Berit Heitmann

Berit Heitmann

Clinical Professor

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    1. 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

    2. 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

    3. 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 articleResearchpeer-review

    4. 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 articleResearchpeer-review

    5. 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 articleResearchpeer-review

    6. Published

      Concentration of 25-hydroxyvitamin D from neonatal dried blood spots and the relation to gestational age, birth weight and Ponderal Index: the D-tect study

      Keller, A., Handel, M. N., Frederiksen, P., Jacobsen, Ramune, Cohen, A. S., McGrath, J. J. & Heitmann, Berit, 2018, In: British Journal of Nutrition. 119, 12, p. 1416-1423 8 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    7. 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

    8. Published

      Consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and metabolic markers in children - a narrative review of the evidence

      Olsen, N. J. & Heitmann, Berit, 2021, In: Nutrition Bulletin. 46, 3, p. 264-278 15 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

    9. 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.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    10. Published

      DIETARY INTAKE, WEIGHT GAIN AND SLEEP PATTERNS IN YOUNG CHILDREN PREDISPOSED TO OVERWEIGHT

      Rangan, A., Zheng Miaobing, Olsen, N. J., Rohde, J. F. & Heitmann, Berit, Oct 2017, In: Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism. 71, Supplement 2, p. 538-539 2 p., 144/1299.

      Research output: Contribution to journalConference abstract in journalResearch

    11. 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

    12. 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 articleResearchpeer-review

    13. Published

      Den danske fedmeepidemi: Oplæg til en forebyggelsesindsats

      Richelsen, B., Astrup, A., Hansen, G. L., Hansen, Harald S., Heitmann, Berit, Holm, Lotte, Kjær, Michael, Madsen, S. A., Michaelsen, Kim F. & Olsen, S. F., 2002, Søborg: Ernæringsrådet. 131 p. (Publikation nr. 30).

      Research output: Book/ReportBookCommunication

    14. Published

      Development and cross-cultural validation of the Goal Content for Weight Maintenance Scale (GCWMS)

      Encantado, J., Marques, M. M., Palmeira, A. L., Sebire, S. J., Teixeira, P. J., Stubbs, R. J., Heitmann, Berit & Gouveia, M. J., 2021, In: Eating and Weight Disorders. 26, p. 2737–2748 12 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    15. Published

      Dietary carbohydrates and change in physical performance of elderly Europeans: Survey in Europe on Nutrition and the Elderly, a Concerted Action (SENECA) 1993 and 1999

      Kynde, I., Bjørnsbo, K. S., Tetens, Inge & Heitmann, Berit, 2010, In: Public Health Nutrition. 13, 8, p. 1186-1190 5 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    16. Published

      Dietary protein and urinary nitrogen in relation to 6-year changes in fat mass and fat-free mass

      Ankarfeldt, Mikkel Zöllner, Gottliebsen, K., Ängquist, Lars, Astrup, A., Heitmann, Berit & Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 2015, In: International Journal of Obesity. 39, 1, p. 162-168 7 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    17. Published

      Dietary trans-fatty acid intake in relation to cancer risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis

      Michels, N., Specht, I. O., Heitmann, Berit, Chajes, V. & Huybrechts, I., 2021, In: Nutrition Reviews. 79, 7, p. 758-776 9 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

    18. 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

    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

      Does attendance in outdoor kindergartens reduce the use of antibiotics in children?

      Olsen, N. J., Larsen, Sofus Christian, Køster-Rasmussen, Rasmus, Rohde, J. F., Østergaard, J. N., Heitmann, Berit & Specht, I. O., 2023, In: Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics. 112, 9, p. 1944-1953 12 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    21. 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 articleResearchpeer-review

    22. 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

    23. Published

      EFFECTS ON DIET INTAKE FROM THE HEALTHY START PRIMARY INTERVENTION

      Rohde, J. F., Larsen, S. C., Lars, A., Olsen, N. J., Stougaard, M., Mortensen, Erik Lykke & Heitmann, Berit, 2017, In: Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism. 71, Supplement 2, p. 352-352 1 p., 144/1055.

