Berit Heitmann

Berit Heitmann

Clinical Professor

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    1. Published

      Combined effects of weight loss and physical activity on all-cause mortality of overweight men and women

      ÿstergaard, J. N., Grønbaek, M., Schnohr, P., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Heitmann, Berit, 2010, In: International Journal of Obesity. 34, 4, p. 760-9 10 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

    2. Published

      Association between intake of dietary protein and 3-year-change in body growth among normal and overweight 6-year-old boys and girls (CoSCIS)

      van Vught, A. J. A. H., Heitmann, Berit, Nieuwenhuizen, A. G., Veldhorst, M. A. B., Andersen, L. B., Hasselstrom, H., Brummer, R. M. & Westerterp-Plantenga, M. S., 2010, In: Public Health Nutrition. 13, 5, p. 647-53

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

    3. 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 articlepeer-review

    4. 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 articlepeer-review

    5. Published

      Longitudinal association of nighttime sleep duration with emotional and behavioral problems in early childhood: results from the Danish Healthy Start Study

      Zheng, M., Rangan, A., Olsen, N. J. & Heitmann, Berit, 2021, In: Sleep. 44, 1, 10 p., 138.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

    6. 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 articlepeer-review

    7. 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 articlepeer-review

    8. Published

      Evidence for the protein leverage hypothesis in preschool children prone to obesity

      Zhang, H., Senior, A. M., Saner, C., Olsen, N. J., Larsen, S. C., Simpson, S. J., Raubenheimer, D. & Heitmann, Berit, 2023, In: Clinical Nutrition. 42, 11, p. 2249-2257 9 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

    9. Published

      Sygehusomkostninger i forbindelse med svaer overvaegt

      Worre-Jensen, A. L., Jensen, N. B., Heitmann, Berit & Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 2007, In: Ugeskrift for læger. 169, 33, p. 2634-2637 3 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

    10. 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 articlepeer-review

    11. 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 articlepeer-review

    12. 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 articlepeer-review

    13. Published

      Barriers for why pregnant women do not visit a dentist on a regular basis: using group concept mapping methodology

      Winckler, K., Rasmussen, M. U., Laugenborg, J., Bukkehave, K. H., Fischer, H., Heitmann, Berit & Wæhrens, E. E., 2024, In: Acta Odontologica Scandinavica. 83, 8 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

    14. Published

      Vitamin D Supplementation and Vitamin D Status during Pregnancy and the Risk of Congenital Anomalies—A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

      Walker, K. C., Thorsteinsdottir, F., Christesen, H. T., Hjortdal, Vibeke Elisabeth, Heitmann, Berit, Specht, I. O. & Händel, M. N., 2023, In: Nutrients. 15, 9, 16 p., 2125.

      Research output: Contribution to journalReviewpeer-review

    15. Published

      The relation between birth weight and hypertension: A study among Danish nurses

      Virkus, R. A., Heitmann, Berit, Obel, E., Bergholt, Thomas & Løkkegaard, Ellen Christine Leth, 2013, In: Health (Irvine). 5, 4A, p. 16-22 7 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

    16. 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.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

    17. 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 articlepeer-review

    18. Published

      Association between the intake of α-linolenic acid and the risk of CHD

      Vedtofte, M. S., Jakobsen, M. U., Lauritzen, Lotte, O'Reilly, E. J., Virtamo, J., Knekt, P., Colditz, G., Hallmans, G., Buring, J., Steffen, L. M., Robien, K., Rimm, E. B. & Heitmann, Berit, 2014, In: British Journal of Nutrition. 112, 5, p. 735-743 9 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

    19. Published

      Comparing self-reported energy intake using an online dietary tool with energy expenditure by an activity tracker

      Vasileiou, Aikaterina, Searle, D., Larsen, S. C., Magkos, Faidon, Horgan, G., Stubbs, R. J., Santos, I., Palmeira, A. L. & Heitmann, Berit, 2024, In: Nutrition. 118, 112258.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

