Thorkild I.A. Sørensen 

Bibliography on obesity epidemiology

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Original papers

5 Sonne-Holm S, Sørensen TIA. Post-war course of the prevalence of extreme overweight among Danish young men. Journal of Chronic Diseases 1977;30:351-358.

6 Sørensen TIA, Sonne-Holm S. Mortality in extremely overweight young men. Journal of Chronic Diseases 1977;30:359-367.

18 Christensen U, Sonne-Holm S, Sørensen TIA. Constant median body mass index of Danish young men, 1943-1977. Human Biology 1981;53:403-410.

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Sørensen TIA, Sonne-Holm S, Christensen U. Reduced intellectual performance in extreme overweight. Human Biology 1982;54:765-775.

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Sonne-Holm S, Sørensen TIA, Christensen U. Risk of early death in extremely overweight young men. British Medical Journal 1983;2:795-797.

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Sørensen TIA, Sonne-Holm S, Christensen U. Cognitive deficiency in obesity independent of social origin [Letter with original data]. Lancet 1983;1:1105-1106.

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Sørensen TIA, Stunkard AJ, Teasdale TW, Higgins MW. The accuracy of reports of weight - children's recall of their parents' weight 15 years earlier. International Journal of Obesity 1983;7;115-122.

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Sørensen TIA, Sonne-Holm S. Intelligence test performance in obesity in relation to educational attainment and parental social class. Journal of Biosocial Sciences 1985;17: 379-387.

[Accompanied by an editorial: Anonymous. Obesity - biology and society. Lancet 1986;1:253.]

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Stunkard AJ, Sørensen TIA, Hanis C, Teasdale TW, Chakraborty R, Schull WJ, Schulsinger F [Sørensen TIA, Danish project leader]. An adoption study of human obesity. New England Journal of Medicine 1986;314:193-198.

[Accompanied by editorials: Itallie TBv. Bad news and good news about obesity. New England Journal of Medicine 1986; 314: 239-240. Anonymous. Tipping the scale. Scientific American 1986; 254:55A.]

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Sonne-Holm S, Sørensen TIA. Prospective study of attainment of social class of severely obese subjects in relation to parental social class, intelligence, and education. British Medical Journal 1986;292:586-589.

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Sørensen TIA, Sonne-Holm S. Risk in childhood of development of severe adult obesity: retrospective, population-based case-cohort study. American Journal of Epidemiology 1988;127:104-113.

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Sørensen TIA, Price RA, Stunkard AJ, Schulsinger F. Genetics of obesity in adult adoptees and their biological siblings. British Medical Journal 1989;298:87-90.

62 Price RA, Sørensen TIA, Stunkard AJ. Component distributions of body mass index defining moderate and extreme overweight in Danish women and men. American Journal of Epidemiology 1989;130:193-201

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Sonne-Holm S, Sørensen TIA, Jensen G, Schnohr P. Independent effects of weight change and attained body weight on prevalence of arterial hypertension in obese and non-obese men. British Medical Journal 1989;299:767-770.

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Sonne-Holm S, Sørensen TIA, Jensen G, Schnohr P. Influence of fatness, intelligence, education and socio-demographic factors on response rate in a health survey. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 1989;43:369-374.

70 Sonne-Holm S, Sørensen TIA, Jensen G, Schnohr P. Long-term changes of body weight in adult obese and non-obese men. International Journal of Obesity 1990;14:319-326.

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Sørensen TIA, Price RA. Secular trends in body mass index among Danish young men. International Journal of Obesity 1990;14:411-419.

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Teasdale TW, Sørensen TIA, Stunkard AJ. Genetic and early environmental components in sociodemographic influences on adult body fatness. British Medical Journal 1990;300:1615-1618.

75 Price RA, Ness R, Sørensen TIA. Changes in commingled body mass index distributions associated with secular trends in overweight among Danish young men. American Journal Epidemiology 1991;133:501-510.

85 Sørensen TIA, Holst C, Stunkard AJ, Skovgaard LT. Correlations of body mass index of adult adoptees and their biological and adoptive relatives. International Journal of Obesity 1992;16:227-236.

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Lissau-Lund-Sørensen I, Sørensen TIA. Prospective study of the influence of social factors in childhood on risk of overweight in adulthood. International Journal of Obesity 1992;16:169-175.

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Sørensen TIA, Holst C, Stunkard AJ. Childhood body mass index - genetic and familial environmental influences assessed in a longitudinal study. International Journal of Obesity 1992;16:705-714.

[Accompanied by an editorial: Anonymous. Born to be fat? Lancet 1992;340:881-882.]

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Teasdale TW, Sørensen TIA, Stunkard AJ. Intelligence and educational level in relation to body mass index of adult males. Human Biology 1992;64:99-106.

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Sørensen TIA, Stunkard AJ. Does obesity run in families because of genes? An adoption study using silhouettes as measure of obesity. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica 1993;Suppl 370:67-72.

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Lissau I, Breum L, Sørensen TIA. Maternal attitude to sweet eating habits and risk of overweight in offspring: a ten-year prospective population study. International Journal of Obesity; 1993;17:125-129.

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Lissau I, Sørensen TIA. School difficulties in childhood and risk of overweight and obesity in young adulthood: a ten year prospective population study. International Journal of Obesity; 1993;17:169-175.

98 Lissau I, Sørensen TIA. Parental neglect during childhood and increased risk of obesity in young adulthood. Lancet 1994;343:324-327.

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Vogler GP, Sørensen TIA, Stunkard AJ, Srinivasan MR, Rao DC. Influences of genes and shared family environment on adult body mass index assessed in an adoption study by a comprehensive path model. International Journal of Obesity 1995;19:40-45.

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Heitmann BL, Lissner L, Sørensen TIA, Bengtsson C. Dietary fat intake and weight gain in women genetically predisposed for obesity. American Journal of Clinical Nutritrion 1995;61:1213-1217.

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Jørgensen LM, Sørensen TIA, Schroll M, Larsen S. Influence of dietary factors on weight change assessed by multivariate graphical models. International Journal of Obesity 1995;19:909-915.

[Double publication: Jørgensen LM, Sørensen TIA, Schroll M, Larsen S.Kostfaktorers indflydelse på vægtændringer vurderet ved hjælp af multivariate grafiske modeller. Ugeskrift for Læger 1997;159:1443-1447.]

108 Herskind AM, McGue M, Sørensen TIA, Harvald B. Sex and age specific assessment of genetic and environmental influences on body mass index in twins. International Journal of Obesity 1996;20:106-113.

109 Herskind AM, McGue M, Iachine IA, Holm N, Sørensen TIA, Harvald B, Vaupel JW. Untangling genetic influences on smoking, body mass index and longevity: a multivariate study of 2464 Danish twins followed for 28 years. Human Genetics 1996;98:467-475.

111 Toubro S, Sørensen TIA, Rønn B, Christensen NJ, Astrup A. Twenty-four-hour energy expenditure: The role of body composition, thyroid status, sympathetic activity and family membership. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 1996;81:2670-2674.

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Echwald SM, Rasmussen SB, Sørensen TIA, Andersen T, Tybjærg-Hansen A, Clausen JO, Hansen L, Hansen T, Pedersen O. Identification of two novel missense mutations in the human OB gene. International Journal of Obesity 1997;21:321-326.

116 Echwald SM, Sørensen TD, Sørensen TIA, Tybjærg-Hansen A, Andersen T, Chung WK, Leibel RL, Petersen O. Amino acid variants in the human leptin receptor: Lack of association to juvenile onset obesity. Biochemi-cal and Biophysical Research Communications 1997; 223:248-252.

117 Sørensen HT, Sabroe S, Gillman M, Rothman KJ, Fischer J, Sørensen TIA. Continued increase in prevalence of obesity in Danish young men. International Journal of Obesity 1997;21:712-714.

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Urhammer SA, Dalgaard LT, Sørensen TIA, Møller AM, Andersen T, Tybjærg-Hansen A, Hansen T, Clausen JO, Vestergaard H, Pedersen O. Mutational analysis of the coding region of the uncoupling protein 2 gene in obese NIDDM patients. Diabetologia 1997;40:1227-1230.

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Sørensen HT, Sabroe S, Gillman M, Rothman KJ, Fischer P, Sørensen TIA. Birth weight and length as predictors for body mass index and height in young adult life: cohort study. British Medical Journal 1997;315:1137.

122 Urhammer SA, Fridberg M, Sørensen TIA, Echwald SM, Andersen T, Tybjærg-Hansen A, Clausen JO, Pe-dersen O. Studies of genetic variability of the uncoupling protein 1 gene in Caucasian subjects with juvenile-onset obesity. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 1997;82:4069-4074.

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Sørensen TIA, Holst C, Stunkard AJ. Adoption study of environmental modifications of the genetic influences on obesity. International Journal of Obesity 1998;22:73-81.

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Urhammer SA, Dalgaard LT, Sørensen TIA, Tybjærg-Hansen A, Echwald SM, Andersen T, Clausen JO, Pedersen O. Organisation of the coding exons and mutational screening of the uncoupling protein 3 gene in subjects with juvenile-onset obesity. Diabetologia 1998:41;241-244.

