Berit Heitmann

Berit Heitmann

Clinical Professor

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    1. 2019
    2. 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 articlepeer-review

    3. Published

      A systematic literature review of the relation between iron status/anemia in pregnancy and offspring neurodevelopment

      Janbek, Janet, Sarki, M., Specht, I. O. & Heitmann, Berit, 2019, In: European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 73, 12, p. 1561-1578 18 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalReviewpeer-review

    4. 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 articlepeer-review

    5. Published

      Association between hair cortisol concentration and dietary intake among normal weight preschool children predisposed to overweight and obesity

      Larsen, S. C., Rohde, J. F., Olsen, N. J., Händel, M. N., Stougaard, M., Fahrenkrug, J. & Heitmann, Berit, 2019, In: PLoS ONE. 14, 3, 12 p., e0213573.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

    6. Published

      Associations between vitamin D status in pregnancy and offspring neurodevelopment: a systematic literature review

      Janbek, Janet, Specht, I. O. & Heitmann, Berit, 2019, In: Nutrition Reviews. 77, 5, p. 330-349 20 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalReviewpeer-review

    7. 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 articlepeer-review

    8. 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 articlepeer-review

    9. 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 articlepeer-review

    10. 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 articlepeer-review

    11. 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 articlepeer-review

    12. 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 journalpeer-review

    13. 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 articlepeer-review

    14. 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 articlepeer-review

    15. 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 articlepeer-review

    16. Published

      Lack of Transparency in the Meta-Analyses of Dietary and Urinary Sodium and Bone Mineral Density or Risk of Osteoporosis: A Letter to the Journal

      Cardoso, I., Michalowska, J., Larsen, S. C., Abrahamsen, B., Heitmann, Berit & Händel, M. N., 2019, In: Journal of the American College of Nutrition. 38, 8, p. 746-747 2 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalLetterpeer-review

    17. Published

      More Frequent Intake of Regular Meals and Less Frequent Snacking Are Weakly Associated with Lower Long-Term Gains in Body Mass Index and Fat Mass in Middle-Aged Men and Women

      Larsen, S. C. & Heitmann, Berit, 2019, In: Journal of Nutrition. 149, 5, p. 824-830 7 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

    18. Published

      Prenatal exposure of extra vitamin D from fortification and later risk of inflammatory bowel disease

      Duus, K. S., Moos, C. M., Frederiksen, P., Andersen, V. & Heitmann, Berit, 2019, In: European Journal of Public Health. 29, Supplement 4

      Research output: Contribution to journalConference abstract in journalpeer-review

    19. Published

      Prenatal exposure to extra vitamin D from fortification and risk of developing coeliac disease

      Moos, C., Duus, K. S., Frederiksen, P., Heitmann, Berit & Andersen, V., 2019, In: European Journal of Public Health. 29, Supplement 4

      Research output: Contribution to journalConference abstract in journalpeer-review

    20. Published

      Prevalence and predictors of weight loss maintenance: a retrospective population-based survey of European adults with overweight and obesity

      Evans, E. H., Sainsbury, K., Marques, M. M., Santos, I., Pedersen, S., Lahteenmäki, L., Teixeira, P. J., Stubbs, R. J., Heitmann, Berit & Sniehotta, F. F., 2019, In: Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics. 32, 6, p. 745-753 9 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

    21. Published

      Prevalence of self-reported knee symptoms and management strategies among elderly individuals from Frederiksberg municipality: protocol for a prospective and pragmatic Danish cohort study

      Ginnerup-Nielsen, E. M., Henriksen, Marius, Christensen, R., Heitmann, Berit, Altman, R., March, L., Woolf, A., Karlsen, H. & Bliddal, Henning, 2019, In: BMJ Open. 9, 9, 7 p., e028087.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

    22. Published

      Processed meat intake and chronic disease morbidity and mortality: An overview of systematic reviews and meta-analyses

      Händel, M. N., Cardoso, I., Rasmussen, K. M., Rohde, J. F., Jacobsen, Ramune, Nielsen, S. M., Christensen, R. & Heitmann, Berit, 2019, In: PLoS ONE. 14, 10, 20 p., e0223883.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-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 articlepeer-review

    24. 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 journalReviewpeer-review

    25. 2018
    26. 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 articlepeer-review

    27. 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 articlepeer-review

    28. 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 articlepeer-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 articlepeer-review

    30. 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 articlepeer-review

    31. 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 articlepeer-review

    32. Published

      Exposure to vitamin D from fortified margarine during fetal life and later risk of pre-eclampsia: the D-tect Study

      Stougaard, M., 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 articlepeer-review

    33. Published

      Extra vitamin D from fortification and the risk of preeclampsia: The D-tect Study

      Stougaard, M., Damm, Peter, Frederiksen, P., Jacobsen, Ramune & Heitmann, Berit, 2018, In: PLOS ONE. 13, 1, 10 p., e0191288.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

    34. 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 articlepeer-review

    35. Published

      Impact of red and processed meat and fibre intake on treatment outcomes among patients with chronic inflammatory diseases: protocol for a prospective cohort study of prognostic factors and personalised medicine

