To initiate and conduct nutritional epidemiological research to be published in peer-reviewed international journals
To participate in international studies on the relationship between diet and lifestyle diseases
To organise all expertise within the field of nutritional epidemiology in Denmark
To contribute to the coordination of ongoing and future nutritional epidemiological projects, in order to ensure comparability between different methods, usage and validation
To create a basis for new research and Ph.D.-projects within the field of nutritional epidemiology
To play a significant role regarding pre-, as well as post-graduate training within the field of nutritional epidemiology at all levels