    20. Published

      The impact of early body-weight variability on long-term weight maintenance: exploratory results from the NoHoW weight-loss maintenance intervention

      Turicchi, J., O'Driscoll, R., Lowe, M., Finlayson, G., Palmeira, A. L., Larsen, S. C., Heitmann, Berit & Stubbs, J., 2021, In: International Journal of Obesity. 45, p. 525–534

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

    21. Published

      Body weight variability is not associated with changes in risk factors for cardiometabolic disease

      Turicchi, J., O'Driscoll, R., Horgan, G., Duarte, C., Santos, I., Encantado, J., Palmeira, A. L., Larsen, S. C., Olsen, J. K., Heitmann, Berit & Stubbs, R. J., 2020, In: International Journal of Cardiology: Hypertension. 6, 100045.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

    22. Published

      Weekly, seasonal and holiday body weight fluctuation patterns among individuals engaged in a European multi-centre behavioural weight loss maintenance intervention

      Turicchi, J., O’Driscoll, R., Horgan, G., Duarte, C., Palmeira, A. L., Larsen, S. C., Heitmann, Berit & Stubbs, J., 2020, In: PLoS ONE. 15, 4, 19 p., e0232152.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

    23. Published

      Data imputation and body weight variability calculation using linear and nonlinear methods in data collected from digital smart scales: Simulation and validation study

      Turicchi, J., O'Driscoll, R., Finlayson, G., Duarte, C., Palmeira, A. L., Buch-Larsen, Sara Charlotte, Heitmann, Berit & James Stubbs, R., 2020, In: JMIR mHealth and uHealth. 8, 9, e17977.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

    24. Published

      A longitudinal study of food intake patterns and obesity in adult Danish men and women

      Togo, P., Osler, Merete, Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Heitmann, Berit, 2004, In: International Journal of Obesity. 28/4, p. 583-593

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

    25. 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 articlepeer-review

    26. Published

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

      Thorsteinsdottir, F., Cardoso, I., Keller, A., Stougaard, M., 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 articlepeer-review

    27. Published

      Longitudinal Trajectories of Dietary Fibre Intake and Its Determinants in Early Childhood: Results from the Melbourne InFANT Program

      Thorsteinsdottir, F., Campbell, K. J., Heitmann, Berit & Zheng, M., 2023, In: Nutrients. 15, 8, 13 p., 1932.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

    28. Published

      The role of prenatal vitamin D on the development of childhood asthma and wheeze: An umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses

      Thorsteinsdottir, F., Walker, K. C., Runstedt, S. E., Jacobsen, Ramune, Maslova, E., Backer, Vibeke, Heitmann, Berit & Händel, M. N., 2022, In: Clinical Nutrition. 41, 8, p. 1808-1817 10 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

    29. 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 articlepeer-review

    30. 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 articlepeer-review

    31. Published

      Levels and changes in body mass index decomposed into fat and fat-free mass index: relation to long-term all-cause mortality in the general population

      Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Frederiksen, P. & Heitmann, Berit, 2020, In: International Journal of Obesity. 44, p. 2092–2100 9 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

    32. Published

      Evidence-Based Digital Tools for Weight Loss Maintenance: The NoHoW Project

      Stubbs, R. J., Duarte, C., Palmeira, A. L., Sniehotta, F. F., Horgan, G., Larsen, S. C., Marques, M. M., Evans, E. H., Ermes, M., Harjumaa, M., Turicchi, J., O'Driscoll, R., Scott, S. E., Pearson, B., Ramsey, L., Mattila, E., Matos, M., Sacher, P., Woodward, E., Mikkelsen, M-L. & 6 others, Sainsbury, K., Santos, I., Encantado, J., Stalker, C., Teixeira, P. J. & Heitmann, Berit, 2021, In: Obesity Facts. 14, p. 320–333 14 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalEditorialpeer-review

    33. Published

      The H2020 "noHoW Project": A Position Statement on Behavioural Approaches to Longer-Term Weight Management

