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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Kong, S. Y., Tran, H. Q., Gewirtz, A. T., McKeown-Eyssen, G., Fedirko, V., Romieu, I., Tjønneland, A., Olsen, A., Overvad, K., Boutron-Ruault, M.-C., Bastide, N., Affret, A., Kühn, T., Kaaks, R., Boeing, H., Aleksandrova, K., Trichopoulou, A., Kritikou, M., Vasilopoulou, E. ... Jenab, M. (2016). Serum Endotoxins and Flagellin and Risk of Colorectal Cancer in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) Cohort. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, 25(2), 291-301. https://doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-15-0798

Hansen, L., Tjønneland, A., Køster, B., Brot, C., Andersen, R., Lundqvist, M., Christensen, J. & Olsen, A. (2016). Sun Exposure Guidelines and Serum Vitamin D Status in Denmark: The StatusD Study. Nutrients, 8(5), Article E266. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu8050266

Navarrete-Muñoz, E. M., Wark, P. A., Romaguera, D., Bhoo-Pathy, N., Michaud, D., Molina-Montes, E., Tjønneland, A., Olsen, A., Overvad, K., Boutron-Ruault, M.-C., Clavel-Chapelon, F., Fagherazzi, G., Katzke, V. A., Kühn, T., Steffen, A., Trichopoulou, A., Klinaki, E., Papatesta, E.-M., Masala, G. ... Bueno-de-Mesquita, H. B. (2016). Sweet-beverage consumption and risk of pancreatic cancer in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC). The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 104(3), 760-768. https://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.116.130963

Bolvig, A. K., Kyrø, C., Nørskov, N., Eriksen, A. K., Christensen, J., Tjønneland, A., Knudsen, K. E. B. & Olsen, A. V. (2016). Use of antibiotics is associated with lower enterolactone plasma concentration. Molecular Nutrition & Food Research, 60(12), 2712-2721. https://doi.org/10.1002/mnfr.201600566

Emaus, M. J., Peeters, P. H., Bakker, M. F., Overvad, K., Tjønneland, A., Olsen, A., Romieu, I., Ferrari, P., Dossus, L., Boutron-Ruault, M. C., Baglietto, L., Fortner, R. T., Kaaks, R., Boeing, H., Trichopoulou, A., Lagiou, P., Trichopoulos, D., Masala, G., Pala, V. ... van Gils, C. H. (2016). Vegetable and fruit consumption and the risk of hormone receptor-defined breast cancer in the EPIC cohort. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 103(1), 168-177. https://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.114.101436

Lacoppidan, S. A., Kyrø, C., Loft, S., Helnæs, A., Christensen, J., Hansen, C. P., Dahm, C. C., Overvad, K., Tjønneland, A. & Olsen, A. (2015). Adherence to a Healthy Nordic Food Index Is Associated with a Lower Risk of Type-2 Diabetes-The Danish Diet, Cancer and Health Cohort Study. Nutrients, 7(10), 8633-44. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu7105418

Roswall, N., Sandin, S., Löf, M., Skeie, G., Olsen, A., Adami, H. O. & Weiderpass, E. (2015). Adherence to the healthy Nordic food index and total and cause-specific mortality among Swedish women. European Journal of Epidemiology, 30(6), 509-517. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-015-0021-x

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