About the Authors

Johannes Brug

j.brug@vumc.nl

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Maartje M. van Stralen

Affiliation Department of Public and Occupational Health and EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Saskia J. te Velde

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Mai J. M. Chinapaw

Affiliation Department of Public and Occupational Health and EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij

Affiliation Department of Movement and Sport Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

Nanna Lien

Affiliation Department of Nutrition, University of Oslo, Norway

Elling Bere

Affiliation Department of Public Health, Sport and Nutrition, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway

Victoria Maskini

Affiliation Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece

Amika S. Singh

Affiliation Department of Public and Occupational Health and EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Lea Maes

Affiliation Department of Public Health, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

Luis Moreno

Affiliation GENUD (Growth, Exercise, Nutrition and Development) Research Group. E.U. Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain

Nataša Jan

Affiliation Slovenian Heart Foundation, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Eva Kovacs

Affiliation Department of Paediatrics, Pecs University, Pecs, Hungary

Tim Lobstein

Affiliation IASO, International Association for the Study of Obesity, London, United Kingdom

Yannis Manios

Affiliation Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JB STV AS MC EB YM. Performed the experiments: JB MVS STV MC IDB NL EB VM AS L. Maes L. Moreno NJ EK TL YM. Analyzed the data: JB MVS STV. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JB MVS STV MC IDB NL EB VM AS L. Maes L. Moreno NJ EK TL YM. Wrote the paper: JB. Provided feedback on drafts of the manuscript: MVS STV MC IDB NL EB VM AS L. Maes L. Moreno NJ EK TL YM.