About the Authors
- Marie Claude Denis
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Affiliations Research Centre, Sainte-Justine Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Alexandra Furtos
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Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Stéphanie Dudonné
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Affiliation Institute of Nutraceuticals and Functional foods, Université Laval, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
- Alain Montoudis
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Affiliation Research Centre, Sainte-Justine Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Carole Garofalo
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Affiliation Research Centre, Sainte-Justine Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Yves Desjardins
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Affiliation Institute of Nutraceuticals and Functional foods, Université Laval, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
- Edgard Delvin
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Affiliations Research Centre, Sainte-Justine Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Emile Levy
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* E-mail: emile.levy@recherche-ste-justine.qc.ca
Affiliations Research Centre, Sainte-Justine Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Institute of Nutraceuticals and Functional foods, Université Laval, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Competing Interests
The authors received funding from Leahy Orchards Inc. and Appleboost Products Inc. However, 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: MCD AF EL. Performed the experiments: CG AM YD SD. Analyzed the data: MCD ED EL. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CG AM YD SD. Wrote the paper: EL.