Thorkild I.A. Sørensen
Professor, emeritus
Section of Epidemiology
Bartholinsgade 6Q, 2. sal
1356 København K
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Multicenter dizygotic twin cohort study confirms two linkage susceptibility loci for body mass index at 3q29 and 7q36 and identifies three further potential novel loci
Kettunen, J., Perola, M., Martin, N. G., Cornes, B. K., Wilson, S. G., Montgomery, G. W., Benyamin, B., Harris, J. R., Boomsma, D., Willemsen, G., Hottenga, J-J., Slagboom, P. E., Christensen, K., Kyvik, K. O., Sørensen, T. I. A., Pedersen, N. L., Magnusson, P. K. E., Andrew, T., Spector, T. D., Widen, E. & 5 others, , 2009, In: International Journal of Obesity. 33, 11, p. 1235-42 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Mutation analysis of NR0B2 among 1545 Danish men identifies a novel c.278G>A (p.G93D) variant with reduced functional activity
Echwald, S. M., Andersen, K. L., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Larsen, L. H., Andersen, T., Tonooka, N., Tomura, H., Takeda, J. & Pedersen, Oluf Borbye, 2004, In: Human Mutation. 24, 5, p. 381-387 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Mutation analysis of the MCHR1 gene in human obesity
Wermter, A-K., Reichwald, K., Büch, T., Geller, F., Platzer, C., Huse, K., Hess, C., Remschmidt, H., Gudermann, T., Preibisch, G., Siegried, W., Goldschmidt, H-P., Li, W-D., Price, R. A., Biebermann, H., Krude, H., Vollmert, C., Wichmann, H-E., Illig, T., Sørensen, T. I. A. & 11 others, , 2005, In: European Journal of Endocrinology. 152, 6, p. 851-862 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Mutation analysis of the MCHR1 gene in human obesity
Wermter, A-K., Reichwald, K., Büch, T., Geller, F., Platzer, C., Huse, K., Hess, C., Remschmidt, H., Gudermann, T., Preibisch, G., Siegfried, W., Goldschmidt, H-P., Li, W-D., Price, R. A., Biebermann, H., Krude, H., Vollmert, C., Wichmann, H-E., Illig, T., Sørensen, T. I. A. & 11 others, , 2005, In: European Journal of Endocrinology. 152, 6, p. 851-62 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Mutation analysis of the preproghrelin gene: no association with obesity and type 2 diabetes
Larsen, L. H., Gjesing, A. P., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Hamid, Y. H., Echwald, S. M., Toubro, S., Black, E., Astrup, A., Hansen, Torben & Pedersen, Oluf Borbye, 2005, In: Clinical Biochemistry. 38, 5, p. 420-424 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Mutational analysis of the UCP2 core promoter and relationships of variants with obesity
Dalgaard, L. T., Andersen, G., Larsen, L., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Andersen, T., Drivsholm, T. B., Borch-Johnsen, K., Fleckner, J., Hansen, T., Din, N. & Pedersen, O., 2003, In: Obesity. 11, p. 1420-1427Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Mutational analysis of the proopiomelanocortin gene in Caucasians with early onset obesity.
Echwald, S. M., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Andersen, T., Tybjerg-Hansen, A., Clausen, J. O. & Pedersen, O., 1999, In: International Journal of Obesity. 23, p. 293-298Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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N-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, body fat and inflammation
Lund, A. Q., Hasselbalch, A. L., Gamborg, M., Skogstrand, K., Hougaard, D. M., Heitmann, B. L., Kyvik, K. O., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Jess, T., 2013, In: Obesity Facts. 6, 4, p. 369-379 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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National action plan against obesity - Recommendations and perspectives
Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 2003, National action plan against obesity - Recommendations and perspectives. p. ?Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Report chapter › Research
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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New loci for body fat percentage reveal link between adiposity and cardiometabolic disease risk
Lu, Y., Day, F. R., Gustafsson, S., Buchkovich, M. L., Na, J., Bataille, V., Cousminer, D. L., Dastani, Z., Drong, A. W., Esko, T., Evans, D. M., Falchi, M., Feitosa, M. F., Ferreira, T., Hedman, Å. K., Haring, R., Hysi, P. G., Iles, M. M., Justice, A. E., Kanoni, S. & 239 others, , 1 Feb 2016, In: Nature Communications. 7, p. 1-15 15 p., 10495.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Night eating and weight change in middle-aged men and women
Andersen, G. S., Stunkard, A. J., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Petersen, L. & Heitmann, B. L., 2004, In: International Journal of Obesity. 28, p. 1338-1343 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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No association of maternal gestational weight gain with offspring blood pressure and hypertension at age 18 years in male sibling-pairs: a prospective register-based cohort study
Scheers Andersson, E., Tynelius, P., Nohr, E. A., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Rasmussen, F., 20 Mar 2015, In: PLOS ONE. 10, 3, p. 1-12 12 p., e0121202.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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No evidence of seasonality of birth in adult type 2 diabetes in Denmark
Jensen, C. B., Zimmermann, E., Gamborg, Michael Orland, Heitmann, B. L., Baker, J. L., Vaag, Allan & Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Sep 2015, In: Diabetologia. 58, 9, p. 2045-50 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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No genetic footprints of the fat mass and obesity associated (FTO) gene in human plasma 1H CPMG NMR metabolic profiles
