About the Authors

Hélène Ruffieux

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Software, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

helene.ruffieux@mrc-bsu.cam.ac.uk (HR); armandv@playtika.com (AV)

Current address: MRC Biostatistics Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Affiliations Chair of Statistics, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland, Nestlé Research, EPFL Innovation Park, Lausanne, Switzerland

Jérôme Carayol

Roles Data curation

Current address: InseytAI / Playtika, Lausanne, Switzerland

Affiliation Nestlé Research, EPFL Innovation Park, Lausanne, Switzerland

Radu Popescu

Roles Resources

Current address: Proton Technologies, Geneva, Switzerland

Affiliation Experimental Physics, Software Development for Experimental Design (EP-SFT), CERN, Geneva, Switzerland

Mary-Ellen Harper

Roles Resources

Affiliation Bioenergetics Laboratory, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Robert Dent

Roles Resources

Affiliation Weight Management Clinic, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Wim H. M. Saris

Roles Resources

Affiliation Department of Human Biology, NUTRIM, School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, Netherlands

Arne Astrup

Roles Resources

Affiliation Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Jörg Hager

Roles Conceptualization, Project administration, Resources

Affiliation Nestlé Research, EPFL Innovation Park, Lausanne, Switzerland

Anthony C. Davison

Roles Methodology, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Chair of Statistics, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland

Armand Valsesia

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

helene.ruffieux@mrc-bsu.cam.ac.uk (HR); armandv@playtika.com (AV)

Current address: InseytAI / Playtika, Lausanne, Switzerland

Affiliation Nestlé Research, EPFL Innovation Park, Lausanne, Switzerland

Competing Interests

I have read the journal’s policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: JH, JC (until 11/2019) AV (until 11/2019) and HR (until 07/2019) are/were full-time employees at Nestlé Research. WS reports research support from several food companies (Nestlé, DSM, Unilever, Nutrition et Santé and Danone), and pharmaceutical companies (GSK, Novartis and Novo Nordisk). He is an unpaid scientific advisor for the International Life Science Institute, ILSI Europe. AA reports personal fees from Acino, Switzerland, BioCare Copenhagen, DK, Dutch Beer Institute, NL, Gelesis, USA, Groupe Éthique et Santé, France, McCain Foods Limited, USA, Pfizer, USA, Weight Watchers, USA, Zaluvida, Switzerland, Navamedic, DK, Novo Nordisk, DK, and Saniona, DK; personal fees, grants and other from Gelesis, USA; grants from Arla Foods, DK, Danish Dairy Research Council, and Nordea Foundation. He is co-inventor/-owner of patents pending to University of Copenhagen; Co-owner of University of Copenhagen spin- outs Flaxslim and Gluco-diet.dk, recipient of stock options in Gelesis, USA, and co-author of books on diet and personalized nutrition for weight loss.