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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Olsen, A., Egeberg, R. & Tjønneland, A. (2009). Re: Calcium plus vitamin D supplementation and the risk of breast cancer. Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 101(9), 690. https://doi.org/10.1093/jnci/djp065

Travis, R. C., Crowe, F. L., Allen, N. E., Appleby, P. N., Roddam, A. W., Tjønneland, A., Olsen, A., Linseisen, J., Kaaks, R., Boeing, H., Kröger, J., Trichopoulou, A., Dilis, V., Trichopoulos, D., Vineis, P., Palli, D., Tumino, R., Sieri, S., Bueno-De-Mesquita, H. B. ... Key, T. J. (2009). Serum vitamin d and risk of prostate cancer in a case-control analysis nested within the european prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition (EPIC). American Journal of Epidemiology, 169(10), 1223-1232. https://doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwp022

Gallo, V., Bueno-De-Mesquita, H. B., Vermeulen, R., Andersen, P. M., Kyrozis, A., Linseisen, J., Kaaks, R., Allen, N. E., Roddam, A. W., Boshuizen, H. C., Peeters, P. H., Palli, D., Mattiello, A., Sieri, S., Tumino, R., Jiménez-Martín, J.-M., Díaz, M. J. T., Suarez, L. R., Trichopoulou, A. ... Riboli, E. (2009). Smoking and risk for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: analysis of the EPIC cohort. Annals of Neurology, 65(4), 378-85. https://doi.org/10.1002/ana.21653

Cust, A. E., Skilton, M. R., van Bakel, M. M. E., Halkjær, J., Olsen, A., Agnoli, C., Psaltopoulou, T., Buurma, E., Sonestedt, E., Chirlaque, M. D., Rinaldi, S., Tjønneland, A., Jensen, M. K., Clavel-Chapelon, F., Boutron-Ruault, M. C., Kaaks, R., Nöthlings, U., Chloptsios, Y., Zylis, D. ... Slimani, N. (2009). Total dietary carbohydrate, sugar, starch and fibre intakes in the european prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 63, S37-S60. https://doi.org/10.1038/ejcn.2009.74

Jenab, M., McKay, J., Bueno-de-Mesquita, H. B., van Duijnhoven, F. J. B., Ferrari, P., Slimani, N., Jansen, E. H. J. M., Pischon, T., Rinaldi, S., Tjønneland, A., Olsen, A., Overvad, K., Boutron-Ruault, M.-C., Clavel-Chapelon, F., Engel, P., Kaaks, R., Linseisen, J., Boeing, H., Fisher, E. ... Riboli, E. (2009). Vitamin D receptor and calcium sensing receptor polymorphisms and the risk of colorectal cancer in European populations. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, 18(9), 2485-91. https://doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-09-0319

Olesen, P. T., Olsen, A., Frandsen, H., Frederiksen, K., Overvad, K. & Tjønneland, A. (2008). Acrylamide exposure and incidence of breast cancer among postmenopausal women in the Danish Diet, Cancer and Health Study. International Journal of Cancer, 122(9), 2094-100. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijc.23359

Jenab, M., McKay, J. D., Ferrari, P., Biessy, C., Laing, S., Munar, G. M. C., Sala, N., Peña, S., Crusius, J. B. A., Overvad, K., Jensen, M. K., Olsen, A., Tjonneland, A., Clavel-Chapelon, F., Boutron-Ruault, M.-C., Kaaks, R., Linseisen, J., Boeing, H., Bergmann, M. M. ... Gonzalez, C. (2008). CDH1 gene polymorphisms, smoking, Helicobacter pylori infection and the risk of gastric cancer in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC-EURGAST). European Journal of Cancer, 44(6), 774-80. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejca.2008.02.003

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