About the Authors

Kathleen Y. Wolin

kate@drkatewolin.com

Affiliation Coeus Health, Chicago, IL, United States of America

Dori M. Steinberg

Affiliation Duke University, Durham, NC, United States of America

Ilana B. Lane

Affiliation Duke University, Durham, NC, United States of America

Sandy Askew

Affiliation Duke University, Durham, NC, United States of America

Mary L. Greaney

Affiliation University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, United States of America

Graham A. Colditz

Affiliation Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, United States of America

Gary G. Bennett

Affiliation Duke University, Durham, NC, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have read the journal's policy and have the following competing interests: GGB, DMS, KYW have equity in Scale Down, which develops technologies and applications for mobile weight loss. GGB and KYW have equity in Coeus Health, which develops technologies for digital health. SA, MG, IL and GAC declare they have no conflicts of interest. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: GGB DMS GAC MLG. Performed the experiments: SA MLG GGB DMS. Analyzed the data: SA KYW. Wrote the paper: KYW GGB SA MLG IL DMS GAC.