Berit Heitmann

Berit Heitmann

Clinical Professor

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    1. 2018
    2. Published

      Joining Parents' Bed at Night and Overweight among 2-to 6-Year-Old Children - Results from the 'Healthy Start' Randomized Intervention

      Olsen, N. J., Rohde, J. F., Händel, M. N., Stougaard, M., Mortensen, Erik Lykke & Heitmann, Berit, 2018, In: Obesity Facts. 11, 5, p. 372-380 9 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    3. Published

      The complexity of self-regulating food intake in weight loss maintenance. A qualitative study among short- and long-term weight loss maintainers

      Pedersen, S., Sniehotta, F. F., Sainsbury, K., Evans, E. H., Marques, M. M., Stubbs, R. J., Heitmann, Berit & Lahteenmaki, L., 2018, In: Social Science & Medicine. 208, p. 18-24 7 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    4. Published

      Shorter sleep duration is associated with higher energy intake and an increase in BMI z-score in young children predisposed to overweight

      Rangan, A., Zheng, M., Olsen, N. J., Rohde, J. F. & Heitmann, Berit, Jan 2018, In: International Journal of Obesity. 42, 1, p. 59-64 6 p.

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    5. Published

      Cross-sectional associations between maternal self-efficacy and dietary intake and physical activity in four-year-old children of first-time Swedish mothers

      Rohde, J. F., Bohman, B., Berglind, D., Hansson, L. M., Frederiksen, P., Mortensen, Erik Lykke, Heitmann, Berit & Rasmussen, F., 2018, In: Appetite. 125, p. 131-138 8 p.

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    6. Published

      Duration of exclusive breastfeeding may be related to eating behaviour and dietary intake in obesity prone normal weight young children

      Specht, I. O., Rohde, J. F., Olsen, N. J. & Heitmann, Berit, 2018, In: PLoS ONE. 13, 7, 11 p., e0200388.

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    7. Published

      The influence of prenatal exposure to trans-fatty acids for development of childhood haematopoietic neoplasms (EnTrance): a natural societal experiment and a case-control study

      Specht, I. O., Huybrechts, I., Frederiksen, P., Steliarova-Foucher, E., Chajes, V. & Heitmann, Berit, 2018, In: Nutrition Journal. 17, 8 p., 13.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    8. Published

      Exposure to vitamin D from fortified margarine during fetal life and later risk of pre-eclampsia: the D-tect Study

      Stougård, Maria, Damm, Peter, Frederiksen, P., Jacobsen, Ramune & Heitmann, Berit, 2018, In: Public Health Nutrition. 21, 4, p. 721-731 11 p.

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    9. Published

      Extra vitamin D from fortification and the risk of preeclampsia: The D-tect Study

      Stougård, Maria, Damm, Peter, Frederiksen, P., Jacobsen, Ramune & Heitmann, Berit, 2018, In: PLOS ONE. 13, 1, 10 p., e0191288.

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    10. Published

      Changes in job strain and subsequent weight gain: a longitudinal study, based on the Danish Nurse Cohort

      Vesterlund, G. K., Keller, A. C. & Heitmann, Berit, 1 Apr 2018, In: Public Health Nutrition. 21, 6, p. 1131-1138 8 p.

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    11. Published

      Carotid intima media thickness and ankle brachial index are inversely associated in subjects with and without diabetes

      Winckler, K., Wiinberg, N., Jensen, Andreas Kryger, Thorsteinsson, B., Lundby-Christensen, L., Heitmann, Berit, Jensen, G. B. & Tarnow, L., 18 Aug 2018, In: Scandinavian Journal of Clinical & Laboratory Investigation. 78, 6, p. 464-469 5 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    12. 2019
    13. Published

      Lack of Transparency in the Meta-Analyses of Dietary and Urinary Sodium and Bone Mineral Density or Risk of Osteoporosis: A Letter to the Journal

      Cardoso, I., Michalowska, J., Larsen, S. C., Abrahamsen, B., Heitmann, Berit & Händel, M. N., 2019, In: Journal of the American College of Nutrition. 38, 8, p. 746-747 2 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalLetterResearchpeer-review

    14. Published

      Child behaviour and subsequent changes in body weight, composition and shape

      Christensen, K. G., Nielsen, S. G., Olsen, N. J., Dålgard, C., Heitmann, Berit & Larsen, S. C., 2019, In: PLoS ONE. 14, 12, e0226003.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    15. Published

      Calcium and vitamin D supplementation and/or periodontal therapy in the treatment of periodontitis among Brazilian pregnant women: protocol of a feasibility randomised controlled trial (the IMPROVE trial)

      Cocate, P. G., Kac, G., Heitmann, Berit, Nadanovsky, P., da Veiga Soares Carvalho, M. C., Benaim, C., Schlüssel, M. M., de Castro, M. B. T., Alves-Santos, N. H., Baptista, A. F., Holick, M. F., Mokhtar, R. R., Bomfim, A. R. & Adegboye, A. R. A., 2019, In: Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 5, 12 p., 38.

