Thorkild I.A. Sørensen
Professor, emeritus
Section of Epidemiology
Øster Farimagsgade 5
1353 København K
Primary fields of research
Main area of research have been various aspects of obesity, genetic and environmental causes, life course development, changes in occurrence over time, emergence of the obesity epidemic, psychosocial and metabolic health consequences, morbidity and mortality including relations to diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and cancers. Current main interest is development of a theory about causes and consequences of obesity. A new area of interest is the theory and methods about generating clinical epidemiologically valid evidence for ‘personalized medicine’.
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Allelic variants of melanocortin 3 receptor gene (MC3R) and weight loss in obesity: a randomised trial of hypo-energetic high- versus low-fat diets
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Body Characteristics, Dietary Protein and Body Weight Regulation: Reconciling Conflicting Results from Intervention and Observational Studies?
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Interaction between genetic predisposition to adiposity and dietary protein in relation to subsequent change in body weight and waist circumference
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