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Overview

Berit L. Heitmann is affiliated with the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with a significant body of work in public health, environmental and occupational health, physiology, clinical psychology, general health professions, and pediatrics, perinatology, and child health.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Diet and Metabolism Studies
  • Obesity and Health Practices
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Vitamin D Research Studies

Berit L. Heitmann has published extensively, with frequent contributions to various scientific journals. The most common publication venues include:

  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Nutrients
  • PLoS ONE
  • International Journal of Obesity
  • BMJ Open

Among their recent notable papers are:

  • Liraglutide after diet-induced weight loss for pain and weight control in knee osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled trial (2020) - American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
  • Dietary trans-fatty acid intake in relation to cancer risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2020) - Nutrition Reviews
  • Weekly, seasonal and holiday body weight fluctuation patterns among individuals engaged in a European multi-centre behavioural weight loss maintenance intervention (2020) - PLoS ONE
  • Processed meat intake and incidence of colorectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective observational studies (2020) - European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
  • Estimating physical activity and sedentary behaviour in a free-living environment: A comparative study between Fitbit Charge 2 and Actigraph GT3X (2020) - PLoS ONE

Collaboration forms an important part of their research activities. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Sofus C. Larsen
  • Ina Olmer Specht
  • António L. Palmeira
  • R. James Stubbs
  • Graham Horgan

This profile demonstrates Berit L. Heitmann's involvement in multidisciplinary research relating to medicine, with a particular emphasis on obesity, nutrition, and public health issues. Their work spans several intersecting fields, contributing to diverse aspects of health science through collaboration and publication in well-regarded scientific journals.

Best Publications

  • Bioelectrical impedance analysis--part I: review of principles and methods.

    Ursula G. Kyle;Ingvar Bosaeus;Antonio D. De Lorenzo;Paul Deurenberg

  • Bioelectrical impedance analysis-part II: utilization in clinical practice.

    Ursula G. Kyle;Ingvar Bosaeus;Antonio D. De Lorenzo;Paul Deurenberg

  • Major types of dietary fat and risk of coronary heart disease: a pooled analysis of 11 cohort studies

    Marianne U. Jakobsen;Eilis J. O'Reilly;Berit L. Heitmann;Mark A. Pereira

  • Dietary fiber and risk of coronary heart disease: a pooled analysis of cohort studies.

    Mark A. Pereira;Eilis O'Reilly;Katarina Augustsson;Gary E. Fraser

  • Dietary underreporting by obese individuals--is it specific or non-specific?

    Berit Lilienthal Heitmann;Lauren Lissner

  • Dietary fat and obesity: evidence from epidemiology.

    L Lissner;B L Heitmann

  • Antioxidant vitamins and coronary heart disease risk: a pooled analysis of 9 cohorts

    Paul Knekt;John Ritz;Mark A Pereira;Eilis J O'Reilly

  • Food intake patterns and body mass index in observational studies.

    P. Togo;M. Osler;T. I. A. Sørensen;B. L. Heitmann

  • Breastfeeding reduces postpartum weight retention

    Jennifer L Baker;Michael Gamborg;Berit L Heitmann;Lauren Lissner

  • Mortality associated with body fat, fat-free mass and body mass index among 60-year-old swedish men-a 22-year follow-up. The study of men born in 1913.

    B L Heitmann;H Erikson;B M Ellsinger;K L Mikkelsen

  • Waist Circumference, BMI, Smoking, and Mortality in Middle‐Aged Men and Women

    Janne Bigaard;Anne Tjønneland;Birthe Lykke Thomsen;Kim Overvad

  • Body fat and fat-free mass and all-cause mortality.

    Janne Bigaard;Kirsten Frederiksen;Anne Tjønneland;Birthe Lykke Thomsen

  • Systematic review of clinical trials on dietary interventions to prevent excessive weight gain during pregnancy among normal weight, overweight and obese women

    Ida Tanentsapf;Berit L Heitmann;Amanda R A Adegboye

  • Do we eat less fat, or just report so?

    BL Heitmann;BL Heitmann;L Lissner;M Osler

  • Dietary patterns and mortality in Danish men and women: a prospective observational study.

    Merete Osler;Berit L. Heitmann;Lars U. Gerdes;Lillian M. Jørgensen

  • Larger hip circumference independently predicts health and longevity in a Swedish female cohort.

    Lauren Lissner;Cecilia Björkelund;Berit L. Heitmann;Jaap C. Seidell

  • Prediction of body water and fat in adult Danes from measurement of electrical impedance. A validation study.

    Heitmann Bl

  • Endocrine-disrupting chemicals and obesity development in humans: A review

    Jeanett Tang-Péronard;Helle Raun Andersen;Tina Kold Jensen;Berit Lilienthal Heitmann

  • The association between early menopause and risk of ischaemic heart disease: influence of Hormone Therapy.

    E. Løkkegaard;Z. Jovanovic;B.L. Heitmann;N. Keiding

  • Waist circumference and body composition in relation to all-cause mortality in middle-aged men and women

    J Bigaard;K Frederiksen;A Tjønneland;B L Thomsen

Frequent Co-Authors

Thorkild I. A. Sørensen
Thorkild I. A. Sørensen University of Copenhagen
Lauren Lissner
Lauren Lissner University of Gothenburg
Lars Bo Andersen
Lars Bo Andersen University of Bergen
Kim Overvad
Kim Overvad Aarhus University
Merete Osler
Merete Osler University of Copenhagen
Robin Christensen
Robin Christensen University of Southern Denmark
Kirsten Ohm Kyvik
Kirsten Ohm Kyvik University of Southern Denmark
Arne Astrup
Arne Astrup Novo Nordisk Foundation
Morten Grønbæk
Morten Grønbæk University of Southern Denmark
Anne Tjønneland
Anne Tjønneland University of Copenhagen

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