Department of Public Health

 Department of Public Health Research Research areas Epidemiology, Environment and Biostatistics Diet, lifestyle and genetic susceptibility

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

Recent publications

Publications

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Thi Khanh, H. N., Stafoggia, M., Sørensen, M., Poulsen, A. H., Raaschou-Nielsen, O., Khan, J., Brandt, J., Olsen, A., Andersen, Z. J., Simonsen, M. K., Lim, Y. H., Zhang, J., Cole-Hunter, T., Pershagen, G., Pyko, A., Åkesson, A., Stockfelt, L., Andersson, E. M., Ögren, M. ... de Bont, J. (2025). Exploring the interaction between ambient air pollution and road traffic noise on stroke incidence in ten Nordic cohorts. Environment International, 198, Article 109403. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2025.109403
Porta, M., Pumarega, J., Giménez, À., Tjønneland, A., Chirlaque, M.-D., Sacerdote, C., Gasull, M., Olsen, A., Crous-Bou, M., Grioni, S., Truong, T., Dahm, C. C., Colorado-Yohar, S. M., Bouteille, L., Severi, G., Breeur, M., Saieva, C., Guevara, M., Panico, S. ... Katzke, V. (2025). Factors influencing the diagnostic basis in pancreatic cancer: A study within the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) cohort. Cancer Treatment and Research Communications, 45, Article 101009. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctarc.2025.101009
Meyer, A., Carbonnel, F., Dahm, C. C., Halkjær, J., Tjønneland, A., Schulze, M. B., Sacerdote, C., Tumino, R., Oldenburg, B., Huerta, J. M., Guevara, M., Aune, D., Gunter, M. J., Heath, A. K., Vineis, P., Tong, T. Y. N., Amiot, A. & Chan, S. S. M. (2025). Fruits, vegetables, legumes and potatoes and risk of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. The American Journal of Gastroenterology, Article 10.1097/EBP.0000000000002471. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.14309/ajg.0000000000003602
Eriksen, A. K., Grell, K., Hendriksen, P. F., Wohlfahrt, J., Tjønneland, A. & Olsen, A. (2025). Healthy lifestyle and life expectancy with and without major chronic disease – a cohort study. Scientific Reports, 15(1), Article 27691. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-11093-9
Mayén, A.-L., Maasen, K., Hana, C., Knaze, V., Scheijen, J., Eussen, S. J. P. M., Vangrieken, P., Debras, C., Blanco, J., Dahm, C. C., Aleksandrova, K., Schulze, M. B., Dansero, L., Masala, G., Panico, S., Sieri, S., Guevara, M., Moreno Iribas, C., Petrova, D. ... Jenab, M. (2025). Higher intakes of dietary dicarbonyl compounds are associated with lower risk of cardiovascular disease. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 32(16), 1588-1600. Article zwaf06. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjpc/zwaf060
Papadimitriou, N., Kazmi, N., Tsilidis, K. K., Richmond, R. C., Lynch, B. M., Bendinelli, B., Ricceri, F., Sánchez, M.-J., Trobajo-Sanmartín, C., Jakszyn, P., Simeon, V., Severi, G., Perduca, V., Truong, T., Ferrari, P., Keski-Rahkonen, P., Weiderpass, E., Eichelmann, F., Schulze, M. B. ... Lewis, S. J. (2025). Identifying metabolomic mediators of the physical activity and colorectal cancer relationship. Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology, 34(4), 578-587. https://doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-24-1390
Mandle, H. B., Jenab, M., Gunter, M. J., Tjønneland, A., Olsen, A., Dahm, C. C., Zhang, J., Sugier, P.-E., Rothwell, J., Severi, G., Kaaks, R., Katzke, V. A., Schulze, M. B., Masala, G., Sieri, S., Panico, S., Sacerdote, C., Bonet, C., Sánchez, M.-J. ... Fedirko, V. (2025). Inflammation and Gut Barrier Function-Related Genes and Colorectal Cancer Risk in Western European Populations. Mutagenesis, 40(1), 48-60. https://doi.org/10.1093/mutage/geae008

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