Daniel Borch Ibsen

Daniel Borch Ibsen serves as a Guest Researcher at the Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports (NEXS) within the Faculty of Science at the University of Copenhagen. His research profile demonstrates active engagement in nutrition science with significant contributions to understanding the intersection of diet, health outcomes, and environmental sustainability.

Dr. Ibsen's research interests span multiple critical areas in contemporary nutrition science. His work focuses on dietary biodiversity and its relationship to human health outcomes, environmental sustainability metrics including greenhouse gas emissions and land use, and the epidemiology of diet-related chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes. He has made substantial contributions to developing and validating dietary assessment tools like the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2023 Food-Based Diet Score. His research adopts a planetary health perspective, examining how food systems impact both human health and environmental sustainability.

The trends in Dr. Ibsen's recent publications reveal a strong emphasis on large-scale epidemiological studies, particularly utilizing data from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) cohort. His work consistently bridges nutrition science with environmental science, demonstrating how dietary patterns affect not only individual health outcomes but also planetary boundaries. A notable pattern is his focus on food biodiversity as a marker for both nutritional quality and environmental sustainability, suggesting that diverse diets may offer co-benefits for human and planetary health.

Dr. Ibsen has demonstrated significant research impact through publications in high-impact journals including Nature Food, Nature Reviews Endocrinology, and PLoS Medicine. His work has been widely disseminated through social media platforms (with mentions across X, Facebook, and Bluesky) and academic platforms like Mendeley, indicating substantial engagement within both academic and public spheres.

His collaborative network spans multiple European countries, reflecting the international nature of his research in nutrition epidemiology and environmental health. Dr. Ibsen frequently collaborates with researchers across the EPIC study centers, demonstrating strong interdisciplinary and multinational research capabilities.