Berit Heitmann

Berit Heitmann

Clinical Professor

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    1. Published

      Secular trends in seasonal variation in birth weight

      B. Jensen, C., Gamborg, Michael Orland, Raymond, K., McGrath, J., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Heitmann, Berit, Jun 2015, In: Early Human Development. 91, 6, p. 361-365 5 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    2. Published

      Response to 'Prenatal exposure to vitamin-D from fortified margarine and milk and body size at age 7 years'

      Jensen, C. B., Stougård, M., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Heitmann, Berit, Sep 2016, In: European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 70, 9, p. 1092 1 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalLetterResearchpeer-review

    3. Replacing sugary drinks with milk is inversely associated with weight gain among young obesity-predisposed children

      Zheng, M., Rangan, A., Allman-Farinelli, M., Rohde, J. F., Olsen, N. J. & Heitmann, Berit, 14 Nov 2015, In: The British Journal of Nutrition. 114, 9, p. 1448-55 8 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    4. Published

      Relationship between pickiness and subsequent development in body mass index and diet intake in obesity prone normal weight preschool children

      Rohde, J. F., Händel, M. N., Stougård, Maria, Olsen, N. J., Trærup, M., Mortensen, Erik Lykke & Heitmann, Berit, 15 Mar 2017, In: PLOS ONE. 12, 3, p. 1-9 9 p., e0172772.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    5. Published

      Relation between hormone replacement therapy and ischaemic heart disease in women: prospective observational study

      Løkkegaard, Ellen Christine Leth, Pedersen, Anette Tønnes, Heitmann, Berit, Andersen, Zorana Jovanovic, Keiding, N., Hundrup, Y. A., Obel, E. B. & Ottesen, B., 22 Feb 2003, In: B M J. 326, 7386, p. 426

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    6. Published

      Recruitment of low-income pregnant women into a dietary and dental care intervention: Lessons from a feasibility trial

      Rodrigues Amorim Adegboye, A., Cocate, P. G., Benaim, C., Da Veiga Soares Carvalho, M. C., Schlüssel, M. M., De Castro, M. B. T., Kac, G. & Heitmann, Berit, 5 Mar 2020, In: Trials. 21, 1, 11 p., 244.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    7. Published

      Protein Intake During Infancy and Subsequent Body Mass Index in Early Childhood: Results from the Melbourne InFANT Program

      Zheng, M., Yu, H., He, Q., Heitmann, Berit, Rangan, A., McNaughton, S. A. & Campbell, K. J., 2021, In: Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 121, 9, p. 1775-1784 10 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    8. Published

      Prolonged job strain and subsequent risk of cancer in women: a longitudinal study, based on the Danish Nurse Cohort

      Vesterlund, G. K., Høeg, B. L., Johansen, Christoffer, Heitmann, Berit & Bidstrup, P. E., Feb 2017, In: Acta Oncologica. 56, 2, p. 301-306 6 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    9. Published

      Progression in risk factors during 36 years of follow-up and prediction of carotid intima-media thickness in a large cohort of adults with and without diabetes

      Winckler, K., Wiinberg, N., Jensen, Andreas Kryger, Thorsteinsson, B., Lundby-Christensen, L., Heitmann, Berit, Jensen, G. B. & Tarnow, L., 2020, In: Scandinavian Journal of Clinical & Laboratory Investigation. 80, 6, p. 491-499 9 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    10. Published

      Processed meat intake and incidence of colorectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective observational studies

      Händel, M. N., Rohde, J. F., Jacobsen, Ramune, Nielsen, S. M., Christensen, R., Alexander, D. D., Frederiksen, P. & Heitmann, Berit, 2020, In: European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 74, p. 1132–1148 17 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

    11. Published

      Processed meat intake and chronic disease morbidity and mortality: An overview of systematic reviews and meta-analyses

      Händel, M. N., Cardoso, I., Rasmussen, K. M., Rohde, J. F., Jacobsen, Ramune, Nielsen, S. M., Christensen, R. & Heitmann, Berit, 2019, In: PLoS ONE. 14, 10, 20 p., e0223883.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    12. Published

      Processed Meat Consumption and the Risk of Cancer: A Critical Evaluation of the Constraints of Current Evidence from Epidemiological Studies

      Händel, M. N., Rohde, J. F., Jacobsen, Ramune & Heitmann, Berit, 2021, In: Nutrients. 13, 10, 9 p., 3601.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    13. Published

      Primary prevention of excessive fat gain among 2-6 year olds: Results from the "healthy start" randomized intervention

      Olsen, N. J., Ängquist, Lars, Mortensen, Erik Lykke & Heitmann, Berit, Oct 2017, In: Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism. 71, Supplement 2, p. 735-736 2 p., 144/1451.

