About the Authors
- Claire M. Nightingale
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* E-mail: c.nightingale@sgul.ac.uk
Affiliation Division of Population Health Sciences and Education, St George's, University of London, London, United Kingdom
- Alicja R. Rudnicka
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Affiliation Division of Population Health Sciences and Education, St George's, University of London, London, United Kingdom
- Christopher G. Owen
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Affiliation Division of Population Health Sciences and Education, St George's, University of London, London, United Kingdom
- Angela S. Donin
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Affiliation Division of Population Health Sciences and Education, St George's, University of London, London, United Kingdom
- Sian L. Newton
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Affiliation Division of Population Health Sciences and Education, St George's, University of London, London, United Kingdom
- Cheryl A. Furness
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Affiliation Division of Population Health Sciences and Education, St George's, University of London, London, United Kingdom
- Emma L. Howard
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Affiliation Division of Population Health Sciences and Education, St George's, University of London, London, United Kingdom
- Rachel D. Gillings
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Affiliation Division of Population Health Sciences and Education, St George's, University of London, London, United Kingdom
- Jonathan C. K. Wells
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Affiliation Childhood Nutrition Research Centre, UCL Institute of Child Health, London, United Kingdom
- Derek G. Cook
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Affiliation Division of Population Health Sciences and Education, St George's, University of London, London, United Kingdom
- Peter H. Whincup
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Affiliation Division of Population Health Sciences and Education, St George's, University of London, London, United Kingdom
Competing Interests
The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest directly related to this work. However, Jonathan Wells has received equipment from Bodystat for use in another study; the company had no influence over how the machine was used. Jonathan Wells has also received equipment and funding from Tanita UK for another study; the company had no influence over how the machines or funding were used.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: CMN ARR CGO JCKW DGC PHW. Performed the experiments: CMN ASD SLN CAF ELH RDG. Analyzed the data: CMN. Wrote the paper: CMN PHW. Rritically reviewed the scientific content and approved the final version of the manuscript: CMN ARR CGO ASD SLN CAF ELH RDG JCKW DGC PHW.