Berit Heitmann

Berit Heitmann

Clinical Professor

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    1. 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

    2. Published

      High dietary intake of saturated fat is associated with reduced semen quality among 701 young Danish men from the general population

      Jensen, T. K., Heitmann, Berit, Jensen, Martin Blomberg, Halldorsson, T. I., Andersson, A. M., Skakkebœk, N. E., Joensen, Ulla Nordström, Lauritsen, M. P., Christiansen, P., Dalgård, C., Lassen, T. H. & Jørgensen, N., 1 Feb 2013, In: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 97, 2, p. 411-418 8 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    3. 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

    4. 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

    5. 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

    6. 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

    7. 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 articleResearchpeer-review

    8. 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

    9. 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

    10. 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

    11. 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

    12. 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.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    13. 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

    14. Published

      The influence of early exposure to vitamin D for development of diseases later in life

      Jacobsen, Ramune, Abrahamsen, B., Bauerek, M. J., Holst, C., Jensen, C. B., Knop, J., Raymond, K., Rasmussen, L. B., Stougård, Maria, S�rensen, T. I. A., Vaag, Allan & Heitmann, Berit, 2013, In: B M C Public Health. 13, 8 p., 515.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    15. 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

    16. 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

    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

      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

    19. Published

      Do energy density and dietary fiber influence subsequent 5-year weight changes in adult men and women?

      Iqbal, S. I., Helge, Jørn Wulff & Heitmann, Berit, Jan 2006, In: Obesity. 14, 1, p. 106-14 9 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    20. Published

      Do energy density and dietary fiber influence subsequent 5-year weight changes in adult men and women?

      Iqbal, S. I., Helge, Jørn Wulff & Heitmann, Berit, 2006, In: Obesite. 14, 1, p. 106-114 8 p.

      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

      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

    23. 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

    24. Published

      Processed Meat Consumption and the Risk of Cancer: A Critical Evaluation of the Constraints of Current Evidence from Epidemiological Studies

      Händel, M. N., Rohde, J. F., Jacobsen, Ramune & Heitmann, Berit, 2021, In: Nutrients. 13, 10, 9 p., 3601.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    25. 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

    26. 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

    27. 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

    28. 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

    29. Published

      Fedme og Helbredsrisiko - vvad skal vi måle på?

      Heitmann, Berit, 2009, In: Ugeskrift for læger. 171, 43, p. 3067 1 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearch

    30. Published

      Obesity, leanness, and mortality: effect modification by physical activity in men and women

      Heitmann, Berit, Hills, A. P., Frederiksen, P. & Ward, L. C., 2009, In: Obesity. 17, 1, p. 136-42 6 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    31. Published

      Obesity and gender

      Heitmann, Berit, Kopelman, P. G. (ed.), Caterson, I. D. (ed.) & Dietz, W. H. (ed.), 2009, Clinical obesity in adults and children. 3 ed. Wiley, Vol. 5. p. 53-64 12 p.

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearch

    32. Published

      Low vitamin A during fetal development may increase the risk of developing T2D

      Heitmann, Berit, Ängquist, L., Jacobsen, Ramune, Vaag, A. & Keller, A., 2023. 1 p.

      Research output: Contribution to conferencePosterResearchpeer-review

    33. Published

      Thigh circumference and risk of heart disease and premature death: prospective cohort study

      Heitmann, Berit & Frederiksen, P., 2009, In: BMJ. British Medical Journal (International Ed.). 339, p. b3292

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    34. Published

      Childhood obesity: successes and failures of preventive interventions

      Heitmann, Berit, Koplan, J. & Lissner, L., 2009, In: Nutrition Reviews. 67, Suppl 1, p. S89-S93 5 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    35. Published

      A variant in the fat mass and obesity-associated gene (FTO) and variants near the melanocortin-4 receptor gene (MC4R) do not influence dietary intake

      Hasselbalch, A. L., Ängquist, Lars, Christiansen, L., Heitmann, Berit, Kyvik, K. O. & Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 2010, In: British Journal of Nutrition. 140, 4, p. 831-4

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    36. Published

      Studies of twins indicate that genetics influence dietary intake

      Hasselbalch, A. L., Heitmann, Berit, Kyvik, K. O. & Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 2008, In: Journal of Nutrition. 138, 12, p. 2406-2412 6 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    37. Published

      Should glycemic index and glycemic load be considered in dietary recommendations?

