Berit Heitmann

Berit Heitmann

Clinical Professor

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    1. 2015
    2. 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

    3. Published

      Gestational and Early Infancy Exposure to Margarine Fortified with Vitamin D through a National Danish Programme and the Risk of Type 1 Diabetes: The D-Tect Study

      Jacobsen, Ramune, Hypponen, E., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Vaag, Allan & Heitmann, Berit, 2015, In: PloS one. 10, 6, p. 1-11 11 p., e0128631.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    4. 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

    5. Sugar-sweetened beverages, vascular risk factors and events: a systematic literature review

      Keller, A., Heitmann, Berit & Olsen, N., May 2015, In: Public Health Nutrition. 18, 7, p. 1145-1154 10 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

    6. Published

      Back on track: smoking cessation and weight changes over nine years in a community-based cohort study

      Køster-Rasmussen, Rasmus, Permin, C. A., Siersma, Volkert Dirk, Henriksen, J. E., Heitmann, Berit, Heldgaard, P. E. & Olivarius, Niels de Fine, Dec 2015, In: Preventive Medicine. 81, p. 320-325 6 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    7. 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

    8. Published
    9. Associations between Exposure to Persistent Organic Pollutants in Childhood and Overweight up to 12 Years Later in a Low Exposed Danish Population

      Tang-Péronard, J. L., Jensen, T. K., Andersen, H. R., Ried-Larsen, M., Grøntved, A., Andersen, L. B., Timmermann, C. A. G., Nielsen, F. & Heitmann, Berit, 2015, In: Obesity Facts. 8, 4, p. 282-92 11 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    10. 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

    11. 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

    12. Published

      Substituting sugar-sweetened beverages with water or milk is inversely associated with body fatness development from childhood to adolescence

      Zheng, M., Rangan, A., Olsen, N. J., Andersen, L. B., Wedderkopp, N., Kristensen, P., Grøntved, A., Ried-Larsen, M., Lempert, Susanne, Allman-Farinelli, M. & Heitmann, Berit, Jan 2015, In: Nutrition. 31, 1, p. 38-44 7 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    13. 2016
    14. Published

      Calcium, vitamin D, casein and whey protein intakes and periodontitis among Danish adults

      Adegboye, A. R., Boucher, B. J., Kongstad, Johanne, Fiehn, Nils-Erik, Christensen, Lisa Bøge & Heitmann, Berit, Feb 2016, In: Public Health Nutrition. 19, 3, p. 503-510 8 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    15. Published

      Intake of ruminant trans-fatty acids, assessed by diet history interview, and changes in measured body size, shape and composition

      Hansen, C. P., Heitmann, Berit, Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Overvad, K. & Jakobsen, M. U., Feb 2016, In: Public Health Nutrition. 19, 3, p. 494-502 9 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    16. 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

    17. Published

      Vitamin D fortification and seasonality of birth in type 1 diabetic cases: D-tect study

      Jacobsen, R., Moldovan, M., Vaag, Allan, Hypponen, E. & Heitmann, Berit, Feb 2016, In: Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease. 7, 1, p. 114-119 6 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    18. Published

      Exposure to sunshine early in life prevented development of type 1 diabetes in Danish boys

      Jacobsen, Ramune, Frederiksen, P. & Heitmann, Berit, Apr 2016, In: Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism. 29, 4, p. 417-424 8 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    19. 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

    20. 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

    21. 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

    22. Published

      Intentional Weight Loss and Longevity in Overweight Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Population-Based Cohort Study

      Køster-Rasmussen, Rasmus, Simonsen, M. K., Siersma, Volkert Dirk, Henriksen, J. E., Heitmann, Berit & Olivarius, Niels de Fine, 25 Jan 2016, In: PloS one. 11, 1, p. 1-14 14 p., e0146889.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    23. Published

      Association between Hair Cortisol Concentration and Adiposity Measures among Children and Parents from the "Healthy Start" Study

      Larsen, S. C., Fahrenkrug, J., Olsen, N. J. & Heitmann, Berit, 23 Sep 2016, In: P L o S One. 11, 9, 11 p., e.0163639.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    24. Published

      Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Status and Longitudinal Changes in Weight and Waist Circumference: Influence of Genetic Predisposition to Adiposity

      Larsen, S. C., Ängquist, Lars, Moldovan, M., Huikari, V., Sebert, S., Cavadino, A., Ahluwalia, Tarun Veer Singh, Skaaby, T., Linneberg, Allan René, Husemoen, L. L. N., Toft, U., Pedersen, Oluf Borbye, Hansen, T., Herzig, K., Jarvelin, M., Power, C., Hypponen, E., Heitmann, Berit & Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 14 Apr 2016, In: P L o S One. 11, 4, p. 1-18 e0153611.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    25. Published

