About the Authors

Pilou L. H. R. Janssens

plhr.janssens@maastrichtuniversity.nl

Affiliation Department of Human Biology, School for Nutrition, Toxicology and Metabolism (NUTRIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Rick Hursel

Affiliation Department of Human Biology, School for Nutrition, Toxicology and Metabolism (NUTRIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Eveline A. P. Martens

Affiliation Department of Human Biology, School for Nutrition, Toxicology and Metabolism (NUTRIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Margriet S. Westerterp-Plantenga

Affiliation Department of Human Biology, School for Nutrition, Toxicology and Metabolism (NUTRIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Competing Interests

The study was sponsored by McCormick EMEA and the McCormick Science Institute. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: PLHRJ RH EAPM MSW-P. Performed the experiments: PLHRJ. Analyzed the data: RH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: PLHRJ. Wrote the paper: PLHRJ MSW-P.