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Nutritional Epidemiology

Emily Sonestedt’s group

Our research

Nutritional epidemiology uses epidemiological methods to examine the association between diet and disease. In our research group, we investigate whether food habits influence the risk of developing various diseases, including cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and cancer. We use large population studies, mainly the Malmö Diet and Cancer cohort, which was established in the 1990s and consists of 28,098 individuals. Clear information about dietary influence is of great significance for public health because eating habits, in contrast to many other factors, can change during the life cycle.

Aims

The overall aim is to investigate whether food habits influence the risk of developing various diseases, including cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and cancer.

Our main research projects focus on the role of sugar consumption for the development of cardiometabolic risk and the role of genetic variation in the salivary amylase gene (AMY1) and starch intake on cardiometabolic risk.

Impact

Our research aims to provide a better understanding of the impact of dietary habits on our health. Our research provides the basis for setting nutritional recommendations. 

Research output

Link to a list of research output by the group in Lund University’s research portal

Team members

Link to a list of team members  in Lund University’s research portal

 

Current major grants

  • Grant from the Swedish Research Council 2021-2024 
    Title: The role of carbohydrate quality for cardiometabolic risk
  • Grant from the Heart and Lung Foundation 2023-2025 
    Title: The role of sugar and starch consumption for cardiometabolic risk
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Emily Sonestedt

Principal Investigator

Senior Lecturer and Associate Professor of nutrition epidemiology 

+46 737 00 71 45
+46 40 39 13 25
emily [dot] sonestedt [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se

Emily Sonestedt's profile in Lund University's research portal
 

 

 

Affiliations

EXODIAB: Excellence of Diabetes Research in Sweden

Link to EXODIAB's page in Lund University's research portal

EpiHealth: Epidemiology for Health

Link to the Epihealth website