Kjeldahl, K., Rasmussen, Morten Arendt, Hasselbalch, A. L., Kyvik, K. O., Christiansen, L., Rezzi, S., Kochhar, S., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Bro, Rasmus, 2014, In: Metabolomics. 10, 1, p. 132–140 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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No seasonality of birth in BMI at 7 years of age
Jensen, C. B., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Heitmann, Berit, 2016, In: Early Human Development. 103, p. 129-131 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Non-linear interaction between physical activity and polygenic risk score of body mass index in Danish and Russian populations
Borisevich, D., Schnurr, T. M., pjx571, pjx571, Rakitko, A., Ängquist, Lars, Ilinsky, V., Aadahl, Mette, Grarup, Niels, Pedersen, Oluf Borbye, Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Hansen, Torben, 2021, In: PLoS ONE. 16, 10, 16 p., e0258748.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Non-replication of genome-wide based associations between common variants in INSIG2 and PFKP and obesity in studies of 18,014 Danes
Sandholt, C. H., Mogensen, M. S., Borch-Johnsen, K., Sandbaek, A., Lauritzen, T., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Hansen, L., Almind, K., Jørgensen, T., Pedersen, Oluf Borbye & Hansen, Torben, 2008, In: PLoS ONE. 3, 8, p. e2872 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Novel loci for childhood body mass index and shared heritability with adult cardiometabolic traits
Vogelezang, S., Bradfield, J. P., Ahluwalia, Tarun Veer Singh, Curtin, J. A., Grarup, Niels, Schnurr, T. M., Hansen, Torben, Michaelsen, Kim F., Pedersen, Oluf Borbye, Stokholm, Jakob, Lind, M. V., Frithioff-Bøjsøe, C., Holm, Jens-Christian, Felix, J. F. & Early Growth Genetics Consortium, E. G. G. C., 2020, In: P L o S Genetics. 16, 10, 26 p., e1008718.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Novel variants in the putative peroxisme proliferator-activated receptor ¿ promoter and relationships with obesity in men
Larsen, T. M., Larsen, L. H., Torekov, S. K., Ek, J., Black, E., Toubro, S., Astrup, A., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Hansen, T. & Pedersen, O., 2005, In: Obesity. 13, p. 953-958 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Novel variants in the putative peroxisome proliferator gamma activated receptor promoter and relationships with obesity in men
Larsen, T. M., Larsen, L. H., Toreskov, S. K., Ek, J., Black, E., Toubro, S., Astrup, A., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Hansen, T. & Pedersen, O., 2005, In: Obesity. 13, p. 953-958Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Novel variation and de novo mutation rates in population-wide de novo assembled Danish trios
Besenbacher, S., Liu, S., Gonzalez-Izarzugaza, J. M., Grove, J., Belling, K. G., Bork-Jensen, J., Huang, S., Als, T. D., Li, S., Yadav, R., Rubio García, A., Lescai, F., Demontis, D., Rao, J., Ye, W., Mailund, T., Møllegaard Friborg, R., Pedersen, C. N. S., Xu, R., Sun, J. & 27 others, , 2015, In: Nature Communications. 6, 9 p., 5969.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Nutrient-gene interactions contributing to the development of obesity
Verdich, C., Clément, K. & Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 2005, Food, diet, and obesity. Cambridge: Woodhead Publishing Limited, p. 17-57Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research
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OBEDIS Core Variables Project: European Expert Guidelines on a Minimal Core Set of Variables to Include in Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trials of Obesity Interventions
Alligier, M., Barres, R., Boirie, Y., Bouwman, J., Brunault, P., Campbell, K., Clement, K., Farooqi, I. S., Farpour-Lambert, N. J., Fruhbeck, G., Goossens, G. H., Hager, J., Halford, J. C. G., Hauner, H., Jacobi, D., Julia, C., Langin, D., Natali, A., Neovius, M., Oppert, J. M. & 11 others, , 2020, In: Obesity Facts. 13, 1, p. 1-28 28 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Obesity: Global trends in the prevalence of overweight and obesity
Morgen, C. S. & Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Sep 2014, In: Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 10, 9, p. 513-514 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › Research
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Obesity and Mortality
Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Brown, J. C. & Jørgensen, Terese Sara Høj, 1 Jan 2023, Handbook of Obesity - Volume 1: Epidemiology, Etiology, and Physiopathology, Fourth Edition. 4 ed. CRC Press, Vol. 1. p. 451-460 10 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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Obesity and unfavourable lifestyle increase type 2 diabetes-risk independent of genetic predisposition
Jakupovic, Hermina, Schnurr, T. M., Carrasquilla, Germán D., Grarup, Niels, Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Tjønneland, Anne, Overvad, K., Pedersen, Oluf Borbye, Hansen, Torben & Kilpeläinen, Tuomas O., 2019, In: Diabetologia. 62, Suppl. 1, p. S188 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference abstract in journal › Research
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Obesity as a clinical and public health problem: is there a need for a new definition based on lipotoxicity effects?
Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Virtue, S. & Vidal-Puig, A., 1 Mar 2010, In: B B A - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids. 1801, 3, p. 400-4 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Obesity research based on the Copenhagen School Health Records Register
Baker, J. L. & Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 2011, In: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. Supplement. 39, 7 Suppl, p. 196-200 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Obesity, unfavourable lifestyle and genetic risk of type 2 diabetes: a case-cohort study
Schnurr, T. M., Jakupovic, Hermina, Carrasquilla, Germán D., Ängquist, Lars, Grarup, Niels, Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Tjønneland, Anne, Overvad, K., Pedersen, Oluf Borbye, Hansen, Torben & Kilpeläinen, Tuomas O., 2020, In: Diabetologia. 63, 7, p. 1324-1332 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Obesity-related polymorphisms and their associations with the ability to regulate fat oxidation in obese europeans: The NUGENOB Study
Corpeleijn, E., Petersen, L., Holst, C., Saris, W. H., Astrup, A., Langin, D., Macdonald, I., Martinez, J. A., Oppert, J., Polak, J., Pedersen, Oluf Borbye, Froguel, P., Arner, P., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Blaak, E. E., 2010, In: Obesity. 18, 7, p. 1369-1377 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Obesity: lessons from evolution and the environment
Heitmann, B. L., Westerterp, K. R., Loos, R. J. F., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., O'Dea, K., McLean, P., Jensen, T. K., Eisenmann, J., Speakman, J. R., Simpson, S. J., Reed, D. R. & Westerterp-Plantenga, M. S., 2012, In: Obesity Reviews. 13, 10, p. 910-22 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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One Size doesn’t fit all
Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 2020, In: Tandlaegebladet. 12, 124, p. 1174-1177 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Opportunities for European obesity research in the coming decade - a perspective from the European association for the study of obesity (EASO)
Oppert, J., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Hebebrand, J., Woodward, E. & Blundell, J. E., 2011, In: Obesity Facts. 4, 6, p. 425-6 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Outcome of childhood obesity
Pedersen, D. C., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Baker, J. L., 2018, Eating Disorders and Obesity in Children and Adolescents. Hebebrand, J. & Herpertz-Dahlmann, B. (eds.). 1 ed. St. Louis, Missouri: Elsevier, p. 165-169 5 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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Overall and cause-specific mortality in ulcerative colitis: meta-analysis of population-based inception cohort studies
Jess, T., Gamborg, Michael Orland, Munkholm, Pia & Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 2007, In: The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 102, 3, p. 609-617 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Overweight Patterns Between Childhood and Early Adulthood and Esophageal and Gastric Cardia Adenocarcinoma Risk
Petrick, J. L., Jensen, B. W., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Cook, M. B. & Baker, J. L., 2019, In: Obesity. 27, 9, p. 1520-1526 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Overweight and obesity trends in Copenhagen schoolchildren from 2002 to 2007
Pearson, S., Hansen, B., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Baker, J. L., 1 Nov 2010, In: Acta Paediatrica. 99, 11, p. 1675-8 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Overweight in childhood of exclusively breastfed infants with a high weight at 5 months
Morgen, C. S., Larsson, M. W., Ängquist, Lars, Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Michaelsen, Kim F., 2021, In: Maternal and Child Nutrition. 17, 1, 10 p., e13057.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Overweight, Weight Loss and Self-reported Global Life Satisfaction: The Lolland-Falster Health Study
Søby, S. F., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Jepsen, R. & Køster-Rasmussen, Rasmus, 2023, In: Obesity Facts. 16, 6, p. 567–575 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Parent-of-origin-specific allelic associations among 106 genomic loci for age at menarche
