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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Chan, S. S. M., Luben, R., Bergmann, M. M., Boeing, H., Olsen, A., Tjonneland, A., Overvad, K., Kaaks, R., Kennedy, H., Khaw, K.-T., Riboli, E. & Hart, A. R. (2011). Aspirin in the aetiology of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis: a European prospective cohort study. Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 34(6), 649-655. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2036.2011.04784.x

Chuang, S.-C., Stolzenberg-Solomon, R., Ueland, P. M., Vollset, S. E., Middtun, O., Olsen, A., Tjønneland, A., Overvad, K., Boutron-Ruault, M.-C., Morois, S., Clavel-Chapelon, F., Teucher, B., Kaaks, R., Weikert, C., Boeing, H., Trichopoulou, A., Benetou, V., Naska, A., Jenab, M. ... Vineis, P. (2011). A U-shaped relationship between plasma folate and pancreatic cancer risk in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition. European Journal of Cancer, 47(12), 1808-1816. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejca.2011.02.007

Leufkens, A. M., Duijnhoven, F. R. E. L. J. B. V. A. N., Siersema, P. D., Boshuizen, H. C., Vrieling, A., Agudo, A., Gram, I. T., Weiderpass, E., Dahm, C., Overvad, K., Tjønneland, A., Olsen, A., Boutron-Ruault, M.-C., Clavel-Chapelon, F., Morois, S., Palli, D., Grioni, S., Tumino, R., Sacerdote, C. ... Bas-Bueno-de-Mesquita, H. (2011). Cigarette Smoking and Colorectal Cancer Risk in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition Study. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 9(2), 137-144. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cgh.2010.10.012

Rohrmann, S., Linseisen, J., Becker, S., Allen, N. E., Schlehofer, B., Overvad, K. K., Olsen, A., Tjonneland, A. A. M., Melin, B., Lund, E., Vineis, P., Grioni, S., Tumino, R., Palli, D., Matiello, A., Bonet, C., Chirlaque, M.-D., Sanchez, M.-J., Rodriguez, L. ... Kaaks, R. (2011). Concentrations of IGF-I and IGFBP3 and brain cancer risk in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC). Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, 20(10), 2174-2182. https://doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-11-0179

Linseisen, J., Rohrmann, S., Bueno-de-Mesquita, B., Büchner, F. L., Boshuizen, H. C., Agudo, A., Gram, I. T., Dahm, C. C., Overvad, K., Egeberg, R., Tjønneland, A., Boeing, H., Steffen, A., Kaaks, R., Lukanova, A., Berrino, F., Palli, D., Panico, S., Tumino, R. ... Riboli, E. (2011). Consumption of meat and fish and risk of lung cancer: results from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition. Cancer Causes & Control, 22(6), 909-918. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10552-011-9764-1

Landberg, R., Kamal-Eldin, A., Aman, P., Christensen, J., Overvad, K., Tjønneland, A. & Olsen, A. (2011). Determinants of plasma alkylresorcinol concentration in Danish post-menopausal women. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 65(1), 94-101. https://doi.org/10.1038/ejcn.2010.193

Outzen, M., Egeberg, R., Dragsted, L. O., Christensen, J., Olesen, P. T., Frandsen, H., Overvad, K., Tjønneland, A. & Olsen, A. (2011). Dietary determinants for Hb-acrylamide and Hb-glycidamide adducts in Danish non-smoking women. British Journal of Nutrition, 105(9), 1381-1387. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114510005003

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