About the Authors

Sandra N. Slagter

Affiliation Department of Endocrinology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

Jana V. van Vliet-Ostaptchouk

Affiliation Department of Endocrinology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

Judith M. Vonk

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

H. Marieke Boezen

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

Robin P. F. Dullaart

Affiliation Department of Endocrinology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

Anneke C. Muller. Kobold

Affiliation Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

Edith J. M. Feskens

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

André P. van Beek

Affiliation Department of Endocrinology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

Melanie M. van der Klauw

Affiliation Department of Endocrinology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

Bruce H.R. Wolffenbuttel

bwo@umcg.nl

Affiliation Department of Endocrinology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JMV EJMF MMvdK BHRW. Analyzed the data: SNS JVvVO BHRW. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: ACMK. Wrote the paper: SNS JVvVO BHRW. Data verification and validation: SNS JMV HMB MMvdK. Data interpretation: SNS JVvVO RPFD APvB BHRW. Intellectual contributions to the manuscript, helped drafting the manuscript and have read and approved the final version: SNS JVvVO JMV HMB RPFD ACMK EJMF ApvB MMvdK BHRW.