127 Toubro S, Sørensen TIA, Hindsberger C, Christensen NJ, Astrup A. Twenty-four-hour respiratory quotient: the role of diet and familial resemblance. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 1998;83:2758-2764.

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Korkeila M, Kaprio J, Rissanen A, Koskenvuo M, Sørensen TIA. Predictors of major weight gain in adult Finns: stress, life satisfaction and personality traits. International Journal of Obesity 1998;22:949-957.

133 Echwald SM, Sørensen TIA, Tybjerg-Hansen A, Andersen T, Pedersen O. Gln27Glu variant of the human beta-2 adreno receptor gene is not associated with early onset obesity in Danish men. Diabetes 1998;47:1657-1658.

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Echwald SM, Sørensen TIA, Andersen T, Tybjerg-Hansen A, Clausen JO, Pedersen O. Mutational analysis of the proopiomelanocortin gene in Caucasians with early onset obesity. International Journal of Obesity 1999;23:293-298.

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Thomsen BL, Ekstrøm CT, Sørensen TIA. Development of the obesity epidemic in Denmark: Cohort, time and age effects among boys born 1930-75. International Journal of Obesity 1999;23:693-701.

140 Ek J, Urhammer SA, Sørensen TIA, Andersen T, Auwerx J, Pedersen OB. Homozygosity of the Pro12A1a variant of the peroxisome proliferation activated receptor-(2 (PPAR-(2): divergent modulating effects on body mass index in obese and lean Caucasian men. Diabetologia 1999;42:892-895.

141 Astrup A, Toubro S, Dalgaard LD, Urhammer SA, Sørensen TIA, Pedersen O. Impact of the V/V 55 poly-morphism of the of the uncoupling protein 2 gene on 24-hour energy expenditure. International Journal of Obesity 1999;23:1030-1034.

143 Mikkelsen KL, Heitmann BL, Keiding N, Sørensen TIA. Independent effects of stable and changing body weight on total mortality. Epidemiology 1999;10:671-678.

[Accompanied by editorial: Byers T. The observational epidemilogy of changing weight: an appeal for rea-sons. Epidemiology 1999;10:662-664]

144 Korkeila M, Rissanen A, Kaprio J, Sørensen TIA, Koskenvuo M. Attempts to lose weight predict major weight gain in adult Finns. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 1999;70:965-975.

145 Echwald SM, Sørensen TIA, Andersen T, Hansen C, Tommerup N,Pedersen O. Sequence variants in the human cocaine and amphetamine regulated transscript (CART) gene in subjects with early onset obesity. Obesity Research 1999;7:532-536.

146 Dalgaard LT, Sørensen TIA, Andersen T, Hansen T, Pedersen O. An untranslated insertion variant in the uncoupling protein 2 gene is not related to body mass index and changes in body weight during a 26 year fol-low-up in Danish Caucasian men. Diabetologia 1999;42:1413-1416.

154 Dalgaard LT, Sørensen TIA, Drivsholm T, Borch-Johnsen K, Andersen T, Hansen T, Pedersen O. A prevalent polymorphism in the putative promotor of the UCP3 gene and its relationship to body mass index in the Danish population. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 2000:86;1398-1402.

155 Heo M, Leibel RL, Boyer BB, Chung WK, Koulo M, Karvonen M, Pesonen U, Rissanen A, Laakso M, Uusitupa M, Chagnon Y, Bouchard C, Donohoue PA, Burns T, Shuldiner A, Silver K, Andersen RE, Pedersen O, Echwald S, Sørensen TIA, Behn P, Permutt MA, Jacobs KB, Elston RC, Hoffmann DJ, Allison DB. Pooling analysis of genetic data: The association of leptin receptor (lepr) polymorphisms with variables related to human adiposity. Genetics 2001;159:1163-78.

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Echwald SM, Sørensen TIA, Andersen T, Pedersen O. The Asn363Ser variant of the glucocorticoid receptor gene is not associated with obesity or weight gain in Danish men. Int J Obes 2001;25:1563-1565.

159 Buemann B, Schierning B, Toubro S, Bibby BM, Sørensen T, Dalgaard L, Pedersen O, Astrup A. The association between the val/ala-55 polymorphism of the uncoupling protein 2 gene and exercise efficiency. International Journal of Obesity and Related Metabolic Disorders 2001;25:467-471.

160 Black EM, Petersen L, Kreutzer M, Toubro S, Sørensen TIA, Pedersen O, Astrup AV. Fat mass measured by DXA varies with scan velocity. Obesity Research 2002;10:69-77.

163 Heo M, Leibel RL, Fontaine KR, Boyer BB, Chung WK, Koulo M, Karvonen MK, Pesonen U, Rissanen A, Laakso M, Uusitupa MIJ, Chagnon Y, Bouchard C, Donohoue PA, Burns TL, Shuldiner AR, Silver K, Andersen RE, Pedersen O, Echwald S, Sørensen TIA, Behn P, Permutt MA, Jacobs KB, Elston RC, Hoffmann DJ, Gropp E, Allison DB. A meta-analytic invistigation of linkage and association of common leptin receptor (LEPR) polymorphisms with body mass index and waist circumference. International Journal of Obesity 2002;26:640-646.

166 Draper N, Echwald SM, Lavery GG, Walker EA, Fraser R, Davies E, Sørensen TIA, Astrup A, Adamski J, Hewison M, Connell JM, Pedersen O, Stewart PM. Association studies between microsatellite markers within the gene encoding human 11B-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (HSD11B1) and body mass index, waist:hip ratio and glucocorticoid metabolism. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2002;87:4984-90.

167 Schack-Nielsen L, Holst C, Sørensen TIA. Blood pressure in relation to life course weight history in obese and non-obese men. International Journal of Obesity 2002;26:1539-1546.

169 Vadstrup ES, Petersen L, Sørensen TIA, Grønbæk M. Waist circumference in relation to history of amount and type of alcohol. International Journal of Obesity 2003;27:238-246.

[Vadstrup ES, Petersen L, Sørensen TIA, Grønbæk M. Alcohol, type of alcohol and waist circumference: results from the Copenhagen City Heart Study. In: Medeiros-Neto G, Halpern A, Bouchard C (eds) Progress in Obesity Research: Proceedings from the 9th International Congress on Obesity, pp 475-476. John Libbey Eurotext 2003].

173 Bigaard J, Tjønneland A, Thomsen BL, Overvad K, Heitmann BL, Sørensen TIA. Waist circumference, BMI, smoking and mortality in middle-aged men and women. Obesity Research 2003;11:895-903.

174 Togo P, Heitmann BL, Sørensen TIA, Osler M. Consistency of food intake factors scores by different dietary assessment method and population groups. British Journal of Nutrition 2003;90;667-678.

176 Halkjær J, Holst C, Sørensen TIA. Intelligence test score and educational level in relation to BMI changes and development and persistence of obesity. Obesity Research 2003;11:1238-1245.

177 Ahlgren M, Sørensen TIA, Wohlfahrt J, Haflidadóttir Á, Holst C, Melbye M. Birth weight and risk of breast cancer in a cohort of 106,504 women. International Journal of Cancer 2003;107:997-1000.

180 Dalgaard LT, Andersen G, Larsen L, Sørensen TIA, Andersen T, Drivsholm T, Borch-Johnsen K, Fleckner J, Hansen T, Din N, Pedersen O. Mutational analysis of the UCP2 core promoter and relationships of variants with obesity. Obesity Research 2003;11:1420-1427.

181 Schousboe K, Willemsen G, Kyvik KO, Mortensen J, Boomsma DI, Cornes BK, Davis CJ, Fagnani C, Hjelmborg J, Kaprio J, Lange M de, Luciano M, Martin NG, Pedersen N, Pietiläinen KH, Rissanen A, Saarni S, Sørensen TIA, Caroline M. van Baal CM, Harris JR. Sex-differences in heritability of BMI: A comparative study of results from Twin Studies in Eight Countries. Twin Research 2003;5:409-421.

182 Morberg CM, Tetens I, Black E, Toubro S, Sørensen TIA, Pedersen O, Astrup A. Leptin and bone mineral density: A cross-sectional study in obese and non-obese men. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2003;88:5795-5800.

185 Bak H, Petersen L, Sørensen TIA. Physical activity in relation to development and maintenance of obesity in men with and without juvenile onset obesity. International Journal of Obesity 2004;28:99-104.

186Petersen L, Schnohr P, Sørensen TIA. Longitudinal study of the long-term relation between physical activity and obesity. International Journal of Obesity 2004;28:105-112.

187 Schousboe K, Visscher PM, Erbas B, Kyvik KO, Hopper JL, Henriksen JE, Heitmann BL, Sørensen TIA. Twin study of genetic and environmental influences on adult body size, shape and composition. International Journal of Obesity 2004;28:39-48.

188 Halkjær J, Sørensen TIA. Psychosocial, and demographic determinants of regional differences in the prevalence of obesity.
Journal of Biosocial Science 2004;36:141-152.

192 Togo P, Osler M, Sørensen TIA, Heitmann BL. A longitudinal study of food intake patterns and obesity in adult Danish men and women. International Journal of Obesity 2004;28:583-593.

194 Heitmann BL, Strøger U, Mikkelsen KL, Holst C, Sørensen TIA. Large heterogeneity of the obesity epidemic in Danish adults. Journal of Public Health Nutrition 2004;7:453-460.

