About the Authors

Aaloke Mody

Contributed equally to this work with: Aaloke Mody, Sarah Bartz

aalokemody@gmail.com

Affiliation Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Pediatric Division of Quantitative Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

Sarah Bartz

Contributed equally to this work with: Aaloke Mody, Sarah Bartz

Affiliation Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Pediatric Division of Quantitative Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

Christoph P. Hornik

Affiliation Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

Tonny Kiyimba

Affiliation Mwanamugimu Nutrition Unit, Mulago Hospital Complex, Kampala, Uganda

James Bain

Affiliation Sarah W. Stedman Nutrition and Metabolism Center, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

Michael Muehlbauer

Affiliation Sarah W. Stedman Nutrition and Metabolism Center, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

Elizabeth Kiboneka

Affiliation Mwanamugimu Nutrition Unit, Mulago Hospital Complex, Kampala, Uganda

Robert Stevens

Affiliation Sarah W. Stedman Nutrition and Metabolism Center, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

John V. St. Peter

Affiliation Global Research & Development, Long Term Research, PepsiCo, Inc., Purchase, New York, United States of America

Christopher B. Newgard

Affiliation Sarah W. Stedman Nutrition and Metabolism Center, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

John Bartlett

Affiliation Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

Michael Freemark

Affiliations Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Pediatric Division of Quantitative Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America, Sarah W. Stedman Nutrition and Metabolism Center, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America, Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have read the journal's policy and have the following conflicts: John V. St. Peter is an author on this study and concurrently employed by PepsiCo, Inc. This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials. The views expressed in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the position or policy of PepsiCo, Inc.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AM SB MF. Performed the experiments: AM SB TK EK. Analyzed the data: AM SB MF CH JVP CN. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: J. Bain MM RS CN J. Bartlett. Wrote the paper: AM SB MF. Facilitated site coordination: J. Bartlett.