Berit Heitmann

Berit Heitmann

Clinical Professor

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    1. E-pub ahead of print

      What goes on in digital behaviour change interventions for weight loss maintenance targeting physical activity: A scoping review

      Encantado, J., Palmeira, A. L., Silva, C., Sniehotta, F. F., Stubbs, R. J., Gouveia, M. J., Teixeira, P. J., Heitmann, Berit & Marques, M. M., 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Digital Health. 8, 12 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

    2. Published
    3. 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 articleResearchpeer-review

    4. 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

    5. 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

    6. 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., Stougård, Maria, Cardoso, I., Frederiksen, P., Cohen, A. S., Vaag, Allan, Jacobsen, Ramune & Heitmann, Berit, 2021, In: Diabetologia. 64, p. 1572–1582

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    7. 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 articleResearchpeer-review

    8. 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 journalReviewResearchpeer-review

    9. Published

      Vitamin D Concentrations at Birth and the Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Early Adulthood: A Danish Population-Based Case-Cohort Study

      Cardoso, I., Specht, I. O., Thorsteinsdottir, F., Thorbek, M. J., Keller, A., Stougård, Maria, Cohen, A. S., Händel, M. N., Kristensen, Lars Erik Vølund & Heitmann, Berit, 2022, In: Nutrients. 14, 3, 11 p., 447.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    10. Published

      Users' Experiences With the NoHoW Web-Based Toolkit With Weight and Activity Tracking in Weight Loss Maintenance: Long-term Randomized Controlled Trial

      Mattila, E., Hansen, S., Bundgaard, L., Ramsey, L., Dunning, A., Silva, M. N., Harjumaa, M., Ermes, M., Marques, M. M., Matos, M., Larsen, S. C., Encantado, J., Santos, I., Horgan, G., O'Driscoll, R., Turicchi, J., Duarte, C., Palmeira, A. L., Stubbs, R. J., Heitmann, B. L. & 1 others, Lahteenmaki, L., 2022, In: Journal of Medical Internet Research. 24, 1, 19 p., 29302.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    11. 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 articleResearchpeer-review

    12. 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 articleResearchpeer-review

    13. 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

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    14. 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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    15. 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

    16. 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 articleResearchpeer-review

    17. 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

    18. 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 articleResearchpeer-review

    19. 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

    20. 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

    21. 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 articleResearchpeer-review

    22. Published

      The effect of psychological interventions targeting overweight and obesity in school-aged children: a systematic review and meta-analysis

      Baygi, F., Djalalinia, S., Qorbani, M., Larrabee Sonderlund, A., Kousgaard Andersen, M. K., Thilsing, T., Heitmann, Berit & Nielsen, J. B., 2023, In: BMC Public Health. 23, 1, 14 p., 1478.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    23. 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

    24. 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

    25. Published

      The combined influence of leisure-time physical activity and weekly alcohol intake on fatal ischaemic heart disease and all-cause mortality1

      Pedersen, J. O., Heitmann, Berit, Schnohr, P. & Gronbaek, M., 2008, In: European Heart Journal. 29, 2, p. 204-212 8 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    26. 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 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. 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

    29. Published

      The association between early menopause and risk of ischaemic heart disease: Influence of Hormone Therapy?

      Løkkegaard, Ellen Christine Leth, Andersen, Zorana Jovanovic, Heitmann, Berit, Keiding, N., Ottesen, B. & Pedersen, Anette Tønnes, 20 Jan 2006, In: Maturitas. 53, 2, p. 226-33 8 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    30. 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

    31. 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 articleResearchpeer-review

    32. 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

    33. Published

      Testing motivational and self-regulatory mechanisms of action on device-measured physical activity in the context of a weight loss maintenance digital intervention: A secondary analysis of the NoHoW trial

      Encantado, J., Marques, M. M., Gouveia, M. J., Santos, I., Sánchez-Oliva, D., O'Driscoll, R., Turicchi, J., Larsen, S. C., Horgan, G., Teixeira, P. J., Stubbs, R. J., Heitmann, Berit & Palmeira, A. L., 2023, In: Psychology of Sport and Exercise. 64, 10 p., 102314.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    34. 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

    35. 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

    36. 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

    37. 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 journalReviewResearchpeer-review

    38. 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 articleResearchpeer-review

    39. Sugar-sweetened beverages, vascular risk factors and events: a systematic literature review

      Keller, A., Heitmann, Berit & Olsen, N., May 2015, In: Public Health Nutrition. 18, 7, p. 1145-1154 10 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

    40. Published

      Sugar-sweetened beverages consumption in relation to changes in body fatness over 6 and 12 years among 9-year-old children: the European Youth Heart Study

      Lempert, Susanne, Zheng, M., Rangan, A., Olsen, N. J., Andersen, L. B., Wedderkopp, N., Kristensen, P. L., Grøntved, A., Ried-Larsen, M., Allman-Farinelli, M. & Heitmann, Berit, 28 Nov 2013, In: European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 68, 1, p. 77-83 0954-3007.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    41. 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 articleResearchpeer-review

    42. 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

    43. Published

      Substituting sedentary time with sleep or physical activity and subsequent weight-loss maintenance

      Buch-Larsen, Sara Charlotte, O'Driscoll, R., Horgan, G., Mikkelsen, M. L. K., Specht, I. O., Rohde, J. F., Turicchi, J., Santos, I., Encantado, J., Duarte, C., Ward, L. C., Palmeira, A. L., Stubbs, R. J. & Heitmann, Berit, 2023, In: Obesity. 31, 2, p. 515-524 10 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    44. 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

    45. Published

      Social Inequalities in Obesity Persist in the Nordic Region Despite Its Relative Affluence and Equity

      Magnusson, M., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Olafsdottir, S., Lehtinen-Jacks, S., Holmen, T. L., Heitmann, Berit & Lissner, L., 2014, In: Current Obesity Reports. 3, p. 1-15 15 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    46. 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.

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    47. 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.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    48. Published

      Sexual function and obesity

      Larsen, S. H., Wagner, G. & Heitmann, Berit, 2007, In: International Journal of Obesity. 31, 8, p. 1189-1198 9 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    49. 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

    50. Published

      Secular trends in seasonal variation in birth weight

      B. Jensen, C., Gamborg, Michael Orland, Raymond, K., McGrath, J., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Heitmann, Berit, Jun 2015, In: Early Human Development. 91, 6, p. 361-365 5 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

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