About the Authors

Maria Antonella Burza

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine and Center for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden

Stefano Romeo

Affiliations Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine and Center for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden, Clinical Nutrition Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University Magna Graecia, Catanzaro, Italy

Anna Kotronen

Affiliation Department of Chronic Disease Prevention, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland

Per-Arne Svensson

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine and Center for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden

Kajsa Sjöholm

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine and Center for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden

Jarl S. Torgerson

Affiliation Department of Health Care, Regional Secretariat, Västra Götaland Region, Gothenburg, Sweden

Anna-Karin Lindroos

Affiliation Nutrition Department, National Food Administration, Uppsala, Sweden

Lars Sjöström

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine and Center for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden

Lena M. S. Carlsson

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine and Center for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden

Markku Peltonen

markku.peltonen@thl.fi

Affiliation Department of Chronic Disease Prevention, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MP SR LMSC. Performed the experiments: MP MAB AK. Analyzed the data: MP MAB SR LMSC PAS KS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MP LMSC LS SR. Wrote the paper: MAB SR AK PAS KS JST AKL LS LMSC MP.