About the Authors

Christoph Dahlhoff

Affiliations Biochemistry Unit, PhD Group, Research Center for Nutrition and Food Sciences, Technische Universität München, Freising-Weihenstephan, Germany, Epigenetics, Imprinting and Nutrition, Research Center for Nutrition and Food Sciences, Technische Universität München, Freising-Weihenstephan, Germany

Charles Desmarchelier

Affiliation Biochemistry Unit, PhD Group, Research Center for Nutrition and Food Sciences, Technische Universität München, Freising-Weihenstephan, Germany

Manuela Sailer

Affiliation Biochemistry Unit, PhD Group, Research Center for Nutrition and Food Sciences, Technische Universität München, Freising-Weihenstephan, Germany

Rainer W. Fürst

Affiliations Epigenetics, Imprinting and Nutrition, Research Center for Nutrition and Food Sciences, Technische Universität München, Freising-Weihenstephan, Germany, Physiology Unit, ZIEL, Research Center for Nutrition and Food Sciences, Technische Universität München, Freising-Weihenstephan, Germany

Alexander Haag

Affiliation Biochemistry Unit, PhD Group, Research Center for Nutrition and Food Sciences, Technische Universität München, Freising-Weihenstephan, Germany

Susanne E. Ulbrich

Affiliations Epigenetics, Imprinting and Nutrition, Research Center for Nutrition and Food Sciences, Technische Universität München, Freising-Weihenstephan, Germany, Physiology Unit, ZIEL, Research Center for Nutrition and Food Sciences, Technische Universität München, Freising-Weihenstephan, Germany

Björn Hummel

Affiliation Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine/Central Laboratory, University Hospital of the Saarland, Homburg, Germany

Rima Obeid

Affiliation Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine/Central Laboratory, University Hospital of the Saarland, Homburg, Germany

Jürgen Geisel

Affiliation Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine/Central Laboratory, University Hospital of the Saarland, Homburg, Germany

Bernhard L. Bader

bernhard.bader@tum.de

Affiliations Epigenetics, Imprinting and Nutrition, Research Center for Nutrition and Food Sciences, Technische Universität München, Freising-Weihenstephan, Germany, Nutritional Medicine Unit, Research Center for Nutrition and Food Sciences, Technische Universität München, Freising-Weihenstephan, Germany

Hannelore Daniel

Affiliation Biochemistry Unit, PhD Group, Research Center for Nutrition and Food Sciences, Technische Universität München, Freising-Weihenstephan, Germany

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Had primary responsibility for final content of the manuscript: BLB HD. Conceived and designed the experiments: BLB HD. Performed the experiments: C. Dahlhoff C. Desmarchelier MS AH RWF BH RO. Analyzed the data: C. Dahlhoff MS AH RWF BH RO. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SEU JG. Wrote the paper: C. Dahlhoff BLB HD.