Berit Heitmann

Berit Heitmann

Clinical Professor


  1. 2019
  2. 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 articlepeer-review

  3. 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 journalpeer-review

  4. Published

    The complexity of self-regulating food intake in weight loss maintenance. A qualitative study among short- and long-term weight loss maintainers [vol 208, pg 18, 2018]

    Pedersen, S., Sniehotta, F. F., Sainsbury, K., Evans, E. H., Marques, M. M., Stubbs, R. J., Heitmann, Berit & Lähteenmäki, L., 2019, In: Social Science & Medicine. 241, 112581.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  5. Published

    Adolescent wine consumption is inversely associated with long-term weight gain: results from follow-up of 20 or 22 years

    Poudel, P., Ismailova, K., Andersen, L. B., Larsen, S. C. & Heitmann, Berit, 2019, In: Nutrition Journal. 18, 7 p., 56.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  6. Published

    Attribution of weight regain to emotional reasons amongst European adults with overweight and obesity who regained weight following a weight loss attempt

    Sainsbury, K., Evans, E. H., Pedersen, S., Marques, M. M., Teixeira, P. J., Lahteenmäki, L., Stubbs, R. J., Heitmann, Berit & Sniehotta, F. F., 2019, In: Eating and Weight Disorders (Print). 24, 2, p. 351-361 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  7. Published

    The NoHoW protocol: a multicentre 2x2 factorial randomised controlled trial investigating an evidence-based digital toolkit for weight loss maintenance in European adults

    Scott, S. E., Duarte, C., Encantado, J., Evans, E. H., Harjumaa, M., Heitmann, Berit, Horgan, G. W., Larsen, S. C., Marques, M. M., Mattila, E., Matos, M., Mikkelsen, M., Palmeira, A. L., Pearson, B., Ramsey, L., Sainsbury, K., Santos, I., Sniehotta, F., Stalker, C., Teixeira, P. J. & Stubbs, R. J., Sep 2019, In: BMJ Open. 9, 9, 13 p., e029425.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  8. Published

    Can legal restrictions of prenatal exposure to industrial trans-fatty acids reduce risk of childhood hematopoietic neoplasms? A population-based study

    Specht, I. O., Huybrechts, I., Frederiksen, P., Steliarova-Foucher, E., Chajes, V. & Heitmann, Berit, 2019, In: European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 73, 2, p. 311-318 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  9. Published

    Exposure to Vitamin D Fortification Policy in Prenatal Life and the Risk of Childhood Asthma: Results From the D-Tect Study

    Thorsteinsdottir, F., Maslova, E., Jacobsen, Ramune, Frederiksen, P., Keller, Amélie Cléo, Backer, Vibeke & Heitmann, Berit, 2019, In: Nutrients. 11, 4, 13 p., 924.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  10. 2020
  11. Published

    Familial associations in hair cortisol concentration: A cross-sectional analysis based on the Healthy Start study

    Dauegaard, S., Olsen, N. J., Heitmann, Berit & Larsen, S. C., 2020, In: Psychoneuroendocrinology. 121, 104836.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  12. Published

    Associations between objective measures of physical activity, sleep and stress levels among preschool children

    Eythorsdottir, D. Y., Frederiksen, P., Larsen, S. C., Olsen, N. J. & Heitmann, Berit, 2020, In: BMC Pediatrics. 20, 1, 7 p., 258.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  13. 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 journalReviewpeer-review

  14. Published

    The Copenhagen Primary Care Laboratory Pregnancy (CopPreg) database

    Janbek, Janet, Kriegbaum, Margit, Grand, Mia Klinten, Specht, I. O., Lind, B. S., Andersen, Christen Bertel L & Heitmann, Berit, 2020, In: BMJ Open. 10, 5, 11 p., e034318.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  15. Published

    The relation between red meat and whole-grain intake and the colonic mucosal barrier: A cross-sectional study

    Jawhara, M., Sørensen, S. B., Heitmann, Berit, Halldórsson, Þ. I., Kristian Pedersen, A. & Andersen, V., 2020, In: Nutrients. 12, 6, p. 1-18 18 p., 1765.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  16. Published

    Chances of live birth after exposure to vitamin D-fortified margarine in women with fertility problems: results from a Danish population-based cohort study