      Research output: Contribution to journalConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

    14. Published

      Prevention of childhood obesity - what type of evidence should we consider relevant?

      Doak, C., Heitmann, Berit, Summerbell, C. & Lissner, L., 2009, In: Obesity Reviews. 10, 3, p. 350-6 7 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    15. Published

      Prevalence of self-reported knee symptoms and management strategies among elderly individuals from Frederiksberg municipality: protocol for a prospective and pragmatic Danish cohort study

      Ginnerup-Nielsen, E. M., Henriksen, Marius, Christensen, R., Heitmann, Berit, Altman, R., March, L., Woolf, A., Karlsen, H. & Bliddal, Henning, 2019, In: BMJ Open. 9, 9, 7 p., e028087.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    16. Published

      Prevalence and predictors of weight loss maintenance: a retrospective population-based survey of European adults with overweight and obesity

      Evans, E. H., Sainsbury, K., Marques, M. M., Santos, I., Pedersen, S., Lahteenmäki, L., Teixeira, P. J., Stubbs, R. J., Heitmann, Berit & Sniehotta, F. F., 2019, In: Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics. 32, 6, p. 745-753 9 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    17. Published

      Prenatal exposure to vitamin-D from fortified margarine and milk and body size at age 7 years

      Jensen, C. B., Gamborg, Michael Orland, Berentzen, T. L., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Heitmann, Berit, 2015, In: European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 69, 10, p. 1169-75 7 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    18. Published

      Prenatal exposure to vitamin D from fortified margarine and risk of fractures in late childhood: period and cohort results from 222 000 subjects in the D-tect observational study

      Händel, M. N., Frederiksen, P., Osmond, C., Cooper, C., Abrahamsen, B. & Heitmann, Berit, 28 Mar 2017, In: British Journal of Nutrition. 117, 6, p. 872-881 10 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    19. Published

      Prenatal exposure to persistent organochlorine pollutants is associated with high insulin levels in 5-year-old girls

      Tang-Péronard, J. L., Heitmann, Berit, Jensen, T. K., Vinggaard, A. M., Madsbad, Sten, Steuerwald, U., Grandjean, P., Weihe, P., Nielsen, F. & Andersen, H. R., Oct 2015, In: Environmental Research. 142, p. 407-13 7 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    20. Published

      Prenatal exposure to extra vitamin D from fortification and risk of developing coeliac disease

      Moos, C., Duus, K. S., Frederiksen, P., Heitmann, Berit & Andersen, V., 2019, In: European Journal of Public Health. 29, Supplement 4

      Research output: Contribution to journalConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

    21. Published

      Prenatal exposure of extra vitamin D from fortification and later risk of inflammatory bowel disease

      Duus, K. S., Moos, C. M., Frederiksen, P., Andersen, V. & Heitmann, Berit, 2019, In: European Journal of Public Health. 29, Supplement 4

      Research output: Contribution to journalConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

    22. Published

      Prenatal and Early Life Exposure to the Danish Mandatory Vitamin D Fortification Policy Might Prevent Inflammatory Bowel Disease Later in Life: A Societal Experiment

      Duus, K. S., Moos, C., Frederiksen, P., Andersen, V. & Heitmann, Berit, 2021, In: Nutrients. 13, 4, 11 p., 1367.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    23. Published

      Predisposition to Obesity: Should We Target Those Most Susceptible?

      Olsen, N. J., Mortensen, Erik Lykke & Heitmann, Berit, 2012, In: Current Obesity Reports. 1, 1, p. 35-41 7 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    24. Published

      Prediction of carotid intima-media thickness and its relation to cardiovascular events in persons with type 2 diabetes

      Winckler, K., Thorsteinsson, B., Wiinberg, N., Jensen, Andreas Kryger, Lundby-Christensen, L., Heitmann, Berit, Lund, S. S., Krarup, T., Jensen, T., Vestergaard, H., Breum, Leif, Sneppen, S., Boesgaard, T., Madsbad, Sten, Gluud, C., Vaag, A., Almdal, Thomas Peter, Tarnow, L. & The CIMT trial group, T. C. T. G., Oct 2020, In: Journal of Diabetes and its Complications. 34, 10, 107681.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    25. Published

      Potential impact of diet on treatment effect from anti-TNF drugs in inflammatory bowel disease

      Andersen, V., Hansen, Axel Kornerup & Heitmann, Berit, Mar 2017, In: Nutrients. 9, 3, 286.

      Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

    26. Published

      Physical activity, obesity and mortality: does pattern of physical activity have stronger epidemiological associations?

      Bauman, A. E., Grunseit, A. C., Rangul, V. & Heitmann, Berit, 5 Oct 2017, In: B M C Public Health. 17, 12 p., 788.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    27. Published

      Physical Activity and Subsequent Change in Body Weight, Composition and Shape: Effect Modification by Familial Overweight

      Specht, I. O., Heitmann, Berit & Larsen, S. C., 2022, In: Frontiers in Endocrinology. 13, 8 p., 787827.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    28. Published

      Phase angle measured by bioelectrical impedance analysis and the risk of cardiovascular disease among adult Danes

      Langer, R. D., Larsen, S. C., Ward, L. C. & Heitmann, Berit, 2021, In: Nutrition. 89, 6 p., 111280.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    29. Published

      PEP-CoV protocol: a PEP flute-self-care randomised controlled trial to prevent respiratory deterioration and hospitalisation in early COVID-19

      Mollerup, A., Larsen, S. C., Bennetzen, A. S., Henriksen, Marius, Simonsen, M. K., Weis, Nina, Kofod, L. M. & Heitmann, Berit, 2021, In: BMJ Open. 11, 6, 9 p., e050582.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    30. Published

      Oral Lactobacillus Counts Predict Weight Gain Susceptibility: A 6-Year Follow-Up Study

      Rosing, J. A., Walker, K. C., Jensen, Benjamin Anderschou Holbech & Heitmann, Berit, Oct 2017, In: Obesity Facts. 10, 5, p. 473-482 10 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    31. Published

      Older age, smoking, tooth loss and denture-wearing but neither xerostomia nor salivary gland hypofunction are associated with low intakes of fruit and vegetables in older Danish adults

      Pedersen, Anne Marie Lynge, Dynesen, A. W. & Heitmann, Berit, 2021, In: Journal of Nutritional Science. 10, 9 p., e47.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    32. Published

      Obesity, leanness, and mortality: effect modification by physical activity in men and women

      Heitmann, Berit, Hills, A. P., Frederiksen, P. & Ward, L. C., 2009, In: Obesity. 17, 1, p. 136-42 6 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    33. Published

      Obesity and gender

      Heitmann, Berit, Kopelman, P. G. (ed.), Caterson, I. D. (ed.) & Dietz, W. H. (ed.), 2009, Clinical obesity in adults and children. 3 ed. Wiley, Vol. 5. p. 53-64 12 p.

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearch

    34. Published

      Obesity and Sexual Dysfunction in Younger Danish Men (vol 5, pg 2053, 2008)

      Andersen, I., Wagner, G. & Heitmann, Berit, 2008, In: Journal of Sexual Medicine. 5, 11, p. 2735-2735

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    35. Nutrient and food intakes in early life and risk of childhood fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis

      Händel, M. N., Heitmann, Berit & Abrahamsen, B., Nov 2015, In: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 102, 5, p. 1182-95 14 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

    36. Published

      No seasonality of birth in BMI at 7 years of age

      Jensen, C. B., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Heitmann, Berit, 2016, In: Early Human Development. 103, p. 129-131 3 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    37. Published

      Nighttime sleep duration trajectories were associated with body mass index trajectories in early childhood

      Zheng, M., Hesketh, K. D., Wu, J. H. Y., Heitmann, Berit, Downing, K. & Campbell, K. J., 2021, In: Pediatric Obesity. 16, 7, e12766.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    38. Published

      Neonatal vitamin D status is not associated with later risk of type 1 diabetes: results from two large Danish population-based studies

      Jacobsen, Ramune, Thorsen, S. U., Cohen, A. S., Lundqvist, M., Frederiksen, P., Pipper, C. B., Pociot, Flemming, Thygesen, L. C., Ascherio, A., Svensson, Jannet & Heitmann, Berit, Sep 2016, In: Diabetologia. 59, 9, p. 1871-1881 11 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    39. Published