195 Bigaard J, Frederiksen K, Tjønneland A, Thomsen BL, Overvad K, Heitmann BL, Sørensen TIA. Waist and hip circumference and all-cause mortality: usefulness of the waist-to-hip ratio? International Journal of Obesity 2004;28:741-747.

196 Angell-Andersen E, Tretli S, Bjerknes R, Forsén T, Sørensen TIA, Eriksson JG, Räsänen L, T Grotmol T. The association between nutritional conditions during World War II and childhood anthropometric variables in the Nordic countries. Annals of Human Biology 2004;31:342-355.

197 Bigaard J, Frederiksen K, Tjønneland A, Thomsen BL, Overvad K, Heitmann BL, Sørensen TIA. Body fat and fat-free mass and all-cause mortality. Obesity Research 2004;12:1042-1049.

198 Halkjær J, Sørensen TIA, Tjønneland A, Togo P, Holst C, Heitmann BL. Food and drinking patterns as predictors of 6-year BMI-adjusted changes in waist circumference. British Journal of Nutrition 2004;92:735-748.

199 Echwald SM, Andersen KL, Sørensen TIA, Larsen LH, Andersen T, Tonooka N, Tomura H, Takeda J, Pedersen O. Mutation analysis of NR0B2 among 1545 Danish men identifies a novel c.278G>A (p.G93D) variant with reduced functional activity. Human Mutation 2004;24:381-387.

200 Bendixen H, Holst C, Sørensen TIA, Raben A, Bartels EM, Astrup A. Major increase in prevalence of overweight and obesity between 1987 and 2001 among Danish adults. Obesity Research 2004;12:1464-1472.

201 Ahlgren M, Melbye M, Wohlfart J, Sørensen TIA. Growth patterns and risk of breast cancer in women. New England Journal of Medicine 2004;351:1619-1626.

[Accompanied by an editorial: Michels KB, Willett WC. Breast cancer - early life matters. New England Journal of Medicine 2004;351:1679-1681. ]


203 Baker JL, Michaelsen KF, Rasmussen KM, Sørensen TIA. Maternal prepregnant body mass index, duration of breastfeeding, and timing of complementary food introduction are associated with infant weight gain. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2004;80:1576-1588.

204 Andersen GS, Stunkard AJ, Sørensen TIA, Petersen L, Heitmann BL. Night eating and weight change in middle-aged men and women. International Journal of Obesity 2004;28;1338-1343.

206 Pearson S, Olsen LW, Hansen B, Sørensen TIA. Stigning i overvægt og fedme blandt københavnske skolebørn, 1947-2003. Ugeskrift for Læger. 2005;167:158-162.

[Accompanied by an editorial: Richelsen B. Er der en fedmeepidemi? Ugeskrift for Læger 2005;167:145.]

207 Berentzen T, Dalgaard LT, Petersen L, Pedersen O, Sørensen TIA. Interactions between physical activity and variants of the genes encoding uncoupling proteins -2 and-3 in relation to obesity measures during a 10-year follow-up. International Journal of Obesity 2005;29:93-99.

208 Larsen LH, Echwald SM, Sørensen TIA, Andersen T, Wulff BS, Pedersen O. Prevalence of mutations and functional analyses of melanocortin 4 receptor variants identified among 750 men with juvenile-onset obesity. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2005;90:219-224.

209 Christiansen E, Garby L, Sørensen TIA. Quantitative analysis of the energy requirements for development of obesity. Journal of Theoretical Biology 2005;234:99-106.

211 Larsen LH, Gjesing AP, Sørensen TIA, Hamid YH, Echwald SM, Toubro S, Black E, Astrup A, Hansen T, Pedersen O. Mutation analysis of the preproghrelin gene: No asociation with obesity and type 2 diabetes. Clinical Biochemistry 2005;38:420-424.

212 Schnohr C, Sørensen TIA, Niclasen BV-L. Changes since 1980 in body mass index and the prevalence of overweight among in-schooling children in Nuuk, Greenland. International Journal of Circumpolar Health 2005;64:157-162.

213 Tolstrup J, Heitmann B, Tjønneland A, Overvad K, Sørensen TIA, Grønbæk M. The relation between drinking pattern and body mass index, waist and hip circumference. International Journal of Obesity 2005;29:490-497.

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Viguerie N, Vidal H, Arner P, Holst C, Verdich C, Avizou S, Astrup A, Saris WHM, Macdonald IA, Klimcakova E, Clément K, Martinez A, Hoffstedt J, Sørensen TIA, Langin D. NUGENOB. Adipose tissue gene expression in obese subjects during low-fat and high-fat hypocaloric diets. Diabetologia 2005;48:123-131.

215 Andersen KL, Echwald SM, Larsen LH, Hamid YH, Glümer C, Jørgensen T, Borch-Johnsen K, Andersen T, Sørensen TIA, Hansen T, Pedersen O. Variation of the McKusick-Kaufman gene and studies of relationships with common forms of obesity. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinological & Metababolism 2005;90:225-230.

216 Buemann B, Black E, Sørensen TIA, Holst C, Toubro S, Pedersen O, Holst JJ, Rasmussen C, Astrup A. Lower-body fat mass as an independent marker of insulin sensitivity - the role of adiponectin? International Journal of Obesity 2005;29:624-631.

220 Buemann B, Black E, Holst C, Toubro S, Echwald S, Pedersen O, Astrup A, Sørensen TIA. The N363S polymorphism of the glucocorticoid receptor and metabolic syndrome factors in men. Obesity Research 2005;13:862-867.

221 Black E, Holst C, Astrup A. Toubro S, Echwald SM, Pedersen OB, Sørensen TIA. Long-term influences of body weight changes, independent of the attained weight, on risk of impaired glucose tolerance and type 2 diabetes. Diabetic Medicine 2005;22:1199-1205.

223 Bigaard J, Frederiksen K, Tjønneland A, Thomsen BL, Overvad K, Heitmann BL, Sørensen TIA. Waist circumference and body composition in relation to all-cause mortality in middle-aged men and women. International Journal of Obesity 2005;29:778-784.

224 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 A, Biebermann H , Krude H, Vollmert C, Wichmann H-E, Illig T, Sørensen TIA, Astrup A, Larsen LH, Pedersen O, Eberle D, Clément K, Blundell J, Wabitsch M, Schäfer H, Platzer M, Hinney A, Hebebrand J. Mutation analysis of the human MCHR1 gene in human obesity. European Journal of Endocrinology 2005;152:851-862.

225 Sørensen T, Rissanen A, Korkeila M, Kaprio J. Intention to lose weight, weight changes and long-term mortality in healthy overweight subjects. Public Library of Science Medicine 2005;2:1-23.

227 Dahlman I, Linder K, Nordström EA, Andersson I, Lidén J, Verdich C, Sørensen TIA, Arner P, and NUGENOB. Changes in adipose tissue gene expression with energy-restricted diets in obese women. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2005;81:1275-1285.

229 Larsen TM, Larsen LH, Torekov SK, Ek J, Black E, Toubro S, Astrup A, Sørensen TIA, Hansen T, Pedersen O. Novel variants in the putative peroxisome proliferator gamma activated receptor promoter and relationships with obesity in men. Obesity Research 2005;13:953-958.

231 Tehard B, Saris WHM, Astrup A, Martinez JA, Taylor MA, Barbe P, Richterova B, Guy-Grand B, Sørensen TIA, Oppert J-M. Comparison of two physical activity questionnaires in obese subjects: The NUGENOB Study. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 2005;37:1535-1541.

232 Bua J, Prescott E, Schack-Nielsen L, Petersen L, Godtfredsen NS, Sørensen TIA, Osler M. Weight history from birth through childhood and youth in relation to adult lung function, in Danish juvenile obese and non-obese men. International Journal of Obesity 2005;29:1055-1062.

234 Rugholm S, Olsen LW, Baker JL, Schack-Nielsen L, Bua J, Sørensen TIA. Stability of the association between birth weight and childhood overweight during the development of the obesity epidemic. Obesity Research 2005;13:2187-2194.

237 Petersen M, Taylor M, Saris W, Verdich C, Toubro S, MacDonald I, Rössner S, Stich V, Guy-Grand B, Langin D, Martinez JA, Pedersen O, Arner P, Holst C, Sørensen TIA, Astrup A and NUGENOB Consortium. Randomized, multi-center trial of two hypo-energetic diets in obese subjects: High- versus low-fat content. International Journal of Obesity 2006;30:552-560.

238 Olsen LW, Baker JL, Holst C, Sørensen TIA. Birth cohort effect on the obesity epidemic in Denmark. Epidemiology 2006;17:292-295.

241 Blaak E, Hul G, Verdich C, Mqartinax A, Petersen M, Feskens M, Patel K, Oppert MJ, Barbe P, Toubro S, Polak J, Astrup A, Macdonald I, Langin D, Holst C, Sorensen TI, Saris W. Fat oxidation before and after a high fat load in the obese insulin resistant state. Journal of Clinical & Endocrinological Metabolism 2006;91:1462-1469.


