About the Authors

Qiuzhen Wang

Affiliation Nutrition Institute, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China

Aiguo Ma

aiguoma123@gmail.com

Affiliation Nutrition Institute, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China

Xiuxia Han

Affiliation Nutrition Institute, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China

Shanliang Zhao

Affiliation Linyi Chest Hospital, Linyi, China

Jing Cai

Affiliation Nutrition Institute, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China

Yunbo Ma

Affiliation Linyi Chest Hospital, Linyi, China

Jie Zhao

Affiliation Yishui Tuberculosis Clinic, Linyi, China

Yuwen Wang

Affiliation Tancheng Tuberculosis Clinic, Linyi, China

Huaifeng Dong

Affiliation Yinan Tuberculosis Clinic, Linyi, China

Zhenlei Zhao

Affiliation Lanshan Tuberculosis Clinic, Linyi, China

Lai Wei

Affiliation Feixian Tuberculosis Clinic, Linyi, China

Tao Yu

Affiliation Pingyi Tuberculosis Clinic, Linyi, China

Peixue Chen

Affiliation Cangshan Tuberculosis Clinic, Linyi, China

Evert G. Schouten

Affiliation Division of Human Nutrition, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands

Frans J. Kok

Affiliation Division of Human Nutrition, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands

Anil Kapur

Affiliation World Diabetes Foundation, Gentofte, Denmark

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: QW AM. Performed the experiments: QW AM XH SZ JC YM JZ YW HD ZZ LW TY PC. Analyzed the data: QW JC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JC YM JZ YW HD ZZ LW TY PC. Wrote the paper: QW. Reviewed the paper: ES. Gave advice to the paper: FK. Gave advice to the project: AK.