About the Authors

Søren Brage

soren.brage@mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk

Affiliation MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Kate Westgate

Affiliation MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Paul W. Franks

Affiliations MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden

Oliver Stegle

Affiliations Department of Physics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Antony Wright

Affiliations MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom, MRC Human Nutrition Research, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Ulf Ekelund

Affiliation MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Nicholas J. Wareham

Affiliation MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

This study was partly funded by Unilever UK. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SB NJW. Performed the experiments: SB. Analyzed the data: SB KW OS AW. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SB OS AW. Wrote the paper: SB. Read and commented on drafts: SB KW PF OS AW UE NJW. Approved final version of manuscript: SB KW PF OS AW UE NJW.