      Lean body mass change over 6 years is associated with dietary leucine intake in an older Danish population

      McDonald, C. K., Ankarfeldt, Mikkel Zöllner, Capra, S., Bauer, J., Raymond, K. & Heitmann, Berit, May 2016, In: British Journal of Nutrition. 115, 9, p. 1556-1562 7 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    26. Published

      Interactions between genetic variants associated with adiposity traits and soft drinks in relation to longitudinal changes in body weight and waist circumference

      Olsen, N. J., Ängquist, Lars, Larsen, S. C., Linneberg, Allan René, Skaaby, T., Husemoen, L. L. N., Toft, Ulla Marie Nørgaard, Tjønneland, A., Halkjær, J., Hansen, Torben, Pedersen, Oluf Borbye, Overvad, K., Ahluwalia, T. S., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Heitmann, Berit, 2016, In: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 104, 3, p. 816-826 11 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    27. Published

      The association between parental separation during childhood and obesity in adulthood: a Danish twin study

      Petersen, Jindong Ding, Kyvik, K. O., Heitmann, Berit & Vámosi, M., 2016, In: Obesity Science & Practice. 2, 4, p. 436-443 8 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    28. 2017
    29. Published

      A proposal for a study on treatment selection and lifestyle recommendations in chronic inflammatory diseases: A danish multidisciplinary collaboration on prognostic factors and personalised medicine

      Andersen, V., Holmskov, U., Bek Sørensen, S., Jawhara, M., Andersen, K. W., Bygum, A., Hvid, L., Grauslund, J., Wied, J., Glerup, H., Fredberg, U., Villadsen, J. A., Kjær, S. G., Fallingborg, J., Moghadd, S. A. G. R., Knudsen, T., Brodersen, J., Frøjk, J., Dahlerup, J. F., Nielsen, O. H. & 18 others, Christensen, R., Bo Bojesen, A., Sorensen, G. L., Thiel, S., Færgeman, N. J., Brandslund, I., Stensballe, A., Schmidt, E. B., Franke, A., Ellinghaus, D., Rosenstiel, P., Raes, J., Heitmann, Berit, Boye, M., Nielsen, C. L., Werner, L., Kjeldsen, J. & Ellingsen, T., May 2017, In: Nutrients. 9, 5, 16 p., 499.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    30. 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

    31. 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

    32. Published

      Long-term weight-loss maintenance in obese patients with knee osteoarthritis: a randomized trial

      Christensen, P., Henriksen, Marius, Bartels, E. M., Leeds, A. R., Larsen, T. M., Gudbergsen, Henrik Rindel, Riecke, B. F., Astrup, A., Heitmann, Berit, Boesen, Mikael Ploug, Christensen, R. & Bliddal, Henning, 2017, In: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 106, 3, p. 755-763 9 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    33. Published

      Effects of the Healthy Start randomized intervention trial on physical activity among normal weight preschool children predisposed to overweight and obesity

      Händel, M. N., Larsen, S. C., Rohde, J. F., Stougård, Maria, Olsen, N. J. & Heitmann, Berit, 9 Oct 2017, In: PLOS ONE. 12, 10, p. 1-14 14 p., e0185266.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    34. 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

    35. 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

    36. 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

    37. Published

      Association Between Use of Cannabis in Adolescence and Weight Change into Midlife

      Jin, L. Z., Rangan, A., Mehlsen, J., Andersen, L. B., Larsen, S. C. & Heitmann, Berit, 6 Jan 2017, In: PLOS ONE. 12, p. 1-11 11 p., e0168897.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    38. Published
    39. Published

      Hair dyeing, hair washing and hair cortisol concentrations among women from the healthy start study

      Kristensen, S. K., Larsen, S. C., Olsen, N. J., Fahrenkrug, J. & Heitmann, Berit, Mar 2017, In: Psychoneuroendocrinology. 77, p. 182-185 4 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalLetterResearchpeer-review

    40. 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

    41. Published

      DIETARY INTAKE, WEIGHT GAIN AND SLEEP PATTERNS IN YOUNG CHILDREN PREDISPOSED TO OVERWEIGHT

      Rangan, A., Zheng Miaobing, Olsen, N. J., Rohde, J. F. & Heitmann, Berit, Oct 2017, In: Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism. 71, Supplement 2, p. 538-539 2 p., 144/1299.

