Berit Heitmann

Berit Heitmann

Clinical Professor

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    1. 2021
    2. 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

    3. Published

      Exploratory Efficacy of Calcium-Vitamin D Milk Fortification and Periodontal Therapy on Maternal Oral Health and Metabolic and Inflammatory Profile

      Rodrigues Amorim Adegboye, A., Dias Santana, D., Teixeira Dos Santos, P. P., Guedes Cocate, P., Benaim, C., Trindade de Castro, M. B., Maia Schlüssel, M., Kac, G. & Heitmann, Berit, 2021, In: Nutrients. 13, 3, 15 p., 783.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

    4. Published

      Hair Cortisol Concentration, Weight Loss Maintenance and Body Weight Variability: A Prospective Study Based on Data From the European NoHoW Trial

      Larsen, S. C., Turicchi, J., Christensen, G. L., Larsen, C. S., Jørgensen, Niklas Rye, Mikkelsen, M. L. K., Horgan, G., O’Driscoll, R., Michalowska, J., Duarte, C., Scott, S. E., Santos, I., Encantado, J., Palmeira, A. L., Stubbs, R. J. & Heitmann, Berit, 2021, In: Frontiers in Endocrinology. 12, 655197.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

    5. 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 articlepeer-review

    6. Published

      Longitudinal Associations between Intake of Fruit and Vegetables and Height Attainment from Preschool to School Entry

      Rosario, R., Handel, M. N., Rohde, J. F., Olsen, N. J. & Heitmann, Berit, 2021, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18, 11, 11 p., 6106.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

    7. 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

    8. Published

      Loss of height predicts total and cardiovascular mortality: a cohort study of northern European women

      Klingberg, S., Mehlig, K., Dangol, R., Bjorkelund, C., Heitmann, Berit & Lissner, L., 2021, In: BMJ Open. 11, 8, 8 p., 049122.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

    9. Published

      Maternal exposure to airborne polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and risk of adverse birth outcomes

      Kofoed, A. B., Deen, L., Hougaard, K. S., Petersen, K. U., Meyer, H. W., Pedersen, E. B., Ebbehoj, N. E., Heitmann, Berit, Bonde, Jens Peter & Tottenborg, S. S., 2021, In: European Journal of Epidemiology. 36, p. 861–872 12 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

    10. 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

    11. Published

      Older age, smoking, tooth loss and denture-wearing but neither xerostomia nor salivary gland hypofunction are associated with low intakes of fruit and vegetables in older Danish adults

      Pedersen, Anne Marie Lynge, Dynesen, A. W. & Heitmann, Berit, 2021, In: Journal of Nutritional Science. 10, 9 p., e47.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

    12. Published

      PEP-CoV protocol: a PEP flute-self-care randomised controlled trial to prevent respiratory deterioration and hospitalisation in early COVID-19

      Mollerup, A., Larsen, S. C., Bennetzen, A. S., Henriksen, Marius, Simonsen, M. K., Weis, Nina, Kofod, L. M. & Heitmann, Berit, 2021, In: BMJ Open. 11, 6, 9 p., e050582.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

    13. Published

      Phase angle measured by bioelectrical impedance analysis and the risk of cardiovascular disease among adult Danes

      Langer, R. D., Larsen, S. C., Ward, L. C. & Heitmann, Berit, 2021, In: Nutrition. 89, 6 p., 111280.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

    14. Published

      Prenatal and Early Life Exposure to the Danish Mandatory Vitamin D Fortification Policy Might Prevent Inflammatory Bowel Disease Later in Life: A Societal Experiment

      Duus, K. S., Moos, C., Frederiksen, P., Andersen, V. & Heitmann, Berit, 2021, In: Nutrients. 13, 4, 11 p., 1367.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

    15. 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 articlepeer-review

    16. 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

    17. Published

      Systematic literature review and meta-analysis of the relationship between polyunsaturated and trans fatty acids during pregnancy and offspring weight development

      Ren, X., Vilhjálmsdóttir, B. L., Rohde, J. F., Walker, K. C., Runstedt, S. E., Lauritzen, Lotte, Heitmann, Berit & Specht, I. O., 2021, In: Frontiers in Nutrition. 8, 18 p., 625596.

      Research output: Contribution to journalReviewpeer-review

    18. 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 journalpeer-review

    19. 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

    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

      Three-year intervention effects on food and beverage intake— results from the quasi-experimental copenhagen school child intervention study (Coscis)

      Ren, X., Jensen, B. W., Buch-Larsen, Sara Charlotte, Rohde, J. F., Specht, I. O., Nielsen, B. M., Husby, I., Bugge, A., Andersen, L. B., Trolle, E. & Heitmann, Berit, 2021, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18, 19, 12 p., 10543.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

    22. Published

      Vitamin D concentrations from neonatal dried blood spots and the risk of early-onset type 2 diabetes in the Danish D-tect case-cohort study

      Keller, A., Thorsteinsdottir, F., Stougaard, M., Cardoso, I., Frederiksen, P., Cohen, A. S., Vaag, Allan, Jacobsen, Ramune & Heitmann, Berit, 2021, In: Diabetologia. 64, p. 1572–1582

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

    23. 2020
    24. 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

    25. 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.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

    26. 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.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

    27. 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.

      Research output: Contribution to journalReviewpeer-review

    28. 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 articlepeer-review

    29. 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 journalReviewpeer-review

    30. 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 articlepeer-review

    31. 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

    32. 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 articlepeer-review

    33. 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 articlepeer-review

    34. 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

    35. 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.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

    36. 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 articlepeer-review

    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 articlepeer-review

    38. 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

    39. Published

      Longitudinal associations between body composition and regional fat distribution and later attained height at school entry among preschool children predisposed to overweight

      Rosário, R., Olsen, N. J., Rohde, J. F., Händel, M. N., Santos, R. & Heitmann, Berit, 2020, In: European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 74, 3, p. 465-471 7 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

    40. 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

    41. 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

    42. 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

    43. 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

    44. 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 journalReviewpeer-review

    45. 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

    46. 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.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

    47. Published

      The Copenhagen Primary Care Laboratory Pregnancy (CopPreg) database

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

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

    48. 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 articlepeer-review

    49. 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 journalReviewpeer-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.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

    51. Published

      Vitamin D and Calcium Milk Fortification in Pregnant Women with Periodontitis: A Feasibility Trial

      Rodrigues Amorim Adegboye, A., Dias Santana, D., Cocate, P. G., Benaim, C., Teixeira Dos Santos, P. P., Heitmann, Berit, da Veiga Soares Carvalho, M. C., Schlüssel, M. M., Trindade de Castro, M. B. & Kac, G., 2020, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17, 21, 16 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

    52. 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

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