      Research output: Contribution to journalConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

    24. Published

      Early postpartum stress, anxiety, depression, and resilience development among danish first-time mothers before and during first-wave COVID-19 pandemic

      Ladekarl, M., Olsen, N. J., Winckler, K., Brødsgaard, A., Nøhr, E. A., Heitmann, Berit & Specht, I. O., 2021, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18, 22, 9 p., 11734.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    25. Published

      Effect of PEP flute self-care versus usual care in early covid-19: Non-drug, open label, randomised controlled trial in a Danish community setting

      Mollerup, A., Henriksen, Marius, Larsen, S. C., Bennetzen, A. S., Simonsen, M. K., Kofod, L. M., Knudsen, J. D., Nielsen, X. C., Weis, Nina & Heitmann, Berit, 2021, In: The BMJ. 375, e066952.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    26. 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

    27. Published

      Effects of the Healthy Start randomized intervention on dietary intake among obesity-prone normal-weight children

      Rohde, J. F., Larsen, S. C., Ängquist, Lars, Olsen, N. J., Stougård, Maria, Mortensen, Erik Lykke & Heitmann, Berit, Nov 2017, In: Public Health Nutrition. 20, 16, p. 2988-2997 10 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    28. 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

    29. Published

      Effects of the healthy start randomized intervention on psychological stress and sleep habits among obesity-susceptible healthy weight children and their parents

      Olsen, N. J., Larsen, S. C., Rohde, J. F., Stougård, Maria, Handel, M. N., Specht, I. O. & Heitmann, Berit, 2022, In: PLoS ONE. 17, 3, 15 p., 0264514.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    30. 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

    31. 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 articleResearchpeer-review

    32. 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

    33. Published

      Evaluation of the Immediate Effects of Web-Based Intervention Modules for Goals, Planning, and Coping Planning on Physical Activity: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial on Weight Loss Maintenance

      Mattila, E., Horgan, G., Palmeira, A. L., O'Driscoll, R., Stubbs, R. J., Heitmann, Berit & Marques, M. M., 2022, In: Journal of Medical Internet Research. 24, 4, e35614.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    34. Published

      Evidence for protein leverage in a general population sample of children and adolescents

      Saner, C., Senior, A. M., Zhang, H., Eloranta, A. M., Magnussen, C. G., Sabin, M. A., Juonala, M., Janner, M., Burgner, D. P., Schwab, U., Haapala, E. A., Heitmann, Berit, Simpson, S. J., Raubenheimer, D. & Lakka, T. A., 2023, In: European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 77, p. 652–659 8 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    35. 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 articleResearchpeer-review

    36. 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 journalEditorialResearchpeer-review

    37. 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 articleResearchpeer-review

    38. Published

      Exploratory analysis of reflective, reactive, and homeostatic eating behaviour traits on weight change during the 18-month NoHoW weight maintenance trial

      Dakin, C. A., Finlayson, G., Horgan, G., Palmeira, A. L., Heitmann, Berit, Larsen, S. C., Sniehotta, F. F. & Stubbs, R. J., 1 Oct 2023, In: Appetite. 189, 11 p., 106980.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    39. 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

    40. 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

    41. 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

    42. 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.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    43. 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.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    44. 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

    45. Published

      Fat intake and weight development from 9 to 16 years of age: the European youth heart study - a longitudinal study

      Brixval, C. S., Andersen, L. B. & Heitmann, Berit, 2009, In: Obesity Facts. 2, 3, p. 166-70 5 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    46. 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

    47. 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

    48. Published

      Habitual coffee consumption and changes in measures of adiposity: a comprehensive study of longitudinal associations

      Larsen, S. C., Mikkelsen, M. K., Frederiksen, P. & Heitmann, Berit, 2018, In: International Journal of Obesity. 42, 4, p. 880-886 7 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    49. 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 articleResearchpeer-review

    50. Published

      Hair dyeing, hair washing and hair cortisol concentrations among women from the healthy start study

      Kristensen, S. K., Larsen, S. C., Olsen, N. J., Fahrenkrug, J. & Heitmann, Berit, Mar 2017, In: Psychoneuroendocrinology. 77, p. 182-185 4 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalLetterResearchpeer-review

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