Perry, J. R. B., Day, F., Elks, C. E., Sulem, P., Thompson, D. J., Ferreira, T., He, C., Chasman, D. I., Esko, T., Thorleifsson, G., Albrecht, E., Ang, W. Q., Corre, T., Cousminer, D. L., Feenstra, B., Franceschini, N., Ganna, A., Johnson, A. D., Kjellqvist, S., Lunetta, K. L. & 31 others, , 2014, In: Nature. 514, 7520, p. 92-7 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Parental Education and Genetics of BMI from Infancy to Old Age: A Pooled Analysis of 29 Twin Cohorts
Silventoinen, K., Jelenkovic, A., Latvala, A., Yokoyama, Y., Sund, R., Sugawara, M., Tanaka, M., Matsumoto, S., Aaltonen, S., Piirtola, M., Freitas, D. L., Maia, J. A., Oncel, S. Y., Aliev, F., Ji, F., Ning, F., Pang, Z., Rebato, E., Saudino, K. J., Cutler, T. L. & 53 others, , 2019, In: Obesity. 27, 5, p. 855-865 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Parental socioeconomic position and development of overweight in adolescence: longitudinal study of Danish adolescents
Morgen, C. S., Mortensen, Laust Hvas, Rasmussen, M., Nybo Andersen, Anne-Marie, Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Due, P., Jan 2010, In: B M C Public Health. 10, p. 520Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Past and current body size affect validity of reported energy intake among middle-aged Danish men
Nielsen, B. M., Nielsen, M. M., Toubro, S., Pedersen, Oluf Borbye, Astrup, A., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Jess, T. & Heitmann, B. L., 2009, In: Journal of Nutrition. 139, 12, p. 2337-2343 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Personality-obesity associations are driven by narrow traits: A meta-analysis
Vainik, U., Dagher, A., Realo, A., Colodro-Conde, L., Mortensen, Erik Lykke, Jang, K., Juko, A., Kandler, C., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. & Mottus, R., 2019, In: Obesity Reviews. 20, 8, p. 1121-1131 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review › Research › peer-review
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Physical Activity Attenuates the Influence of FTO Variants on Obesity Risk: A Meta-Analysis of 218,166 Adults and 19,268 Children
Oskari Kilpeläinen, T., Qi, L., Brage, S., Sharp, S. J., Sonestedt, E., Demerath, E., Ahmad, T., Mora, S., Kaakinen, M., Sandholt, C. H., Holzapfel, C., Autenrieth, C. S., Hyppönen, E., Cauchi, S., He, M., Kutalik, Z., Kumari, M., Stancáková, A., Meidtner, K., Balkau, B. & 96 others, , 1 Nov 2011, In: P L o S Medicine (Online). 8, 11, p. e1001116Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Physical Activity and Insulin Sensitivity Independently Attenuate the Effect of FTO rs9939609 on Obesity
Lepola, Mette Andersen, Ängquist, Lars, Bork-Jensen, J., Jonsson, Anna Elisabet, Stinson, Sara, Sandholt, C. H., Thodberg, Malte, Pikkupeura, Laura Maarit, Ongstad, E. L., Grarup, Niels, Astrup, A., Pedersen, Oluf Borbye, Williams, K., Barrès, Romain, Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Linneberg, Allan René, Grimsby, J., Rhodes, C. J. & Hansen, Torben, 2023, In: Diabetes Care. 46, 5, p. 985–992 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Physical activity in leisure time and risk of cancer: 14-year follow-up of 28 000 Danish men and women
Schnohr, P., Grønbæk, M., Petersen, L., Hein, H. O. & Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 2005, In: Scandinavian Journal of Public Medicine. 33, p. 244-249Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Physical activity in leisure-time is not associated with 10-year changes in waist circumference
Berentzen, T., Petersen, L., Schnohr, P. & Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 2008, In: Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports. 18, 6, p. 719-727 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Physical activity in relation to development and maintenance of obesity in men with and without juvenile onset obesity
Bak, H., Petersen, L. & Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., 2004, In: International Journal of Obesity. 28, p. 99-104Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Allelic variants of melanocortin 3 receptor gene (MC3R) and weight loss in obesity: a randomised trial of hypo-energetic high- versus low-fat diets
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Body Characteristics, Dietary Protein and Body Weight Regulation: Reconciling Conflicting Results from Intervention and Observational Studies?
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Interaction between genetic predisposition to adiposity and dietary protein in relation to subsequent change in body weight and waist circumference
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