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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Kyrø, C., Olsen, A. V., Landberg, R., Skeie, G., Loft, S., Aman, P., Leenders, M., Dik, V. K., Siersema, P. D., Pischon, T., Christensen, J., Overvad, K., Boutron-Ruault, M.-C., Fagherazzi, G., Cottet, V., Kühn, T., Chang-Claude, J., Boeing, H., Trichopoulou, A. ... Bueno-de-Mesquita, H. B. A. (2014). Plasma Alkylresorcinols, Biomarkers of Whole-Grain Wheat and Rye Intake, and Incidence of Colorectal Cancer. Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 106(1), djt352. https://doi.org/10.1093/jnci/djt352

Fedirko, V., Romieu, I., Aleksandrova, K., Pischon, T., Trichopoulos, D., Peeters, P. H., Romaguera-Bosch, D., Bueno-de-Mesquita, H. B., Dahm, C. C., Overvad, K., Chirlaque, M.-D., Johansen, C., Bidstrup, P. E. H., Dalton, S. O., Gunter, M. J., Wark, P. A., Norat, T., Halkjaer, J., Tjønneland, A. ... Jenab, M. (2014). Pre-diagnostic Anthropometry and Survival after Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis in Western European Populations. International Journal of Cancer, 135(8), 1949-60. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijc.28841

Fedirko, V., Duarte-Salles, T., Bamia, C., Trichopoulou, A., Aleksandrova, K., Trichopoulos, D., Trepo, E., Tjønneland, A., Olsen, A. V., Overvad, K., Boutron-Ruault, M.-C., Clavel-Chapelon, F., Kvaskoff, M., Kühn, T., Lukanova, A., Boeing, H., Buijsse, B., Klinaki, E., Tsimakidi, C. ... Jenab, M. (2014). Pre-diagnostic circulating vitamin D levels and risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in European populations: A nested case-control study. Hepatology, 60(4), 1222-30. https://doi.org/10.1002/hep.27079

Dik, V. K., Murphy, N., Siersema, P. D., Fedirko, V., Jenab, M., Kong, S. Y., Hansen, C. P., Overvad, K., Tjonneland, A., Olsen, A., Dossus, L., Racine, A., Bastide, N., Li, K., Kühn, T., Boeing, H., Aleksandrova, K., Trichopoulou, A., Trichopoulos, D. ... Bueno-de-Mesquita, H. B. (2014). Prediagnostic intake of dairy products and dietary calcium and colorectal cancer survival - results from the EPIC cohort study. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, 23(9), 1813-23. https://doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-14-0172

Kaaks, R., Tikk, K., Sookthai, D., Schock, H., Johnson, T., Tjønneland, A., Olsen, A. V., Overvad, K., Clavel-Chapelon, F., Dossus, L., Baglietto, L., Rinaldi, S., Chajes, V., Romieu, I., Boeing, H., Schütze, M., Trichopoulou, A., Lagiou, P., Trichopoulos, D. ... Lukanova, A. (2014). Premenopausal serum sex hormone levels in relation to breast cancer risk, overall and by hormone receptor status-Results from the EPIC cohort. International Journal of Cancer, 134(8), 1947-57. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijc.28528

Tikk, K., Sookthai, D., Johnson, T., Dossus, L., Clavel-Chapelon, F., Tjønneland, A., Olsen, A., Overvad, K., Baglietto, L., Rinaldi, S., Romieu, I., Boeing, H., Trichopoulou, A., Lagiou, P., Trichopoulos, D., Masala, G., Agnoli, C., Tumino, R., Sacerdote, C. ... Kaaks, R. (2014). Prolactin determinants in healthy women: a large cross-sectional study within the EPIC cohort. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, 23(11), 2532-42. https://doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-14-0613

Kaaks, R., Sookthai, D., Hemminki, K., Krämer, A., Boeing, H., Wirfält, E., Weiderpass, E., Overvad, K., Tjønneland, A., Olsen, A., Peeters, P. H., Bueno-de-Mesquita, H. B., Panico, S., Pala, V., Vineis, P., Quirós, J. R., Ardanaz, E., Sánchez, M. J., Chirlaque, M. ... Canzian, F. (2014). Risk factors for cancers of unknown primary site - results from the prospective EPIC cohort. International Journal of Cancer, 135(10), 2475-81. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijc.28874

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