242 Buemann B, Astrup A, Pedersen O, Black E, Holst C, Toubro S, Echwald S, Holst JJ, Rasmussen C, Sørensen TIA. Possible role of adiponectin and insulin sensitivity in mediating the favourable effects of lower body fat mass on blood lipids. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2006;91:1698-1704.

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Sørensen TIA, Boutin P, Taylor MA, Larsen LH, Verdich C, Petersen L, Holst C, Echwald SM, Dina C, Toubro S, Petersen M, Polak J, Clément K, Martinez JA, Langin D, Oppert J-M, Stich V, Macdonald I, Arner P, Saris WHM, Pedersen O, Astrup A, Froguel P and the NUGENOB Consortium. Genetic polymorphisms and weight loss in obesity: a randomised trial of hypo-energetic high-versus low-fat diets. Public Library of Science - Clinical Trials 2006;e1(2).
[Correction: ttp://clinicaltrials.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.1371/journal.pctr.0010023]

245 Schack-Nielsen L, Mølgaard C, Sørensen TIA. Greisen G, Michaelsen KF. Secular change in size at birth from 1973 to 2003: National Data from Denmark. Obesity 2006;14:1257-1263.

247 Mortensen LH, Siegler IC, Barefoot JC, Grønbæk M, Sørensen TIA. Prospective associations between sedentary lifestyle and BMI in mid-life. Obesity 2006;14:1462-1471.

248 Halkjær J, Tjønneland A, Thomsen BL, Overvad K, Sørensen TIA. Intake of macronutrients as predictors of five-year changes in waist circumference. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2006;84:789-797.

250 Santos JL, Boutin P, Verdich C, Holst C, Larsen LH, Toubro S, Dina C, Saris WHM, Blaak E, Hoffstedt J, Taylor MA, Polak J, Clement K, Langin D, Astrup A, Froguel P, Pedersen O, Sorensen TIA, Martínez JA and The NUGENOB Consortium. Genotype-by-nutrient interactions assessed in European obese women: a case-only study. European Journal of Nutrition 2006:45:454-462.

251 Sørensen GL, Hjelmborg JVB, Leth-larsen R, Schmidt V, Fenger M, Poulain F, Hawgood S, Sørensen TIA, Kyvik KO, Holmskov U. Surfactant protein D of the innate immune defence is inversely associated with human obesity and SP-D deficiency inferres increased body weight in mice. Scandinavian Journal of Immunology 2006;64:633-638.

252 Berentzen T, Petersen L, Pedersen O, Black E, Astrup A, Sørensen TIA. Long-term effects of leisure time physical activity on risk of insulin resistance and impaired glucose tolerance, allowing for body weight history in Danish men. Diabetic Medicine 2006;24:63-72.

254 Fenger M, Schousboe K, Sørensen TIA, Kyvik KO. Variance decomposition of apolipoproteins and lipids in Danish twins. Atherosclerosis 2007;191:40-47.

256 Holm J-C, Gamborg M, Kaas-Ibsen K, Gammeltoft S, Ward L, Heitmann BL, Sørensen TIA. Time course and determinants of leptin decline during weight loss in obese boys and girls. International Journal of Pediatric Obesity 2007:2:2-10.

258 Bua J, Olsen LW, Sørensen TIA. Secular trends in childhood obesity in Denmark during 50 years in relation to economic growth. Obesity 2007;15:977-985.

259 Blaak EE, Hul G, Verdich C, Stich V, Martinez JA, Petersen M, Feskens EF, Patel K, Oppert JM, Barbe P, Toubro S, Polak J, Andersson I, Astrup A, Macdonald I, Langin D, Sørensen TIA, Saris WH and the NUGENOB Consortium. Impaired fat-induced thermogenesis in obese subjects: the NUGENOB study. Obesity Research 2007;15:653-663.

260 Silventoinen K, Pietiläinen KH, Tynelius P, Sørensen TIA, Kaprio J, Rasmussen F. Genetic and environmental factors in relative weight from birth to age 18: The Swedish Young Male Twins Study. International Journal of Obesity 2007;31:615-621.

262 Ramlau-Hansen CH, Thulstrup AM, Nohr EA, Bonde JP, Sørensen TIA, Olsen J. Subfecundity in overweight and obese couples. Human Reproduction 2007;22:1634-1637.

263 Perola M, Sammalisto S, Hiekkalinna T, Martin NG, Visscher PM, Montgomery GW, Benyamin B, Harris JR, Boomsma D, Willemsen G, Hottenga JJ, Christensen K, Kyvik KO, Sørensen TIA, Pedersen N, Magnusson PKE, Spector T.D., Widen E, Silventoinen K, Kaprio J, Palotie A, Peltonen L, for the GenomeEUtwin-project. Combined genome scans for body stature in 6602 European twins: evidence for common Caucasian loci. Public Library of Science - Genetics 2007;3:1019-1028.

265 Ahlgren M, Wohlfahrt J, Olsen LW, Sørensen TIA, Melbye M. Birth weight and risk of cancer. Cancer 2007;110:412-419.

266 Baker J, Michaelsen KF, Sørensen TIA, Rasmussen KM. High prepregnant body mass index is associated with early termination of full and any breastfeeding among Danish women. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2007;86:404-411.

268 Gamborg M, Bybjerg L, Rasmussen F, Andersen PK, Baker JL, Bengtsson C, Canoy D, Drøivold W, Eriksen JG, Forsén T, Gunnarsdottir I, Järvelin M-R, Koupil I, Lapidus L, Nilsen TI, Olsen SF, Schack-Nielsen L, Thorsdottir I, Yuomainen T-P, Sørensen TIA on behalf of the NordNet Study Group. Birth weight and systolic blood pressure in adolescence and adulthood: Meta-regression analysis of sex- and age-specific results from 20 Nordic studies. American Journal of Epidemiology 2007;166:634-645.

269 Worre-Jensen AL, Jensen NB, Heitmann BL, Sørensen TIA. Sygehusomkostninger i forbindelse med svær overvægt. Ugeskrift for Læger 2007;169:2634-2637.

270 Thomsen SF, Ulrik CS, Kyvik KO, Sørensen TIA, Posthuma D, Skadhauge LR, Steffensen I, Backer V. Association between obesity and asthma in a twin cohort. Allergy 2007;62:1199-1204.

271 Baker JL, Olsen LW, Sørensen TIA. Childhood body-mass index and the risk of coronary heart disease in adulthood. New England Journal of Medicine 2007;357:2329-2337.

[Accompanied by an Editorial: Ludwig DS. Childhood obesity - the shape of things to come. New England Journal of Medicine 2007;357:2325-2327.]

[Double publication: Baker JL, Olsen LW, Sørensen TIA. Body mass index i barndommen og risikoen for koronar hjertesygdom i voksenlivet - sekundærpublikation. Ugeskr Læger 2008;170/33:2434-2437.]

272 Bendixen A, Sørensen TIA, Hørder K, Svendsen A, Leboeuf-Yde C, Steffensen IE, Kyvik KO. Betydningen af fysisk aktivitet og BMI for tilfredshed med kropsbygningen. Ugeskrift for Læger 2007;169:3366-3370.


273 Mutch DM, Temanni MR, Henegar C, Combes F, Pelloux V, Holst C, Sørensen TIA, Astrup A, Martinez JA, Saris WHM, Viguerie N, Langin D, Zucker J-D, Clément K.  Adipose gene expression prior to weight loss can differentiate and weakly predict dietar responders.  PLoS ONE 2007;12:e1344.

274 Butte NF, Christiansen E, Sørensen TIA. Energy imbalance underlying the development of childhood obesity. Obesity 2007;15:3056-3066.

275 Cauchi S, Choquet H, Gutiérrez-Aguilar R, Capel F, Grau K, Proenca C, Dina C, Duval A, Balkau B, Marre M, Potoczna N, Langin D, Horber F, Sørensen TIA, Charpentier G, Meyre D, Froguel P. Effects of TCF7L2 polymorphisms on obesity in European populations. Obesity 2008;16:476-482.

276 Baker JL, Olsen LW, Sørensen TIA. Weight at birth and all-cause mortality in adulthood. Epidemiology 2008;19:197-205.
[Accompanied by two Commentaries: Basso O. Birthweight is forever. Epidemiology 2008;19:204-205. & Lawlor DA. The developmental origins of health and disease - Where do we go from here? Epidemiology 2008;19:206-208]

277 Polak J, Kovacova Z, Holst C, Verdich C, Astrup A, Blaak E, Patel K, Oppert JM, Langin D, Martinez JA, Sørensen TI, Stich V. Total adiponectin and adiponectin multimeric complexes in relation to weight loss-induced improvements in insulin sensitivity in obese women: the NUGENOB study. European Journal of Endocrinology. 2008 Apr;158(4):533-41.

278 Tolstrup JS, Halkjær J, Heitmann BL, Tjønneland AM, Overvad K, Sørensen TIA, Grønbæk M. Alcohol drinking frequency in relation to subsequent changes in waist circumference. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2008;87:957-963.


281 Nohr EA, Vaeth M, Baker JL, Sørensen TIA. Olsen J, Rasmussen KM. Combined associations of prepregnancy BMI and gestational weight gain with the outcome of pregnancy. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2008;87:1750-1759.