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    16. 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

    17. 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

    18. 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

    19. Published

      EFFECT OF LIRAGLUTIDE ON BODY WEIGHT AND PAIN IN THE TREATMENT OF OVERWEIGHT AND KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS: A RANDOMISED, DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED STUDY

      Gudbergsen, H., Overgaard, A., Henriksen, Marius, Waehrens, E. E., Bliddal, Henning, Christensen, R., Nielsen, S. M., Boesen, Mikael Ploug, Knop, Filip Krag, Astrup, A., Rasmussen, M. U., Bartholdy, C. R., Daugaard, C., Bartels, E. M., Ellegaard, K., Heitmann, Berit & Kristensen, Lars Erik Vølund, 2019, In: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 78, p. 71-72 2 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

    20. Published

      Effect of liraglutide on body weight and pain in patients with overweight and knee osteoarthritis: protocol for a randomised, double-blind, placebocontrolled, parallel-group, singlecentre trial

      Gudbergsen, Henrik Rindel, Henriksen, M., Wæhrens, E. E., Overgaard, A., Bliddal, H., Christensen, R., Boesen, Mikael Ploug, Knop, Filip Krag, Astrup, A., Rasmussen, M. U., Bartholdy, C., Daugaard, C., Bartels, E. M., Ellegaard, K., Heitmann, Berit & Kristensen, L. E., 2019, In: B M J Open. 9, 5, 12 p., e024065.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    21. 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

    22. Published

      Vitamin D in early life and later risk of multiple sclerosis-A systematic review, meta-analysis

      Ismailova, K., Poudel, P., Parlesak, A., Frederiksen, P. & Heitmann, Berit, 2019, In: PLoS ONE. 14, 8, 18 p., e0221645.

      Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

    23. Published

      A systematic literature review of the relation between iron status/anemia in pregnancy and offspring neurodevelopment

      Janbek, Janet, Sarki, M., Specht, I. O. & Heitmann, Berit, 2019, In: European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 73, 12, p. 1561-1578 18 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    24. Published

      Associations between vitamin D status in pregnancy and offspring neurodevelopment: a systematic literature review

      Janbek, Janet, Specht, I. O. & Heitmann, Berit, 2019, In: Nutrition Reviews. 77, 5, p. 330-349 20 p.

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    25. Published

      Biomarkers of Whole-Grain and Cereal-Fiber Intake in Human Studies: A Systematic Review of the Available Evidence and Perspectives

      Jawhara, M., Sørensen, S. B., Heitmann, Berit & Andersen, V., 2019, In: Nutrients. 11, 12, 32 p., 2994.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    26. Published

      Environmental and individual predictors of 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations in Denmark measured from neonatal dried blood spots: the D-tect study

      Keller, A., Frederiksen, P., Händel, M. N., Jacobsen, Ramune, McGrath, J. J., Cohen, A. S. & Heitmann, Berit, 2019, In: The British Journal of Nutrition. 121, 5, p. 567-575 25 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    27. Published

      Association between hair cortisol concentration and dietary intake among normal weight preschool children predisposed to overweight and obesity

      Larsen, S. C., Rohde, J. F., Olsen, N. J., Händel, M. N., Stougård, Maria, Fahrenkrug, J. & Heitmann, Berit, 2019, In: PLoS ONE. 14, 3, 12 p., e0213573.

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    28. 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.

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    29. 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

    30. 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 articleResearchpeer-review

    31. 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 articleResearchpeer-review

    32. 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.

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    33. 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, B. L., Horgan, G. W., Larsen, S. C., Marques, M. M., Mattila, E., Matos, M., Mikkelsen, M-L., Palmeira, A. L., Pearson, B., Ramsey, L., Sainsbury, K., Santos, I., Sniehotta, F., Stalker, C., Teixeira, P. J. & 1 others, Stubbs, R. J., Sep 2019, In: BMJ Open. 9, 9, 13 p., e029425.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    34. 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.

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    35. 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, A., Backer, Vibeke & Heitmann, Berit, 2019, In: Nutrients. 11, 4, 13 p., 924.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    36. 2020
    37. 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 articleResearchpeer-review

    38. 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.

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    39. 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

    40. Published

      The Copenhagen Primary Care Laboratory Pregnancy (CopPreg) database

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

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    41. 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 articleResearchpeer-review

    42. 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.

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    43. 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, A., 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.

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    44. Published

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

      Keller, A., 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 journalReviewResearchpeer-review

    45. 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 journalReviewResearchpeer-review

    46. 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 articleResearchpeer-review

    47. 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 articleResearchpeer-review

    48. 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.

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    49. 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 articleResearchpeer-review

    50. 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.

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    51. 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.

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    52. 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.

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    53. 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.

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