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
Recent publications
Publications
Petersen, S. M., Ibsen, D. B. & Andersen, A. (2026). Do insomnia and physical activity mediate the relationship between diabetes and depression in people with type 2 diabetes? Journal of Diabetes & Metabolic Disorders, 25(1), Article 50. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40200-026-01875-x
Mozaffari, H., Imamura, F., Murphy, R. A., Sharp, S. J., Forouhi, N. G., Wareham, N. J., Jessri, M., Ibsen, D. B., Dahm, C. C., Luján-Barroso, L., Sánchez, M. J., Chirlaque, M. D., Colorado-Yohar, S. M., Guevara, M., Jakszyn, P., Panico, S., Ricceri, F., Rolandsson, O., Schulze, M. B. ... Conklin, A. I. (2026). Educational disparities in the association of protein diversity and type 2 diabetes: a multi-country population-based prospective case-cohort study. European Journal of Nutrition, 65(4), Article 152. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-026-03980-2
Roosdorp, T., Fridén, M., Ibsen, D. B. & Rosqvist, F. (2026). Food Substitution Modeling Approaches: A Methodological Study. Current Developments in Nutrition, 10(7), Article 109396. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cdnut.2026.109396
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. (2026). Fruits, vegetables, legumes and potatoes and risk of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. The American Journal of Gastroenterology, 121(3), 733-744. Article 10.1097/EBP.0000000000002471. https://doi.org/10.14309/ajg.0000000000003602
Maasen, K., Mayen, A. L., Hana, C., Knaze, V., van Greevenbroek, M. M. J., Eussen, S. J. P. M., Debras, C., Stehouwer, C. D. A., Tjønneland, A., Kyrø, C., Ibsen, D. B., Dahm, C. C., Mancini, F., Laouali, N., Hajji, M., Schulze, M. B., Bajracharya, R., Katzke, V., Masala, G. ... Schalkwijk, C. G. (2026). Higher intake of dietary dicarbonyl compounds is associated with lower incidence of type 2 diabetes: European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)-InterAct case-cohort study. European Journal of Nutrition, 65(3), Article 98. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-026-03904-0
Jørgensen, M. E., Pauls, D. D., Ibsen, D. B. & Bruun, J. M. (2026). Impact of Lifestyle Intervention on Long-Term Beverage Intake in Children with Overweight and Obesity: A 3-Year Follow-Up Study. Nutrients, 18(1), Article 147. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu18010147
López-Padilla, M. F., Seoane-Miraz, D., Guiñón-Fort, D., Almanza-Aguilera, E., Dahm, C. C., Louati-Hajji, M., Cadeau, C., Mancini, F., Bajracharya, R., Katzke, V., Schulze, M. B., Masala, G., Agnoli, C., Signoriello, S., Padroni, L., Lasheras, C., Sánchez, M. J., Aizpurua Atxega, A., Colorado-Yohar, S. M. ... Zamora-Ros, R. (2026). Intake of the Total, Classes, and Subclasses of (Poly)phenols and Breast Cancer Risk: A Prospective Analysis of the EPIC Study. Antioxidants, 15(3), Article 342. https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox15030342