About the Authors

Xiaomeng Xu

xuxiao@isu.edu

Affiliation Department of Psychology, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America

Kathryn E. Demos

Affiliations The Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center, The Miriam Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America

Tricia M. Leahey

Affiliations The Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center, The Miriam Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America

Chantelle N. Hart

Affiliation Department of Public Health, Center for Obesity Research and Education, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Jennifer Trautvetter

Affiliation The Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center, The Miriam Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America

Pamela Coward

Affiliation The Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center, The Miriam Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America

Kathryn R. Middleton

Affiliations The Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center, The Miriam Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America

Rena R. Wing

Affiliations The Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center, The Miriam Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: XX KED TML CH JT PC KRM RRW. Performed the experiments: XX JT PC. Analyzed the data: KED KRM RRW. Wrote the paper: XX KED TML CH JT PC KRM RRW.