole grain products and risk of breast cancer by hormone receptor status and histology among postmenopausal women. International Journal of Cancer, 124(3), 745-50. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijc.23992

Egeberg, R., Frederiksen, K., Olsen, A., Johnsen, N. F., Loft, S., Overvad, K. & Tjønneland, A. (2009). Intake of wholegrain products is associated with dietary, lifestyle, anthropometric and socio-economic factors in Denmark. Public Health Nutrition, 6, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980008004576

Weikert, C., Dietrich, T., Boeing, H., Bergmann, M. M., Boutron-Ruault, M. C., Clavel-Chapelon, F., Allen, N., Key, T., Lund, E., Olsen, A., Tjønneland, A., Overvad, K., Rohrmann, S., Linseisen, J., Pischon, T., Trichopoulou, A., Weinehall, L., Johansson, I., Sánchez, M.-J. ... Riboli, E. (2009). Lifetime and baseline alcohol intake and risk of cancer of the upper aero-digestive tract in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) study. International Journal of Cancer, 125(2), 406-12. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijc.24393

Pala, V., Krogh, V., Berrino, F., Sieri, S., Grioni, S., Tjønneland, A., Olsen, A., Jakobsen, M. U., Overvad, K., Clavel-Chapelon, F., Boutron-Ruault, M.-C., Romieu, I., Linseisen, J., Rohrmann, S., Boeing, H., Steffen, A., Trichopoulou, A., Benetou, V., Naska, A. ... Riboli, E. (2009). Meat, eggs, dairy products, and risk of breast cancer in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) cohort. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 90(3), 602-12. https://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.2008.27173

Travis, R. C., Spencer, E. A., Allen, N. E., Appleby, P. N., Roddam, A. W., Overvad, K., Johnsen, N. F., Olsen, A., Kaaks, R., Linseisen, J., Boeing, H., Nöthlings, U., Bueno-de-Mesquita, H. B., Ros, M. M., Sacerdote, C., Palli, D., Tumino, R., Berrino, F., Trichopoulou, A. ... Key, T. J. (2009). Plasma phyto-oestrogens and prostate cancer in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition. British Journal of Cancer, 100(11), 1817-23. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6605073

Spencer, E. A., Key, T. J., Appleby, P. N., Van Gils, C. H., Olsen, A., Tjønneland, A., Clavel-Chapelon, F., Boutron-Ruault, M. C., Touillaud, M., Sánchez, M. J., Bingham, S., Khaw, K. T., Slimani, N., Kaaks, R. & Riboli, E. (2009). Prospective study of the association between grapefruit intake and risk of breast cancer in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC). Cancer Causes & Control, 20(6), 803-809. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10552-009-9310-6

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