      Hare-Bruun, H., Nielsen, B. M., Grau, K., Oxlund, A. L. & Heitmann, Berit, 2008, In: Nutrition Reviews. 66, 10, p. 569-590 21 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    38. 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

    39. Published

      Assessing Health Consequences of Vitamin D Fortification Utilizing a Societal Experiment Design: Methodological Lessons Learned from the D-Tect Project

      Handel, M. N., Jacobsen, Ramune, Thorsteinsdottir, F., Keller, A. C., Stougård, Maria, Jensen, C. B., Moos, C., Duus, K. S., Jensen, A., Kesmodel, U. S., Abrahamsen, B. & Heitmann, Berit, 2021, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18, 15, 13 p., 8136.

      Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

    40. Published

      The association between general and central obesity and the risks of coronary heart disease in women with and without a familial predisposition to obesity: findings from the Danish Nurse Cohort

      Hammer, M. D., Andersen, A. J., Larsen, S. C., Simonsen, M. K. & Heitmann, Berit, 2022, In: International Journal of Obesity. 46, 2, p. 433-436

      Research output: Contribution to journalLetterResearchpeer-review

    41. Published

      Association between dairy consumption and cardiovascular disease events, bone fracture and all-cause mortality

      Guo, J., Givens, D. I. & Heitmann, Berit, 2022, In: PLoS ONE. 17, 9 , 11 p., e0271168.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    42. Published

      Dairy consumption and cardiovascular disease events, bone fracture and all-cause mortality

      Guo, J., Givens, D. I. & Heitmann, Berit, 2021, In: Proceedings of the Nutrition Society. 80, OCE5, 1 p., E230.

      Research output: Contribution to journalConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

    43. 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

    44. Published

      Liraglutide after diet-induced weight loss for pain and weight control in knee osteoarthritis: A randomized controlled trial

      Gudbergsen, Henrik Rindel, Overgaard, A., Henriksen, Marius, Wæhrens, E. E., Bliddal, Henning, Christensen, R., Nielsen, S. M., Boesen, Mikael Ploug, Knop, Filip Krag, Astrup, A., Rasmussen, M. U., Bartholdy, C., Daugaard, C. L., Ellegaard, K., Heitmann, Berit, Bartels, E. M., Danneskiold-Samsøe, B. & Kristensen, L. E., 2021, In: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 113, 2, p. 314–323 10 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    45. 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

    46. 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

    47. Published

      Estimating the Prevalence of Knee Pain and the Association between Illness Perception Profiles and Self-Management Strategies in the Frederiksberg Cohort of Elderly Individuals with Knee Pain: A Cross-Sectional Study

      Ginnerup-Nielsen, E., Christensen, R., Heitmann, Berit, Altman, R. D., March, L., Woolf, A., Bliddal, Henning & Henriksen, Marius, 2021, In: Journal of Clinical Medicine. 10, 4, 18 p., 668.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    48. Published

      THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN ILLNESS PERCEPTION AND TWO-YEAR TRAJECTORIES IN KNEE PAIN AMONG ELDERLY DANES WITH SIGNS OF EARLY OA: A COHORT STUDY

      Ginnerup-Nielsen, E. M., Christensen, R., Heitmann, Berit, Altman, R. D., March, L., Woolf, A., Bliddal, Henning & Henriksen, Marius, 2022, p. S202-S203. 2 p.

      Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearchpeer-review

    49. Published

      THE RELATION BETWEEN ILLNESS PERCEPTION PROFILES AND SELF MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES IN A COHORT OF ELDERLY INDIVIDUALS WITH KNEE PAIN A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY BASED ON THE FREDERIKSBERG COHORT

      Ginnerup-Nielsen, E., Christensen, R., Heitmann, Berit, Altman, R. D., March, L., Woolf, A., Bliddal, Henning & Henriksen, Marius, 2021, In: Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 29, p. S285-S286 2 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

    50. 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 articleResearchpeer-review

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