      Research output: Contribution to journalConference abstract in journalResearch

    42. Published

      Alcohol consumption and its interaction with adiposity-associated genetic variants in relation to subsequent changes in waist circumference and body weight

      Rohde, J. F., Ängquist, Lars, Larsen, S. C., Tolstrup, J. S., Husemoen, L. L. N., Linneberg, Allan René, Toft, Ulla Marie Nørgaard, Overvad, K., Halkjær, J., Tjønneland, A., Hansen, Torben, Pedersen, Oluf Borbye, Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Heitmann, Berit, 25 Aug 2017, In: Nutrition Journal. 16, 11 p., 51.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    43. Published

      Effects of the Healthy Start randomized intervention on dietary intake among obesity-prone normal-weight children

      Rohde, J. F., Larsen, S. C., Ängquist, Lars, Olsen, N. J., Stougård, Maria, Mortensen, Erik Lykke & Heitmann, Berit, Nov 2017, In: Public Health Nutrition. 20, 16, p. 2988-2997 10 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    44. Published

      EFFECTS ON DIET INTAKE FROM THE HEALTHY START PRIMARY INTERVENTION

      Rohde, J. F., Larsen, S. C., Lars, A., Olsen, N. J., Stougaard, M., Mortensen, Erik Lykke & Heitmann, Berit, 2017, In: Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism. 71, Supplement 2, p. 352-352 1 p., 144/1055.

      Research output: Contribution to journalConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

    45. 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

    46. 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

    47. Published

      THE INFLUENCE OF PRENATAL EXPOSURE TO TRANS-FATTY ACIDS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA

      Specht, I. O., Huybrechts, I., Frederiksen, P., Steliarova-Foucher, E., Chajes, V. & Heitmann, Berit, Oct 2017, In: Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism. 71, Supplement 2, p. 509-510 2 p., 144/844.

      Research output: Contribution to journalConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

    48. 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

    49. 2018
    50. Published

      Impact of red and processed meat and fibre intake on treatment outcomes among patients with chronic inflammatory diseases: protocol for a prospective cohort study of prognostic factors and personalised medicine

      Christensen, R., Heitmann, B. L., Andersen, K. W., Nielsen, O. H., Sørensen, S. B., Jawhara, M., Bygum, A., Hvid, L., Grauslund, J., Wied, J., Glerup, H., Fredberg, U., Villadsen, J. A., Kjær, S. G., Fallingborg, J., Moghadd, S. A. G. R., Knudsen, T., Brodersen, J., Frøjk, J., Dahlerup, J. F. & 21 others, Bojesen, A. B., Sørensen, G. L., Thiel, S., Færgeman, N. J., Brandslund, I., Bennike, T. B., Stensballe, A., Schmidt, E. B., Franke, A., Ellinghaus, D., Rosenstiel, P., Raes, J., Boye, M., Werner, L., Nielsen, C. L., Munk, H. L., Nexoe, A. B., Ellingsen, T., Holmskov, U., Kjeldsen, J. & Andersen, V., 2018, In: BMJ Open. 8, 2, 15 p., :e018166.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    51. Published

      Concentration of 25-hydroxyvitamin D from neonatal dried blood spots and the relation to gestational age, birth weight and Ponderal Index: the D-tect study

      Keller, A., Handel, M. N., Frederiksen, P., Jacobsen, Ramune, Cohen, A. S., McGrath, J. J. & Heitmann, Berit, 2018, In: British Journal of Nutrition. 119, 12, p. 1416-1423 8 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    52. Published

      In utero exposure to extra vitamin D from food fortification and the risk of subsequent development of gestational diabetes: the D-tect study

      Keller, A., Stougård, Maria, Frederiksen, P., Thorsteinsdottir, F., Vaag, A., Damm, Peter, Jacobsen, Ramune & Heitmann, Berit, 2018, In: Nutrition Journal. 17, 9 p., 100.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    53. Published

      Lower risk of hip fractures among Swedish women with large hips?

      Klingberg, S., Mehlig, K., Sundh, V., Heitmann, Berit & Lissner, L., 2018, In: Osteoporosis International. 29, 4, p. 927-935 9 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    54. Published

      Habitual coffee consumption and changes in measures of adiposity: a comprehensive study of longitudinal associations

      Larsen, S. C., Mikkelsen, M. K., Frederiksen, P. & Heitmann, Berit, 2018, In: International Journal of Obesity. 42, 4, p. 880-886 7 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

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