Browsing Brage NIH by Author "Heitmann, Berit L."
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Associations between adolescent and adult socioeconomic status and risk of obesity and overweight in Danish adults
Boylan, Sinead M.; Gill, Timothy P.; Hare-Bruun, Helle; Andersen, Lars Bo; Heitmann, Berit L. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-04)It has been suggested that socioeconomic status (SES) may influence the risk of obesity; however it is important to consider individual changes in SES over the life-course in addition to SES at specific time-points to ... -
Dietary arginine and linear growth: the Copenhagen School Child Intervention Study
van Vught, Anneke J. A. H.; Dagnelie, Peter C.; Arts, Ilja C. W.; Froberg, Karsten; Andersen, Lars Bo; El-Naaman, Bianca; Bugge, Anna; Nielsen, Birgit Marie; Heitmann, Berit L. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012-10-10)The amino acid arginine is a well-known growth hormone (GH) stimulator and GH is an important modulator of linear growth. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of dietary arginine on growth velocity ... -
Hypoadiponectinemia in overweight children contributes to a negative metabolic risk profile 6 years later
Kynde, Iben; Heitmann, Berit L.; Bygbjerg, Ib C.; Andersen, Lars Bo; Helge, Jørn W. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-08-27)Prognostic biomarkers are needed to identify children at increased cardiometabolic risk. The objective was to study whether markers of metabolism and inflammation, for example, circulating plasma adiponectin, leptin, ... -
Influence of parental overweight on the association of birth weight and fat distribution later in childhood
Adegboye, Amanda R. A.; Andersen, Lars Bo; Wedderkopp, Niels; Heitmann, Berit L. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Objective: To examine whether the association between birth weight and fat distribution in childhood is modified by parental overweight. Methods: Cross-sectional study of 728 Danish children aged 8–10 and 14–16 years. The ... -
Intake of liquid and solid sucrose in relation to changes in body fatness over 6 years among 8- to 10-year-old children: the European Youth Heart Study
Olsen, Nanna Julie; Andersen, Lars Bo; Wedderkopp, Niels; Kristensen, Peter Lund; Heitmann, Berit L. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Objective: To examine if intake of soft drinks is more closely associated with weight gain than other energy sources and if these associations are mediated through differences in energy intake or insulin level. Methods: ... -
Recommended aerobic fitness level for metabolic health in children and adolescents: a study of diagnostic accuracy
Adegboye, Amanda R. A.; Anderssen, Sigmund A.; Froberg, Karsten; Sardinha, Luis B.; Heitmann, Berit L.; Steene-Johannessen, Jostein; Kolle, Elin; Andersen, Lars Bo (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010)Objective To define the optimal cut-off for low aerobic fitness and to evaluate its accuracy to predict clustering of risk factors for cardiovascular disease in children and adolescents. Design Study of diagnostic ... -
Sugar-sweetened beverages consumption in relation to changes in body fatness over 6 and 12 years among 9-year-old children: the European Youth Heart Study
Zheng, Miaobing; Rangan, Anna; Olsen, Nanna Julie; Andersen, Lars Bo; Wedderkopp, Niels; Kristensen, Peter Lund; Grøntved, Anders; Ried-Larsen, Mathias; Lempert, Susanne M.; Allman-Farinelli, Margaret; Heitmann, Berit L. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-11-27)Background/Objectives: In parallel with the obesity epidemic, consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) has risen over the same period. Our aim was to investigate associations between the consumption of SSB in childhood ...