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
Gorst-Rasmussen, A., Dahm, C. C., Dethlefsen, C., Scheike, T. & Overvad, K. (2011). Exploring Dietary Patterns By Using the Treelet Transform. American Journal of Epidemiology, 173(10), 1097-1104. https://doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwr060
Tjønneland, A. & Olsen, A. (2011). Fibre and prevention of chronic diseases. BMJ, 343(7833), Article d6938. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.d6938
Campa, D., Hüsing, A., Chang-Claude, J., Dostal, L., Boeing, H., Kröger, J., Tjønneland, A., Roswall, N., Overvad, K., Dahm, C. C., Rodríguez, L., Sala, N., Pérez, M. J. S., Larrañaga, N., Chirlaque, M.-D., Ardanaz, E., Khaw, K.-T., Wareham, N., Allen, N. E. ... Canzian, F. (2011). Genetic variability of the fatty acid synthase pathway is not associated with prostate cancer risk in the European Prospective Investigation on Cancer (EPIC). European Journal of Cancer, 47(3), 420-427. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejca.2010.09.029
Gorst-Rasmussen, A., Dahm, C. C., Dethlefsen, C., Scheike, T. & Overvad, K. (2011). Gorst-Rasmussen et al. Respond to "Dietary Pattern Analysis". American Journal of Epidemiology, 173(10), 1109-1110. https://doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwr059
Olsen, A., Egeberg, R., Halkjær, J., Christensen, J., Overvad, K. & Tjønneland, A. (2011). Healthy Aspects of the Nordic Diet Are Related to Lower Total Mortality. Journal of Nutrition, 141(4), 639-644. https://doi.org/10.3945/jn.110.131375
Franceschi, S., Lise, M., Trépo, C., Berthillon, P., Chuang, S.-C., Nieters, A., Travis, R. C., Vermeulen, R., Overvad, K., Tjønneland, A., Olsen, A., Bergmann, M. M., Boeing, H., Kaaks, R., Becker, N., Trichopoulou, A., Lagiou, P., Bamia, C., Palli, D. ... Vineis, P. (2011). Infection with Hepatitis B and C Viruses and Risk of Lymphoid Malignancies in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC). Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, 20(1), 208-14. https://doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-10-0889
Halkjær, J., Olsen, A., Overvad, K., Jakobsen, M. U., Boeing, H., Buijsse, B., Palli, D., Tognon, G., Du, H., van der A, D. L., Forouhi, N. G., Wareham, N. J., Feskens, E. J. M., Sørensen, T. I. A. & Tjønneland, A. (2011). Intake of total, animal and plant protein and subsequent changes in weight or waist circumference in European men and women: the Diogenes project. International Journal of Obesity, 35(8), 1104-1113. https://doi.org/10.1038/ijo.2010.254