Berit Heitmann

Berit Heitmann

Clinical Professor

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    1. Published

      Motivational and self-efficacy reciprocal effects during a 12-month' weight regain prevention program

      Palmeira, A. L., Sanchez-Oliva, D., Encantado, J., Marques, M. M., Santos, I., Duarte, C., Matos, M., Larsen, S. C., Horgan, G., Teixeira, P. J., Heitmann, Berit & James Stubbs, R., 2023, In: British Journal of Health Psychology. 28, 2, p. 467-481 15 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    2. Published

      Are motivational and self-regulation factors associated with 12 months’ weight regain prevention in the NoHoW study? An analysis of European adults

      Palmeira, A. L., Marques, M. M., Sánchez-Oliva, D., Encantado, J., Santos, I., Duarte, C., Matos, M., Carneiro-Barrera, A., Larsen, S. C., Horgan, G., Sniehotta, F. F., Teixeira, P. J., Stubbs, R. J. & Heitmann, Berit, 2023, In: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 20, 1, 16 p., 128.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    3. 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 articleResearchpeer-review

    4. 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

    5. 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

    6. 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

    7. Published

      Changes in leisure time physical activity unrelated to subsequent body weight changes, but body weight changes predicted future activity

      Petersen, Jindong Ding, Siersma, Volkert Dirk, Andersen, M. K. K. & Heitmann, Berit, 2022, In: Journal of Sports Sciences. 40, 3, p. 288-298 11 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    8. 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

    9. Published

      Adolescent wine consumption is inversely associated with long-term weight gain: results from follow-up of 20 or 22 years

      Poudel, P., Ismailova, K., Andersen, L. B., Larsen, S. C. & Heitmann, Berit, 2019, In: Nutrition Journal. 18, 7 p., 56.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    10. 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

    11. 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

    12. E-pub ahead of print

      Body weight in childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood in relation to later risk of disabilities and early retirement among Danish female nurses

      Reiband, H. K., Klemmensen, R. T., Rosthøj, Susanne, Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Heitmann, Berit, 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International journal of obesity (2005). 8 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    13. 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 journalReviewResearchpeer-review

    14. 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

    15. 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

    16. Published

      Association between intake of marine fat and adiposity development among children ages 2 to 6 y: Substitution analyses from the Healthy Start intervention study

      Ren, X., Larsen, S. C., Lauritzen, Lotte, Olsen, N. J., Rohde, J. F., Specht, I. O. & Heitmann, Berit, 2022, In: Nutrition. 103-104, 7 p., 111775.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    17. Published

      Intake of n-3 LCPUFA and trans-fatty acids is unrelated to development in body mass index and body fat among children

      Ren, X., Larsen, S. C., Lauritzen, Lotte, Rohde, J. F., Andersen, L. B., Bugge, A., Jensen, B. W., Specht, I. O. & Heitmann, Berit, 2022, In: BMC Nutrition. 8, 9 p., 1.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    18. 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

    19. 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 articleResearchpeer-review

    20. 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

    21. 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

    22. 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

    23. Published

      Alcohol consumption and its interaction with adiposity-associated genetic variants in relation to subsequent changes in waist circumference and body weight

      Rohde, J. F., Ängquist, Lars, Larsen, S. C., Tolstrup, J. S., Husemoen, L. L. N., Linneberg, Allan René, Toft, Ulla Marie Nørgaard, Overvad, K., Halkjær, J., Tjønneland, A., Hansen, Torben, Pedersen, Oluf Borbye, Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Heitmann, Berit, 25 Aug 2017, In: Nutrition Journal. 16, 11 p., 51.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    24. Published

      Relationship between pickiness and subsequent development in body mass index and diet intake in obesity prone normal weight preschool children

      Rohde, J. F., Händel, M. N., Stougård, Maria, Olsen, N. J., Trærup, M., Mortensen, Erik Lykke & Heitmann, Berit, 15 Mar 2017, In: PLOS ONE. 12, 3, p. 1-9 9 p., e0172772.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    25. 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

    26. Published

      Associations between parental stress and subsequent changes in dietary intake and quality among preschool children susceptible to obesity

      Rohde, J. F., Larsen, S. C., Händel, M. N., Olsen, N. J., Stougård, Maria & Heitmann, Berit, 2021, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18, 7, 3590.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    27. 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

    28. 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 articleResearchpeer-review

    29. Published

      Oral Lactobacillus Counts Predict Weight Gain Susceptibility: A 6-Year Follow-Up Study

      Rosing, J. A., Walker, K. C., Jensen, Benjamin Anderschou Holbech & Heitmann, Berit, Oct 2017, In: Obesity Facts. 10, 5, p. 473-482 10 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    30. 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 articleResearchpeer-review

    31. Published

      Attribution of weight regain to emotional reasons amongst European adults with overweight and obesity who regained weight following a weight loss attempt

      Sainsbury, K., Evans, E. H., Pedersen, S., Marques, M. M., Teixeira, P. J., Lahteenmäki, L., Stubbs, R. J., Heitmann, Berit & Sniehotta, F. F., 2019, In: Eating and Weight Disorders (Print). 24, 2, p. 351-361 11 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    32. 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

    33. Published

      Association between Pre-Pregnancy BMI and Inflammatory Profile Trajectories during Pregnancy and Postpartum in Brazilian Women with Periodontitis: The IMPROVE Trial

      Santana, D. D., Kac, G., Teixeira dos Santos, P. P., da Silva, T. C., Benaim, C., Cocate, P. G., Trindade de Castro, M. B., Heitmann, Berit & Amorim Adegboye, A. R., 2022, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19, 5, 14 p., 2705.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    34. 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

    35. 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

    36. 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 articleResearchpeer-review

    37. 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 articleResearchpeer-review

    38. 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 articleResearchpeer-review

    39. 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 articleResearchpeer-review

    40. 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 articleResearchpeer-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 articleResearchpeer-review

    42. 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

    43. 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

    44. 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

    45. 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

    46. 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 articleResearchpeer-review

    47. 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 articleResearchpeer-review

    48. 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

    49. 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

    50. 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

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