      Stubbs, R. J., Duarte, C., O'Driscoll, R., Turicchi, J., Kwasnicka, D., Sniehotta, F. F., Marques, M. M., Horgan, G., Larsen, S., Palmeira, A., Santos, I., Teixeira, P. J., Halford, J. & Heitmann, Berit, 2021, In: Obesity Facts. 14, 2, p. 246-258 13 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

    34. Published

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

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

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

    35. Published

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

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

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

    36. Published

      Changes in Emotional-Behavioral Functioning Among Pre-school Children Following the Initial Stage Danish COVID-19 Lockdown and Home Confinement

      Specht, I. O., Rohde, J. F., Nielsen, A., Larsen, S. C. & Heitmann, Berit, 2021, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 12, 6 p., 643057.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

    37. 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

    38. 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 articlepeer-review

    39. 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.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

    40. Published

      Comparison of Motor Difficulties Measured in the First Year of School among Children Who Attended Rural Outdoor or Urban Conventional Kindergartens

      Specht, I. O., Larsen, S. C., Rohde, J. F., Ostergaard, J. N. & Heitmann, Berit, 2022, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19, 21, 10 p., 14158.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

    41. 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 journalpeer-review

    42. Published

      Types of kindergarten and their relationship with parental and children's socio-demographic characteristics in Denmark

      Specht, I. O., Larsen, Sofus Christian, Nielsen, A. K., Rohde, J. F., Heitmann, Berit & Jørgensen, T. S., 2023, In: PLoS ONE. 18, 7, 15 p., e0288846.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

    43. 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 articlepeer-review

    44. 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 articlepeer-review

    45. 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 articlepeer-review

    46. 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 articlepeer-review

    47. Published

      A prospective study of the association between weight changes and self-rated health

      Simonsen, M. K., Hundrup, Y. A., Gronbaek, M. & Heitmann, Berit, 2008, In: BMC Women's Health. 8, p. Art. no. 13- 7 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

    48. Published

      Intentional weight loss and mortality among initially healthy men and women

      Simonsen, M. K., Hundrup, Y. A., Obel, E. B., Gronbaek, M. & Heitmann, Berit, 2008, In: Nutrition Reviews. 66, 7, p. 375-386 11 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

    49. Published

      The bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) international database: aims, scope, and call for data

      Silva, A. M., Campa, F., Stagi, S., Gobbo, L. A., Buffa, R., Toselli, S., Silva, D. A. S., Gonçalves, E. M., Langer, R. D., Guerra-Júnior, G., Machado, D. R. L., Kondo, E., Sagayama, H., Omi, N., Yamada, Y., Yoshida, T., Fukuda, W., Gonzalez, M. C., Orlandi, S. P., Koury, J. C. & 53 others, Moro, T., Paoli, A., Kruger, S., Schutte, A. E., Andreolli, A., Earthman, C. P., Fuchs-Tarlovsky, V., Irurtia, A., Castizo-Olier, J., Mascherini, G., Petri, C., Busert, L. K., Cortina-Borja, M., Bailey, J., Tausanovitch, Z., Lelijveld, N., Ghazzawi, H. A., Amawi, A. T., Tinsley, G., Kangas, S. T., Salpéteur, C., Vázquez-Vázquez, A., Fewtrell, M., Ceolin, C., Sergi, G., Ward, L. C., Heitmann, Berit, da Costa, R. F., Vicente-Rodriguez, G., Cremasco, M. M., Moroni, A., Shepherd, J., Moon, J., Knaan, T., Müller, M. J., Braun, W., García‐Almeida, J. M., Palmeira, A. L., Santos, I., Larsen, S. C., Zhang, X., Speakman, J. R., Plank, L. D., Swinburn, B. A., Ssensamba, J. T., Shiose, K., Cyrino, E. S., Bosy-Westphal, A., Heymsfield, S. B., Lukaski, H., Sardinha, L. B., Wells, J. C. & Marini, E., 2023, In: European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 77, p. 1143–1150 8 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

    50. 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.

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