About the Authors
- Carolina Batis
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Affiliations Center for Nutrition and Health Research, National Institute of Public Health, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico, National Council for Science and Technology CONACYT, Mexico City, Mexico
- Juan A. Rivera
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Affiliation Center for Nutrition and Health Research, National Institute of Public Health, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
- Barry M. Popkin
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Affiliation Department of Nutrition, Gillings School of Global Public Health, Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
- Lindsey Smith Taillie
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* E-mail: taillie@unc.edu
Affiliation Department of Nutrition, Gillings School of Global Public Health, Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
Competing Interests
CB, BMP, and LST have declared that no competing interests exist. JAR reported that he has received personal fees from a private company (Tres Montes Lucchetti) for a role as an advisor on the design, implementation and evaluation of an obesity prevention program in primary schools conducted by two Universities in Guadalajara (ITESO and UDG) in the State of Jalisco. JAR also received a research grant from Danone Mexico to study the intake of milk and dairy in Mexico, but received no honorarium.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: CB JAR BMP LST. Performed the experiments: CB JAR BMP LST. Analyzed the data: CB LST. Wrote the first draft of the manuscript: CB LST. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: CB JAR BMP LST. Agree with the manuscript’s results and conclusions: CB JAR BMP LST. All authors have read, and confirm that they meet, ICMJE criteria for authorship.