282 Pers T, Martin F-P, Verdich C, Holst C, Johansen JV, Astrup A, Polak J, Martinez JA, Rezzi S, Blaak E, Saris WHM, Kochar S, Macdonald I, Sørensen TIA, Ramadan Z. Prediction of fat oxidation capacity using 'H-NMR and LC-MS lipid metabolic data combined with penotypic data. Chemometrics and Intelligent Laboratory Systems (CHEMOLAB) 2008;93:34-42.

283 Kring SII, Larsen LH, Holst C, Toubro S, Hansen T, Astrup A, Pedersen O, Sørensen TIA. Genotype-phenotype associations in obesity dependent on definition of the obesity phenotype. Obesity Facts 2008;1:138-145.

284 Højgaard B, Gyrd-Hansen D, Olsen KR, Søgaard J, Sørensen TIA. Waist circumference and body mass index as predictors of health care costs. PLoS ONE 2008;3:e2619.

[Højgaard B, Olsen KR, Søgaard J, Gyrd-Hansen D, Sørensen TIA. Fedme-relatererede sundhedsomkostninger vurderet ud fra måling af enten BMI eller taljeomkreds - sekundærpublikation. Ugeskrift for Læger 2009;171:3068. ]

285 Højgaard B, Olsen KR, Søgaard J, Sørensen TIA, Gyrd-Hansen D. Economic costs of abdominal obesity. Obesity Facts 2008;1:146-154.

[Højgaard B, Olsen KR, Søgaard J, Gyrd-Hansen D, Sørensen TIA. Fedme-relatererede sundhedsomkostninger vurderet ud fra måling af enten BMI eller taljeomkreds - sekundærpublikation. Ugeskrift for Læger 2009;171:3068. ]

288 Kring SII, Holst C, Zimmerman E, Jess T, Berentzen T, Toubro S, Hansen T, Astrup A, Pedersen O, Sørensen TIA. FTO Gene associated fatness in relation to body fat distribution and metabolic traits throughout the range of fatness. PLoS ONE 2008;3:e2958.

289 Andreasen CH, Mogensen MS, Borch-Johnsen K, Sandbæk A, Lauritzen T, Sørensen TIA, Hansen L, Almind K, Jørgensen T, Pedersen O, Hansen T. Non-replication of genome-wide based associations between common variants in INSIG2 and PFKP and obesity in studies of 18,014 Danes. PLoS ONE 2008;3:e2872.

290 Berentzen T, Kring SII, Holst C, Zimmermann E, Jess T, Hansen T, Pedersen O, Toubro S, Astrup A, Sørensen TIA. Lack of association of fatness-related FTO gene variants with energy expenditure or physical activity. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2008;93:2904-2908

291 Berentzen T, Petersen L, Schnohr P, Sørensen TIA. Pysical activity in leisure time associated with 10-year changes in waist circumference. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports 2008;18:719-727.

292 Christiansen E, Swann A, Sørensen TIA. Feedback models allowing estimation of thresholds for self-promoting body weight gain. Journal of Theoretical Biology 2008;254:731-736.

293 Jess T, Zimmermann E, Kring SII, Berentzen T, Holst C, Toubro S, Astrup A, Hansen T, Pedersen O, Sørensen TIA. Impact on weight dynamics and general growth of the common FTO rs993909: A longitudinal Danish cohort study. International Journal of Obesity 2008;32:1388-1394.

295 Capel F, Viguerie N, Vega N, Dejean S, Arner P, Klimcakova E, Martinez A, Saris WHM, Holst C, Taylor M, Oppert JM, Sørensen TIA, Clément K, Vidal H, Langin D. Contribution of energy restriction and macronutrient composition to changes in adipose tissue gene expression during dietary weight-loss programs in obese women. J Clin Endocrinol & Metab 2008;93:4315-4322.

297 Hasselbalch AL, Benyamin B, Visscher PM, Heitmann BL, Kyvik KO, Sørensen TIA. Common genetic components of obesity traits and serum leptin. Obesity 2008;16:2723-2729.

298 Hasselbalch AL, Heitmann BL, Kyvik KO, Sørensen TIA. Studies of twins indicate that genetics influence dietary intake. Journal of Nutrition 2008;138:2406-2412.

299 van Hees AM, Saris WH, Dallinga-Thie GM, Hul GB, Martinez JA, Oppert J-M, Stich V, Astrup A, Arner P, Sørensen TIA. Blaak EE, and The NUGENOB Consortium. Fasting and postprandial remnant-like particle cholesterol concentrations in obesity are associated with plasma triglycerides, insulin resistance and body fat distribution. The Journal of Nutrition 2008;138:2399-2405.

300
Baker JL, Gamborg M, Heitmann BL, Lissner L, Sørensen TIA, Rasmussen KM. Breastfeeding reduces postpartum weight retention. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2008;88:1543-1551.

301 Zobel DP, Andreasen CH, Grarup N, Eiberg H, Sørensen TIA, Sandbæk A, Lauritzen T, Borch-Johnsen K, Jørgensen T, Pedersen O, Hansen T. Variants near MC4R associate with obesity and influence obesity-related quantitative traits in a population of middle-aged people: studies of 14,940 Danes. Diabetes 2009;58:757-764.

302
Jensen MK, Rimm EB, Rader D, Schmidt EB, Sørensen TIA, Vogel U, Overvad K, Mukamal KJ. S447X variant of the lipoprotein lipase gene, lipids, and risk of coronary heart disease in 3 prospective cohort studies. American Heart Journal 2009;157:384-390.


303
Zimmermann E, Kring SII, Berentzen T, Holst C, Pers TH, Hansen T, Pedersen O, Sørensen TIA, Jess T. Fatness-associated gene variant increases mortality independent of fatness - in cohorts of Danish men. PLoS One 2009;4:e4428.

304 Gamborg M, Andersen PK, Baker JL, Budtz-Jørgensen E, Jørgensen T, Jensen G, Sørensen TIA. Life course path analysis of birth weight, childhood growth and adult systolic blood pressure. American Journal of Epidemiology 2009;169:1167-1178.


305 Du H, van der A DL, Ginder V, Jebb SA, Forouhi NG, Wareham NJ, Halkjær J, Tjønneland A, Overvad K, Jakobsen MU, Buijsse B, Steffen A, Palli D, Masala G, Saris WHM, Sørensen TIA, Feskens EJM. Dietary energy density in relation to weight and waist change in European men and women. PLoS One 2009;4:E5339.

306 Goossens GH, Petersen L, Blaak EE, Hul G, Arner P, Astrup A, Froguel P, Patel K, Pedersen O, Polak J, Oppert J-M, Martinez JA, Sørensen TIA, Saris WHM, and the NUGENOB Consortium. Several obesity- and nutrient-related gene polymorphisms but not FTO variants modulate resting energy expenditure and fat-induced thermogenesis in obese subjects: The NUGENOB Study. International Journal of Obesity 2009
;33:669–679

307 Jensen MK, Rimm EB, Mukamal KJ, Edmondson AC, Rader D, Vogel U, Tjønneland A, Sørensen TIA, Schmidt EB, Overvad K. The T111I Variant in the endothelial lipase gene and risk of coronary heart disease in three independent populations. European Heart Journal 2009;30:1584-1589.

308
Buijsse B, Feskens EJM, Schulze MB, Forouhi NG, Wareham NJ, Sharp S, Palli D, Tognon G, Halkjær J, Tjønneland A, Jakobsen MU, Overvad K, van der A DL, DUu H, Sørensen TIA, Boeing H. Fruit and vegetable intake and subsequent change in body weight in European populations: results from the project on Diet, Obesity, and Genes (DiOGenes). American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2009;90:202-209.

309
Baker JL, Olsen LW, Andersen I, Pearson S, Hansen B, Sørensen TIA. Cohort profile: The Copenhagen School Health Records Register. International Journal of Epidemiology 2009;38:656-662.


310 Due P, Damsgaard MT, Rasmussen M, Holstein BE, Wardle J, Merlo J, Currie C, Ahluwalia N, Sørensen TIA, Lynch J. Socioeconomic position, macroeconomic environment and overweight among adolescents in 35 countries. International Journal of Obesity 2009;33:1084-1093.

311
Halkjær J, Tjønneland A, Overvad K, Sørensen TIA. Dietary predictors of five-year changes in waist circumference. Journal of the American Dietetic Association 2009;109:1356-1366.

313 Kring SII, Werge T, Holst C, Toubro S, Astrup A. Hansen T, Pedersen O, Sørensen TIA. Polymorphisms of serotonin receptor 2A and 2C genes and COMT in relation to obesity and type 2 diabetes. PLoS ONE 2009;4:e6696.

314 Silventoinen K, Hasselbalch AL, Lalluka T, Bogl L, Pietiläinen KH, Heitmann BL, Schousboe K, Rissanen A, Kyvik KO, SørensenTIA, Kaprio J. Modification effects of physical activity and protein intake on heritability of body size and composition. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2009;90:1096-1103.

315 Nøhr EA, Vaeth M, Baker JL, Sørensen TIA, Olsen J, Rasmussen KM. Pregnancy outcomes related to gestational weight gain in women defined by their body mass index, parity, height and smoking status. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2009;90:1288-1294.

