Berit Heitmann

Berit Heitmann

Clinical Professor


  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, Amélie Cléo, 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, Ole Haagen, 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., Stougaard, M., 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., Stougaard, M., 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., Stougaard, M., 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, Berit, Andersen, K. W., Nielsen, Ole Haagen, 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., 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, Amélie Cléo, Stougård, M., 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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