    Jensen, A., Nielsen, M. L., Guleria, S., Kjær, Susanne Krüger, Heitmann, Berit & Kesmodel, U. S., 2020, In: Fertility and Sterility. 113, 2, p. 383-391 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  17. Published

    Substitution of sugar-sweetened beverages for other beverages and the risk of developing coronary heart disease: Results from the Harvard Pooling Project of Diet and Coronary Disease

    Keller, Amélie Cléo, O'Reilly, E. J., Malik, V., Buring, J. E., Andersen, Ingelise, Steffen, L., Robien, K., Männistö, S., Rimm, E. B., Willett, W. & Heitmann, Berit, 2020, In: Preventive Medicine. 131, 105970.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  18. Published

    The role of vitamin d in the development of diabetes post gestational diabetes mellitus: A systematic literature review

    Keller, Amélie Cléo, Vazquez, C. V., Dangol, R., Damm, Peter, Heitmann, Berit & Händel, M. N., 2020, In: Nutrients. 12, 6, p. 1-17 17 p., 1733.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReviewpeer-review

  19. Published

    Associations between maternal stress during pregnancy and offspring obesity risk later in life-A systematic literature review

    Lamichhane, N., Olsen, N. J., Mortensen, Erik Lykke, Obel, C., Heitmann, Berit & Händel, M. N., 2020, In: Obesity Reviews. 21, 2, e12951.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReviewpeer-review

  20. Published

    Association between objectively measured sleep duration, adiposity and weight loss history

    Larsen, S. C., Horgan, G., Mikkelsen, M. K., Palmeira, A. L., Scott, S., Duarte, C., Santos, I., Encantado, J., Driscoll, R. O., Turicchi, J., Michalowska, J., Stubbs, J. & Heitmann, Berit, 2020, In: International Journal of Obesity. 44, p. 1577-1585 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  21. Published

    Consistent sleep onset and maintenance of body weight after weight loss: An analysis of data from the NoHoW trial

    Larsen, S. C., Horgan, G., Mikkelsen, M. K., Palmeira, A. L., Scott, S., Duarte, C., Santos, I., Encantado, J., O'Driscoll, R., Turicchi, J., Michalowska, J., Stubbs, R. J. & Heitmann, Berit, 2020, In: PLoS Medicine. 17, 7, 18 p., 1003168.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  22. Published

    Estimating physical activity and sedentary behaviour in a free-living environment: A comparative study between Fitbit Charge 2 and Actigraph GT3X

    Mikkelsen, M. L. K., Berg-Beckhoff, G., Frederiksen, P., Horgan, G., O'Driscoll, R., Palmeira, A. L., Scott, S. E., Stubbs, J., Heitmann, Berit & Larsen, S. C., 2020, In: PLoS ONE. 15, 6, 13 p., e0234426.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  23. Published

    Exposure to the danish mandatory vitamin D fortification policy in prenatal life and the risk of developing coeliac disease—the importance of season: A semi ecological study

    Moos, C., Duus, K. S., Frederiksen, P., Heitmann, Berit & Andersen, V., 2020, In: Nutrients. 12, 5, 11 p., 1243.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  24. Published

    The validity of two widely used commercial and research-grade activity monitors, during resting, household and activity behaviours

    O'Driscoll, R., Turicchi, J., Hopkins, M., Gibbons, C., Larsen, S. C., Palmeira, A. L., Heitmann, Berit, Horgan, G. W., Finlayson, G. & Stubbs, R. J., 2020, In: Health and Technology. 10, p. 637-648 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  25. Published

    A novel scaling methodology to reduce the biases associated with missing data from commercial activity monitors

    O’Driscoll, R., Turicchi, J., Duarte, C., Michalowska, J., Larsen, S. C., Palmeira, A. L., Heitmann, Berit, Horgan, G. W. & Stubbs, R. J., 2020, In: PLoS ONE. 15, 6, 18 p., e0235144.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  26. Published

    Adverse labour market impacts of childhood and adolescence overweight and obesity in Western societies-A literature review

    Reiband, H. K., Heitmann, Berit & Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 2020, In: Obesity Reviews. 21, 8, e13026.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReviewpeer-review

  27. 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 articlepeer-review

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