317 Grau K, Hansen T, Holst C, Astrup A, Saris WH, Arner P, Rössner S, Macdonald I, Polak J, Oppert J-M, Langin D, Martinez JA, Pedersen O, Sørensen TIA. Macronutrient-specific effect of FTOrs9939609 in response to a 10-week randomized hypo-energetic diet among obese Europeans. International Journal of Obesity 2009;33:1227-1234.

318
Kettunen J, Perola M, Martin NG, Cornes BK, Wilson SG, Montgomery GW, Benyanmin B, Harris JR, Boomasma D, Willemsen G, Hottenga J-J, Christensen K, Kyvik KO, Sørensen TIA. Pedersen NL, Magnusson PKE, Andrew T, Spector TD, Widen E, Silventoinen K, Kaprio J, Palotie A, Peltonen L, for the GenomEUtwin-proect. Multicenter dizygotic twin cohort study confirms two linkage susecptibility loci for body mass index at 3q29 and 7q36 and identifies three further potential novel loci. International Journal of Obesity 2009;33:1235-1242.

319 Du H, van der A DL, van Bakel ME, Slimani N, Forouhi NG, Wareham NJ, Halkjær J, Tjønneland A, Jakobsen MU, Overvad K, Schulze MB, Buijsse B, Boeing H, Palli D, Masala G, Sørensen TIA, Saris WHM, Feskens EJM. Dietary glycemic index, glycemic load and subsequent weight and waist change. International Journal of Obesity 2009;33:1280-1288.

320 Forouhi NG, Sharp SJ, Du H, van der A DL, Halkjær J, Schultze MB, Tjønneland A, Overvad K, Jakobsen MU, Boeing H, Buijsse B, Palli D, Masala G, Feskens EJ, Sørensen TIA, Wareham NJ. Dietary fat intake and subsewuent weight change in adults: results from the European prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition cohorts. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2009;90:1632-1641.

321 Nielsen BM, Nielsen MM, Toubro S, Pedersen O, Astrup A, Sørensen TIA, Jess T, Heitmann BL. Past and current body size affect validity of reported energy intake among middle-aged Danish men. The Journal of Nutrition 2009;139:2337-2343.

322 Andersen LG, Ängquist L, Gamborg M, Byberg L, Bengtsson C, Canoy D, Eriksson J, Eriksson M, Järvelin J-R, Lissner L, Nilsen TI, Osler M, Overvad K, Rasmussen F, Salonen MK, Schack-Nielsen L, Tammelin TH, Tuomainen T-P, Sørensen TIA, Baker JL on behalf of the NordNet Study Group. Birth weight in relation to leisure time physical activity in adolescence and adulthood: Meta-analysis of results from 13 Nordic cohorts. PLoS ONE 2009;4;e8192.

323 Aksglæde L, Olsen LW, Juul A, Sørensen TIA. Age at puberty and the emerging obesity epidemic. PLoS ONE 2009;4:e8450.

324 Nøhr EA, Timpson NJ, Andersen CS, Smith GD, Olsen J, Sørensen TIA. Severe obesity in young women and reproductive health: The Danish Nationan Birth Cohort. PloS One 2009;4:e8444.

325 Korkeila M, Rissanen A, Sørensen TIA, Kaprio J. BMI, weight stability and mortality among adults without clinical co-morbidities. A 22-year mortality follow-up in the Finnish Twin Cohort. Obesity Facts 2009;2:344-351.

326 Holm J-C, Gamborg M, Ward L, Ibsen KK, Gammeltoft S, Sørensen TIA, Heitmann BL. Longitudinal analysis of leptin variation duri9ng weight regain after weight loss in obese children. Obesity Facts 2009;2:243-248.

327 Schack-Nielsen L, Michaelsen KF, Gamborg M, Mortensen EL, Sørensen TIA. Gestational weight gain in relation to offspring body mass index and obesity from infancy through adulthood. International Journal of Obesity 2010;34: 67-74.


328 Kring SII Holst C, Toubro S, Astrup A, Hansen T, Pedersen O, Sørensen TIA. Common variants near MC4R in relation to body fat, body fat distribution, metabolic traits and energy expenditure. International Journal of Obesity 2010;34:182-189.

329 Du H, van der A DL, Boshuizen HC, Forouhi NG, Wareham NJ, Halkjær J, Tjønneland A, Overvad K, Jakobsen MU, Boeing H, Buijsse B, Masala G, Palli D, Sørensen TIA, Saris WHM, Feskens EJM. Dietary fiber and subsequent changes in body weight and waist circumference in European men and women. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2010;91:329-336.

330 Grau K, Cauchi S, Holst C, Astrup A, Martinez J-A, Saris WHM, Blaak EE, Oppert J-M, Arner P, Rössner S, Macdonald I, Klimcakova E, Langin D, Pedersen O, Froguel P, Sørensen TIA.  TCF7L2 rs7903146 - macronutrient interaction in obese individuals’ response to a 10-week randomized hypo-energetic diet . The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2010;91:472-479.

331 Gunnarsdottir I, Schack-Nielsen L, Michaelsen KF, Sørensen TIA, Thorsdottir T, on behalf of the NordNet Study Group. Infant weight gain, duration of exclusive breastfeeding and childhood BMI - two similar follow-up cohorts. Public Health Nutrition 2010;13:201-207.


332 Schack-Nielsen L, Sørensen TIA, Mortensen EL, Michaelsen KF. Late introduction of complementary feeding, rather than duration of breast feeding, may protect against adult overweight. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2010;91:619-627.

[Accompanying editorial: Kramer MS. Breastfeeding, complementary (solid) foods, and long-term risk of obesity The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2010;91:
500-501.

334 Hasselbalch AL, Ängquist L, Christiansen L, Heitmann BL, Kyvik KO, Sørensen TIA. A variant in the fat mass and obesity-associated gene and variants near the melanocortin-4 receptor gene (MC4R) do not influence dietary intake. The Journal of Nutrition 2010;140:831-834.

336 Hasselbalch AL, Heitmann BL, Kyvik KO, Sørensen TIA. Associations between dietary intake and body fat independent of genetic and familial environmental background. Int J Obes 2010 34: 892-898.

339 Østergaard JN, Grønbæk M, Schnohr P, Sørensen TIA, Heitmann BL. Combined effects of weight loss and physical activity on all cause mortality of overweight men and women: a prospective cohort study. International Journal of Obesity 2010;34:760-769.

340 Andersson EA, Holst B, Sparsø T, Grarup N, Banasik K, Holmkvist J, Jørgensen T, Borch-Johnsen K, Egerod KL, Lauritzen T, Sørensen TIA, Bonnefond A, Meyre D, Froguel P, Schwartz TW, Pedersen O, Hansen T. MTNR1B G24E variant associates with BMI and fasting plasma glucose in the general population in studies of 22,142 Europeans. Diabetes 2010:59:1539-1548.


341 Corpeleijn E, Petersen L, Holst C, Saris W, Astrup A, Langin D, MacDonald I, Martinez JA, Oppert J-A, Polak J, Pedersen O, Froguel P, Arner P, Sørensen TIA, Blaak EE. Obesity-related polymorphisms and regulation of fat oxidation in obese Europeans: the NUGENOB study. Obesity 2010;18;1369-1377.

342 Ajslev TA, Andersen CS, Ingstrup KG, Nohr EA, Sørensen TIA. Maternal postpartum distress and childhood overweight. PLoS ONE 2010;5:e11136.

343 Burgdorf KS, Sandholt CH, Sparsø T, Andersen G, Witte DR, Jørgensen T, Sandbæk A, Lauritzen T, Sørensen TIA, Madsbad S, Hansen T, Pedersen O. Studies of association between LPIN1 variants and common metabolic phenotypes among 17,538 Danes. European Journal of Endocrinology 2010;163:81-87
.


344 Romaguera D, Ängquist L, Du H, Jakobsen MU, Forouhi NG, Halkjær J, Feskens EJM,van der A DL, Masala G, Steffen A, Palli D, Wareham NJ Overvad K, Tjønneland A, Boeing H, Riboli E, Sørensen TIA. Dietary determinants of changes in waist circumference adjusted for body mass index - a proxy measure of visceral adiposity. PLoS ONE 2010;5:e11588.


Original articles ahead of print

Nielsen LS, Danielsen KV, Sørensen TI. Short sleep duration as a possible cause of obesity: critical analysis of the epidemiological evidence. Obes Rev. 2010 Mar 24. [Epub ahead of print]

Pearson S,
Hansen B, Sørensen TIA, Baker JL. Overweight and obesity trends in Copenhagen school children from 2002 to 2007. Acta Paediatrica 2010 May 28.[Epub ahead of print]

Snabe-Nielsen L, Danielsen K, Sørensen TIA. Short sleep duration as a possible cause of obesity – critical analysis of the epidemiological evidence. Obesity Reviews 2010 Mar 24. [Epub ahead of print]


Reviews

3
Sørensen TIA, Sonne-Holm S. Svær fedmes forekomst og dødelighed. Nordisk Forsikringstidsskrift 1983;63: 333-339.

4 Sørensen TIA. Obesity in the Scandinavian Countries: Prevalence and developmental trends [Solicited; Acta Medica Scandinavica Symposium: Health implications of regional obesity].
Acta Medica Scandinavica 1988; Suppl 723:11-16.

