About the Authors

Mohamed Asrih

Affiliation Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Hypertension and Nutrition, Geneva University Hospital, Rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil 4, 1211, Geneva, 14, Switzerland

Jordi Altirriba

Affiliation Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Hypertension and Nutrition, Geneva University Hospital, Rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil 4, 1211, Geneva, 14, Switzerland

Françoise Rohner-Jeanrenaud

Affiliation Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Hypertension and Nutrition, Geneva University Hospital, Rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil 4, 1211, Geneva, 14, Switzerland

François R. Jornayvaz

Francois.Jornayvaz@chuv.ch

Affiliation Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Hypertension and Nutrition, Geneva University Hospital, Rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil 4, 1211, Geneva, 14, Switzerland

Competing Interests

The authors have the following interests: This study was funded in part by Swisslife. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter their adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MA JA F. Rohner-Jeanrenaud F. Jornayvaz. Performed the experiments: MA JA F. Jornayvaz. Analyzed the data: MA JA F. Rohner-Jeanrenaud F. Jornayvaz. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MA JA F. Rohner-Jeanrenaud F. Jornayvaz. Wrote the paper: MA JA F. Rohner-Jeanrenaud F. Jornayvaz.