      Neonatal vitamin D status from archived dried blood spots and future risk of fractures in childhood: results from the D-tect study, a population-based case-cohort study

      Händel, M. N., Frederiksen, P., Cohen, A., Cooper, C., Heitmann, Berit & Abrahamsen, B., Jul 2017, In: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 106, 1, p. 155-161 7 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    40. Published

      Neonatal vitamin D status and risk of childhood epilepsy

      Specht, I. O., Thorsteinsdottir, F., Walker, K. C., Olsen, J. & Heitmann, Berit, 2020, In: Epilepsia. 61, 6, p. 1282-1290 9 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    41. Published

      Neonatal vitamin D status and myopia in young adult men

      Specht, I. O., Jacobsen, N., Frederiksen, P. & Heitmann, Berit, 2020, In: Acta Ophthalmologica. 98, 5, p. 500-505 6 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    42. Published

      Neonatal vitamin D levels and cognitive ability in young adulthood

      Specht, I. O., Janbek, Janet, Thorsteinsdottir, F., Frederiksen, P. & Heitmann, Berit, 2020, In: European Journal of Nutrition. 59, p. 1919–1928 10 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    43. Published

      Neonatal Vitamin D Status and Risk of Asthma in Childhood: Results from the D-Tect Study

      Thorsteinsdottir, F., Cardoso, I., Keller, A., Stougård, Maria, Frederiksen, P., Cohen, A. S., Maslova, E., Jacobsen, Ramune, Backer, Vibeke & Heitmann, Berit, 2020, In: Nutrients. 12, 3, 13 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    44. Published

      Neonatal Vitamin D Levels in Relation to Risk of Overweight at 7 Years in the Danish D-Tect Case-Cohort Study

      Jensen, C. B., Lundqvist, M., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Heitmann, Berit, Jun 2017, In: Obesity Facts. 10, 3, p. 273-283 11 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    45. Published

      Motivational and self-efficacy reciprocal effects during a 12-month' weight regain prevention program

      Palmeira, A. L., Sanchez-Oliva, D., Encantado, J., Marques, M. M., Santos, I., Duarte, C., Matos, M., Larsen, S. C., Horgan, G., Teixeira, P. J., Heitmann, Berit & James Stubbs, R., 2023, In: British Journal of Health Psychology. 28, 2, p. 467-481 15 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    46. Published

      More Frequent Intake of Regular Meals and Less Frequent Snacking Are Weakly Associated with Lower Long-Term Gains in Body Mass Index and Fat Mass in Middle-Aged Men and Women

      Larsen, S. C. & Heitmann, Berit, 2019, In: Journal of Nutrition. 149, 5, p. 824-830 7 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    47. Published

      Moderate drinking, psychological factors, and cardiovascular protection: reply

      Ostergaard, J. N., Heitmann, Berit, Schnohr, P. & Gronbaek, M., 2009, In: European Heart Journal. 30, 3, p. 382-382

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    48. Published

      Missing portion sizes in FFQ: alternatives to use of standard portions

      Køster-Rasmussen, Rasmus, Siersma, Volkert Dirk, Halldorson, T. I., Olivarius, Niels de Fine, Henriksen, J. E. & Heitmann, Berit, Aug 2015, In: Public Health Nutrition. 18, 11, p. 1914-1921 8 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    49. Published

      Maternal serum retinol and β-carotene concentrations and neonatal bone mineralization: results from the Southampton Women’s Survey cohort

      Händel, M. N., Moon, R. J., Titcombe, P., Abrahamsen, B., Heitmann, Berit, Philip, C., Dennison, E. M., Robinson, S. M., Godfrey, K. M., Inskip, H., Cooper, C. & Harvey, N. C., 2016, In: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 104, 4, p. 1183-1188 6 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    50. Published

      Maternal exposure to airborne polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and risk of adverse birth outcomes

      Kofoed, A. B., Deen, L., Hougaard, Karin Sørig, Petersen, K. U., Meyer, H. W., Pedersen, E. B., Ebbehoj, N. E., Heitmann, Berit, Bonde, Jens Peter & Tottenborg, S. S., 2021, In: European Journal of Epidemiology. 36, p. 861–872 12 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

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