      Christensen, R., Heitmann, B. L., Andersen, K. W., Nielsen, O. H., Sørensen, S. B., Jawhara, M., Bygum, A., Hvid, L., Grauslund, J., Wied, J., Glerup, H., Fredberg, U., Villadsen, J. A., Kjær, S. G., Fallingborg, J., Moghadd, S. A. G. R., Knudsen, T., Brodersen, J., Frøjk, J., Dahlerup, J. F. & 21 others, Bojesen, A. B., Sørensen, G. L., Thiel, S., Færgeman, N. J., Brandslund, I., Bennike, T. B., Stensballe, A., Schmidt, E. B., Franke, A., Ellinghaus, D., Rosenstiel, P., Raes, J., Boye, M., Werner, L., Nielsen, C. L., Munk, H. L., Nexoe, A. B., Ellingsen, T., Holmskov, U., Kjeldsen, J. & Andersen, V., 2018, In: BMJ Open. 8, 2, 15 p., :e018166.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

    36. Published

      In utero exposure to extra vitamin D from food fortification and the risk of subsequent development of gestational diabetes: the D-tect study

      Keller, A., Stougård, M., Frederiksen, P., Thorsteinsdottir, F., Vaag, A., Damm, Peter, Jacobsen, Ramune & Heitmann, Berit, 2018, In: Nutrition Journal. 17, 9 p., 100.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

    37. Published

      Joining Parents' Bed at Night and Overweight among 2-to 6-Year-Old Children - Results from the 'Healthy Start' Randomized Intervention

      Olsen, N. J., Rohde, J. F., Händel, M. N., Stougaard, M., Mortensen, Erik Lykke & Heitmann, Berit, 2018, In: Obesity Facts. 11, 5, p. 372-380 9 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

    38. Published

      Lower risk of hip fractures among Swedish women with large hips?

      Klingberg, S., Mehlig, K., Sundh, V., Heitmann, Berit & Lissner, L., 2018, In: Osteoporosis International. 29, 4, p. 927-935 9 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

    39. 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 articlepeer-review

    40. 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 articlepeer-review

    41. 2017
    42. 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., Stougaard, M., Mortensen, Erik Lykke & Heitmann, Berit, Nov 2017, In: Public Health Nutrition. 20, 16, p. 2988-2997 10 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

    43. 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., Stougaard, M., Olsen, N. J. & Heitmann, Berit, 9 Oct 2017, In: PLOS ONE. 12, 10, p. 1-14 14 p., e0185266.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

    44. Published

      Physical activity, obesity and mortality: does pattern of physical activity have stronger epidemiological associations?

      Bauman, A. E., Grunseit, A. C., Rangul, V. & Heitmann, Berit, 5 Oct 2017, In: B M C Public Health. 17, 12 p., 788.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

    45. 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 journal

    46. 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 articlepeer-review

    47. Published

      Primary prevention of excessive fat gain among 2-6 year olds: Results from the "healthy start" randomized intervention

      Olsen, N. J., Ängquist, Lars, Mortensen, Erik Lykke & Heitmann, Berit, Oct 2017, In: Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism. 71, Supplement 2, p. 735-736 2 p., 144/1451.

      Research output: Contribution to journalConference abstract in journalpeer-review

    48. 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 journalpeer-review

    49. 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 articlepeer-review

    50. Published

      Neonatal vitamin D status from archived dried blood spots and future risk of fractures in childhood: results from the D-tect study, a population-based case-cohort study

      Händel, M. N., Frederiksen, P., Cohen, A., Cooper, C., Heitmann, Berit & Abrahamsen, B., Jul 2017, In: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 106, 1, p. 155-161 7 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

    51. Published

      Neonatal Vitamin D Levels in Relation to Risk of Overweight at 7 Years in the Danish D-Tect Case-Cohort Study

      Jensen, C. B., Lundqvist, M., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Heitmann, Berit, Jun 2017, In: Obesity Facts. 10, 3, p. 273-283 11 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

    52. Published

      A proposal for a study on treatment selection and lifestyle recommendations in chronic inflammatory diseases: A danish multidisciplinary collaboration on prognostic factors and personalised medicine

      Andersen, V., Holmskov, U., Bek Sørensen, S., Jawhara, M., Andersen, K. W., Bygum, A., Hvid, L., Grauslund, J., Wied, J., Glerup, H., Fredberg, U., Villadsen, J. A., Kjær, S. G., Fallingborg, J., Moghadd, S. A. G. R., Knudsen, T., Brodersen, J., Frøjk, J., Dahlerup, J. F., Nielsen, O. H. & 18 others, Christensen, R., Bo Bojesen, A., Sorensen, G. L., Thiel, S., Færgeman, N. J., Brandslund, I., Stensballe, A., Schmidt, E. B., Franke, A., Ellinghaus, D., Rosenstiel, P., Raes, J., Heitmann, Berit, Boye, M., Nielsen, C. L., Werner, L., Kjeldsen, J. & Ellingsen, T., May 2017, In: Nutrients. 9, 5, 16 p., 499.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

    53. Published

      Prenatal exposure to vitamin D from fortified margarine and risk of fractures in late childhood: period and cohort results from 222 000 subjects in the D-tect observational study

      Händel, M. N., Frederiksen, P., Osmond, C., Cooper, C., Abrahamsen, B. & Heitmann, Berit, 28 Mar 2017, In: British Journal of Nutrition. 117, 6, p. 872-881 10 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

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