5 Sørensen TIA. Genetic and environmental influences on obesity assessed by the adoption method [Solicited]. Revue d'Epidemiologie et de Santé Publique 1989;37:525-531.

10 Sørensen TIA. Genetic epidemiology utilizing the adoption method: studies of obesity and of premature death in adults. [Solicited; held as the Ipsen Lecture 18th May 1990]. Scandinavian Journal of Social Medicine 1991;19:14-19.

11 Sørensen TIA, Lund-Sørensen IL. Genetisk-epidemiologiske studier af årsager til adipositas [Solicited]. Nordisk Medicin 1991; 106: 182-183.

19 Sørensen TIA, Stunkard AJ. Overview of the adoption studies [Solicited review]. In: Bouchard C (ed). The Genetics of Obesity. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 1994:49-61.

23 Sørensen TIA. Genetics of body weight [Textbook chapter 13]. In: Westerterp-Plantenga MS et al (eds). Feeding Throughout Life in Humans. Heerlen, Netherlands: Open University, 1994:303-327.

24 Sørensen TIA. Genetic Diseases [Workbook chapter 3]. In: Food and the Human Condition. Open Universi-ty, Heerlen, 1994:111-126.

26 Sørensen TIA. The genetics of obesity. Metabolism 1995; 44 (Suppl 3):1-4.

27 Sørensen TIA. Socio-economic aspects of obesity: causes or effects? International Journal of Obesity 1995;19 (Suppl 6): 6-8.

28 Sørensen TIA. Psychosocial predictors of obesity: implications for prevention [Proceeding paper of Advanced Research Workshop]. In: Allison D, Pi-Xunier X (eds). Obesity Treatment: establishing goals, improving outcome, and reviewing the research agenda. 1995;121-126.

29 Sørensen TIA. Adoption studies of obesity. In Bray GA (ed): Molecular and Genetic Aspects of Obesity, Pennington Nutrition Series, Vol V. Pennington Biomedical Research Foundation. 1996;462-469.

30 Ernæringsrådet (arbejdsgruppe: Heitmann BL, Svendsen OL, Martinussen T, Mikkelsen KL, Keiding N, Lissner L, Sørensen TIA, Astrup A). Den sundhedsmæssige betydning af tilsigtet vægttab Ernæringsrådet, København 1997 [Report].

31 Heitmann BL, Svendsen OL, Martinussen T, Mikkelsen KL, Keiding N, Sørensen TIA. Den sundhedsmæssige betydning af tilsigtet vægttab. Ugeskrift for Læger 1997;159:4099-4104.

34 Sørensen TIA. Genetic and environmental factors related to the development of obesity in youngsters. In: K. Froberg, O. Lammert, H.S. Hansen & C.J.R. Blimkie (eds). Exercise and Fitness - Benefits and Risks, Odense University Press 1997,3:37-48 [Invited Review].

35 Sørensen TIA. Genetik og fedme (Kapitel 3.1.). In: T. Andersen, A. Rissanen, S. Rössner (eds). Fetma/fedme en nordisk lärobok, Studentlitteratur, Lund 1998;3.1:64-73.

39 Sørensen TIA. Genetics of body weight and obesity [Textbook chapter 11]. In: Westerterp-Plantenga MS, Steffens AB, Tremblay A (eds). Regulation of food intake and enegy expenditure. EDRA, Milano 1999:225-240.

44 Sørensen TIA. The changing life-style in the World: Body weight and what else? [Invited paper for Proceedings] The Symposium preceding the EASD-Meeting, 1998 Barcelona: 'Data, results, and consequences of major trials with focus on type 2 diabetes'. Diabetes Care 2000;23 (suppl):B1-B4

45 Svendsen OL, Heitmann BL, Mikkelsen KL, Raben A, Ryttig KR, Sørensen TIA, Breum L, Tauber-Lassen E, Hansen GL, Ovesen L, Richelsen B, Søndergaard K, Toubro S. Fedme i Danmark. En rapport fra Dansk 'Task Force on Obesity' under Dansk Selskab for adipositasforskning. Ugeskrift for Læger, Klaringsrapport Nr 8, 2001.

47 Togo P, Osler M, Sørensen TIA, Heitmann BL. Food intake patterns and body mass index in observational studies. International Journal of Obesity 2001;25:1741-1751.

50 Sørensen TIA. Weight loss causes increased mortality: pros. Obesity Reviews 2003;4:3-7.

51 Verdich C, Clement K, Sørensen TIA. Nutrient-gene interactions in the control of obesity [Book chapter 10]. In: Remacle C, Reusens B. (Eds). Functional foods, ageing and degenerative disease. Woodhead Publishing Ltd, Cambridge. 2004, pp 223-259.

52 Verdich C, Clément K, Sørensen TIA. Nutrient-gene interactions contributing to the development of obesity [Book chapter 2]. In: Mela DJ. (Ed) Food, diet and obesity. Woodhead Publishing Limited, Cambridge 2005, pp 17-57.

54 Astrup AV, Rössner S, Sørensen TIA. Alternative årsager til fedme. Ugeskrift for Læger 2006;168:135-137.

55 Berentzen T, Madsbad S, Sørensen TIA, Astrup AV. Betydning af fysisk aktivitet og fitness for fedmens komplikationer. Ugeskrift for Læger 2006;168:144-149.

56 Due P, Heitmann BL, Sørensen TIA. Adipositas epidemien i Danmark. Ugeskrift for Læger 2006;168:129-132.

57 Echwald SM, Larsen PJ, Pedersen OB, Sørensen TIA. Fedmens genetik. Ugeskrift for Læger 2006;168:150-152.

58 Kroustrup JP, Sørensen TIA, Jensen L. Adipositas: forebyggelse og behandling. Ugeskrift for Læger 2006;168:1205.

59 Larsen PJ, Echwald SM, Sørensen TIA, Pedersen OB. Molekylær patogenese ved monogen og polygen fedme. Ugeskrift for Læger 2006;168:152-155.

60 Berentzen T, Sørensen TIA. Effects of intended weight loss on morbidity and mortality: possible explanations of controversial results. Nutrition Reviews 2006;64:502-507.

61 Jakobsen MU, Berentzen T, Sørensen TIA, Overvad K. Abdominal obesity and fatty liver - a review. Epidemiological Reviews 2007;29:77-87.

62 Due P, Heitmann BL, Sørensen TIA. Prevalence of obesity in Denmark. Obesity Reviews 2007;8:187-189.

65 Clement K, Sørensen TIA (eds). Obesity: Genomics and postgenomics. [whole book] Informa Healthcare 2007: pp 1-600.

66 Euling SY, Herman-Giddens ME, Lee PA, Selevan SG, Juul A, Sørensen TIA, Dunkel L, Himes JH, Teilmann G, Swan SH. Examination of U.S. puberty-timing data from 1940 to 1994 for secular trends: Panel findings. Pediatrics 2008;121:S172-S191.

67 Sørensen TI, Due P, Hansen B, Heitmann BL, Jørgensen K, Lichtenberg A, Michaelsen KF, Müller P, Richelsen B. Monitoring the prevalence of obesity in Denmark.Ugeskr Laeger 2008;170:317-20. [article in Danish]

68 Ross R, Berentzen T, Bradshaw AJ, Janssen I, Kahn HS, Katzmarzyk PT, JL Kuk, JC Seidell, MB Snijder, Sørensen TIA, Després J-P. Does the relationship between waist circumference, morbidity and mortality depend on measurement protocol for waist circumference? Obesity Reviews 2008;9:312-325.

69 Sørensen TIA. Challenges in the study of causation of obesity. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society 2009;68:43-54
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70 Silventoinen K, Rokholm B, Kaprio J, Sørensen TIA. Genetic and environmental influences on childhood obesity: systematic review of twin and adoption studies. International Journal of Obesity 2010;34:29-40.

71 Sørensen TIA, Virtue S, Vidal-Puig A. Obesity as a clinical and public health problem: Is there a need for a new definition based on lipotoxicity effects? Biochimica et Biophysica Acta 2010;1801:400-404.

[Reviews - Epub ahead of print]

Snabe-Nielsen L, Danielsen K, Sørensen TIA. Short sleep duration as a possible cause of obesity – critical analysis of the epidemiological evidence. Obesity Reviews 2010 Mar 24 [Epub ahead of print]

Kesaniemi A, Riddoch CJ, Reeder B, Blair SN, Sorensen TI. Advancing the future of physical activity guidelines in Canada: an independent expert panel interpretation of the evidence.Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2010 May 11;7(1):41. [Epub ahead of print]



Editorials

1
Sørensen TIA. Obesity and mortality - still at issue. Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care 1985;3:194-195.

7 Stunkard AJ, Sørensen TIA. Obesity and socioeconomic status - a complex relation. New England Journal of Medicine 1993;329:1036-1037.

11 Sørensen TIA Echwald SM, Holm JC. Leptin in obesity - Tells the brain how much fat there is, but in obese people the message may not get through. British Medical Journal 1996;313:953-954.

15 Sørensen TIA, Echwald SM. Obesity genes. Identifying single genes involved in polygenic inheritance is not easy BMJ 2001;322:630-631.

16 Sørensen TIA. Fedmens enkle paradigmer. Ugeskrift for Læger 2001;163/21:2903.

20
Berentzen T, Sørensen TIA. Physical inactivity, obesity and health. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 2007;17:301-302.


