Berit Heitmann

Berit Heitmann

Clinical Professor

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    1. 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

    2. 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

    3. 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

    4. 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

    5. 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

    6. 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

    7. 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

    8. 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

    9. 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

    10. 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

    11. 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

    12. 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

    13. 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

    14. 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

    15. 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

    16. 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

    17. 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

    18. 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

    19. 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

    20. 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

    21. 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

    22. 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

    23. 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

    24. 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

    25. 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

    26. 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

    27. 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

    28. 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

    29. 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

    30. 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

    31. 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

    32. 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

    33. 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

    34. 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

    35. 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

    36. Published

      Changes in job strain and subsequent weight gain: a longitudinal study, based on the Danish Nurse Cohort

      Vesterlund, G. K., Keller, A. C. & Heitmann, Berit, 1 Apr 2018, In: Public Health Nutrition. 21, 6, p. 1131-1138 8 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    37. 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

    38. 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

    39. Published

      Carotid intima media thickness and ankle brachial index are inversely associated in subjects with and without diabetes

      Winckler, K., Wiinberg, N., Jensen, Andreas Kryger, Thorsteinsson, B., Lundby-Christensen, L., Heitmann, Berit, Jensen, G. B. & Tarnow, L., 18 Aug 2018, In: Scandinavian Journal of Clinical & Laboratory Investigation. 78, 6, p. 464-469 5 p.

      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

      Can change in phase angle predict the risk of morbidity and mortality during an 18-year follow-up period? A cohort study among adults

      Langer, R. D., Ward, L. C., Larsen, S. C. & Heitmann, Berit, 2023, In: Frontiers in Nutrition. 10, 8 p., 1157531.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    42. Published

      Calcium, vitamin D, casein and whey protein intakes and periodontitis among Danish adults

      Adegboye, A. R., Boucher, B. J., Kongstad, Johanne, Fiehn, Nils-Erik, Christensen, Lisa Bøge & Heitmann, Berit, Feb 2016, In: Public Health Nutrition. 19, 3, p. 503-510 8 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    43. Published

      Calcium and vitamin D supplementation and/or periodontal therapy in the treatment of periodontitis among Brazilian pregnant women: protocol of a feasibility randomised controlled trial (the IMPROVE trial)

      Cocate, P. G., Kac, G., Heitmann, Berit, Nadanovsky, P., da Veiga Soares Carvalho, M. C., Benaim, C., Schlüssel, M. M., de Castro, M. B. T., Alves-Santos, N. H., Baptista, A. F., Holick, M. F., Mokhtar, R. R., Bomfim, A. R. & Adegboye, A. R. A., 2019, In: Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 5, 12 p., 38.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    44. 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 articleResearchpeer-review

    45. Published

      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, In: International journal of obesity (2005). 48, p. 859–866 8 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    46. 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

    47. Published

      Barriers for why pregnant women do not visit a dentist on a regular basis: using group concept mapping methodology

      Winckler, K., Rasmussen, M. U., Laugenborg, J., Bukkehave, K. H., Fischer, H., Heitmann, Berit & Wæhrens, E. E., 2024, In: Acta Odontologica Scandinavica. 83, 8 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    48. Published

      Bacterial profiles of saliva in relation to diet, lifestyle factors, and socioeconomic status

      Midjord-Belstrøm, Daniel, Holmstrup, Palle, Nielsen, Claus Henrik, Kirkby, N., Twetman, Svante, Heitmann, Berit, Klepac-Ceraj, V., Paster, B. J. & Fiehn, Nils-Erik, 2014, In: Journal of Oral Microbiology. 6, p. 1-9 9 p., 23609.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    49. Published

      Back on track: smoking cessation and weight changes over nine years in a community-based cohort study

      Køster-Rasmussen, Rasmus, Permin, C. A., Siersma, Volkert Dirk, Henriksen, J. E., Heitmann, Berit, Heldgaard, P. E. & Olivarius, Niels de Fine, Dec 2015, In: Preventive Medicine. 81, p. 320-325 6 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    50. 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

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