21
Hebebrand J, Sørensen TIA. Look into the future through the past [editorial]. Obesity Facts 2009;3:146-149.

Miscellaneous

2
Sørensen TIA, Sonne-Holm S, Christensen U. Epidemiology of extreme overweight among Danish young men [Newsletter]. Cardiovascular Diseases Epidemiology Newsletters 1982;32:57-59.

3 Stunkard AJ, Sørensen TIA, Schulsinger F. Use of the Danish Adoption Register for the study of obesity and thinness [Project description]. In: Genetics of Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders. (Eds) Kety SS, Rowland LP, Sidman RL, Mathysse SW. New York, Raven Press 1983:115-120.

10 Stunkard AJ, Sørensen TIA, Hanis C, Teasdale TW, Chakraborty R, Schull WJ, Schulsinger F. Adoption study of obesity [Reply to correspondence]. New England Journal of Medicine 1986; 315: 130.

11 Sonne-Holm S, Sørensen TIA, Jensen G, Schnohr P. Cardiovascular risk factors in extremely overweight young men in relation to weight changes [Newsletter]. Cardiovascular Diseases Epidemiology Newsletter 1986; 40: 51.

12 Sørensen TIA. Udvikling af fedme - nyere danske undersøgelser af betydningen af arv og miljø for udvikling af fedme [News article in Danish]. Ernæringsnyt 1986;53 2-5.
[Republished in: Plus Proces 1987;1:28-29, og Sokeri Elämässä [Finnish] 1987;2:5]

21 Sonne-Holm S, Sørensen TIA, Jensen G, Schnohr P. The epidemiology of extremely overweight Danish young men [Proceedings]. In Obesity in Europe 88 (eds) Björntorp P, Rössner S. John Libbey, London, 1988:pp 69-71.

23 Sørensen TIA. Boganmeldelse: Andersen T, Astrup AV, Nielsen B, Osler M, Sonne-Holm S: Fedme - en statusrapport. [Book review]. Ugeskrift for Læger 1988;150:621-622.

27 Sonne-Holm S, Sørensen TIA, Jensen G, Schnohr P. Body weight and arterial hypertension [Reply to correspondence]. British Medical Journal 1989;299:767-770.

31 Sørensen TIA. Adipositas og forebyggelse - hvad ved vi [Commentary]? Ugeskrift for Læger 1990;152:557-559.

32 Sonne-Holm S, Sørensen TIA, Jensen G, Schnohr P. Influence of obesity, intelligence, education, and socio-demographic factors on response rate in a health survey. CVD Epidemiology Newsletters 1990;46:9-10.

39 Sørensen TIA, Holst C, Stunkard AJ. Recessive inheritance of a major gene for human obesity? Analysis of the Danish Adoption Study [Proceeding paper]. Obesity in Europe 91, (eds) G Ailhaud et al. John Libbey Company Ltd. 1991:85-88.

41 Sørensen TIA. Fedme - Arv eller miljø? [Popular review]. Samvirke 1991; January/February:26-28.

42 Sørensen TIA. Hvad ved vi om fedmens årsager [Popular review]? Perspektiv 1991;4:2-5.

48 Sørensen TIA. Genetic aspects of obesity [Contribution to 'Obesity into the 21st century - 25th Anniversary meeting of the Association for the Study of Obesity, United Kingdom']. International Journal of Obesity 1992;16 (Suppl 2): S27-S29.

49 Sørensen TIA. Obesity in relation to socio-economic aspects and intelligence [Extended abstract of key-note lecture at the European Congress of Obesity 1992]. International Journal of Obesity 1992;16 (Suppl 1): x-xii.

50 Astrup A, Sørensen TIA. Hvordan kan fedme arves? [Popular review]. Perspektiv 1992;5:9-10.

64 Sørensen TIA. Genetic and environmental influences on body mass index [Proceedings]. In: Magnus P, Sørensen TIA (Eds). Workshop on Genetic Epidemiology, Elsinore, 1992. Bruxelles: Commission of the European Communities, 1993:55-58.

71 Stunkard AJ, Sørensen TIA. Social and economic consequences of overweight in adolescence [Reply to a letter to the Editor]. New England Journal of Medicine 1994;330:647.

80 Sørensen TIA. Genetic and familial environmental influences on childhood obesity. Proceedings of IV. International postgraduate course and workshop of the European childhood obesity group (ECOG), held in Pécs, Hungary, 3.-5. November 1994. Acta Paediatrica Hungary 1994;34:121-124.

81 Sørensen TIA, Thomsen BL, Rønn B. Secular trends in body mass index (W/H2) distributions at ages 7-14 years in a population of 142,000 Danish boys born 1930through 1965. Proceedings of IV. International post-graduate course and workshop of the European childhood obesity group (ECOG), held in Pécs, Hungary, 3.-5. November 1994. Acta Paediatrica Hungary 1994;34:201-202.

114 Sørensen TIA. Does sustained weight loss lead to decreased morbidity and mortality? Perhaps not! [Abstract of debate lecture at the 9th European Congress of Obesity 1999 (invited speaker)]. International Journal of Obesity 1999;23(Suppl 5):S20.

115 Sørensen TIA. Role of genes in the global epidemic of obesity [Abstract from The 8th European Nutrition Conference, Lillehammer, Norway June 1999 (invited speaker)]. Scandinavian Journal of Nutrition 1999;43(2S):15S.

116
Andersen M. [interview with Sørensen TIA]. Den lille ubalance skaber overvægten. Journal for Sundhedsvæsenet 1999;3:16-18.

125
Höegh-Nissen P. [interview with Sørensen TIA]. Fedmens gåde er stadig uløst. NYH:S 1999;1:6-7.

136 Sørensen TIA. Boganmeldelse: Bray GA, Ryan DR (eds) Nutrition, Genetics, and Obesity [Book review]. Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge 1999, Obesity Matters 2000;3:24.

146
Sørensen TIA. På jagt efter årsagen til fedme. NYH:S 2001; September:22-23.

155
Verdich C, Sørensen TIA. Fedme-gener skal kortlægges [e-nyhedsbrev]. KU/BIOTEK. 09.04.02 [www.ku.dk/biotek].

161
National action plan against obesity - Recommendations and perspectives. National Board of Health 2003. [Sørensen TIA: member of the working group]. http://www.sst.dk/publ/publ2003/National_action_plan.pdf

162 Petersen L, Sørensen TIA. Is physical activity the cause or the consequence of obesity? In: Medeiros-Neto G, Halpern A, Bouchard C (eds) Progress in Obesity Research: Proceedings from the 9th International Congress on Obesity, pp 383-386. John Libbey Eurotext 2003.

167 Bigaard J, Thomsen BL, Sørensen TIA, Tjønneland A. Does waist circumference alone explain obesity-related health risk? [Letter to the Editor]. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2004;80:790-791.

169 Andersen C. Sygehuse er ikke fit for fedtfight [interview med Sørensen TIA and others]. Ugeskrift for Læger 2005;167:1136-1140.

171 Sørensen TIA. Vægttab kan forkorte livet. Videnskab + IT (Online paper: http:/dr.dk/Videnskab) 2005.

172 Sørensen TIA, Williamson DF, Kaprio J. Correspondance to PloS Medicine: Reply to Meir Stampfer. Public Library of Science - Medicine Jan 5, 2006.

173 Sørensen TIA. Fogh bør gå som statsminister - Krænkelser I [Debat/Opinion]. Berlingske Magasin, side 12. Fredag, den 3. marts, 2006.

174 Garby L, Sørensen TIA. Misvisende fortolkning af relationen mellem fedme og energibalance [Debat]. Ugeskrift for Læger 2006;168:1351.

175 Sørensen TIA, Williamson DF, Kaprio K. Reply to Meir Stampfer. Public Library of Science (PLoS) - Medicine 2006; 05 Jan.
[Response to Commentary: Stampfer M. Weight loss and mortality: What Does the evidence show?. PLoS Med 2005;2:e18; and subsequent correspondance: Williamson,DF, Response to Stampfer commentary. PLoS Med 2005;2:e311, and Stampfer M. Author's reply. PloS 2005;2:e326 about: Sørensen T, Rissanen A, Korkeila M, Kaprio J. Intention to lose weight, weight changes and long-term mortality in healthy overweight subjects. PLoS - Med 2005;2:1-23.].

176 Worre-Jensen AL, Heitmann BL, Sørensen TIA, Borg V, Hannerz H, Mikkelsen KL. De samfundsøkonomiske konsekvenser af svær overvægt. Rapport fra Indenrigs- og Sundhedsministeriet 2007: pp 1-80.

177 Powell K. The two faces of fat. [Sørensen TIA, citation] Nature 2007;447:525-527.

179 Sørensen TI, Due P, Hansen B, Heitmann BL, Jørgensen K, Lichtenberg A, Michaelsen KF, Müller P, Richelsen B. Monitorering af forekomsten af fedme [rapport] Motions- og Ernæringsrådet 2008, pp 1-80.

181 Sørensen TIA. Sammenhænge mellem praksis of forskning i fremtidig forebyggelse af fedme. Oplæg 22 i Fedme som samfundsproblem, Teknologirådet 2009.