About the Authors
- M. Fleddermann
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Affiliation Dr. von Hauner Children`s Hospital, University of Munich Medical Centre, Munich, Germany
- A. Rauh-Pfeiffer
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Affiliation Dr. von Hauner Children`s Hospital, University of Munich Medical Centre, Munich, Germany
- H. Demmelmair
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Affiliation Dr. von Hauner Children`s Hospital, University of Munich Medical Centre, Munich, Germany
- L. Holdt
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Affiliation Institute for Laboratory Medicine, University of Munich Medical Centre, Munich, Germany
- D. Teupser
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Affiliation Institute for Laboratory Medicine, University of Munich Medical Centre, Munich, Germany
- B. Koletzko
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* E-mail:office.koletzko@med.uni-muenchen.de
Affiliation Dr. von Hauner Children`s Hospital, University of Munich Medical Centre, Munich, Germany
Competing Interests
The authors have the following interests: The study was financially supported by BENEO GmbH (Mannheim, Germany), a member of the Suedzucker Group. BENEO supplied the respective formulae and reserves the exclusive right to use the results and data for possible Health Claim requests. Isomaltulose as part of one of the authors' formulas is already on the market. A follow-on formula including isomaltulose, which is used in the study, is not on the market. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: MF HD ARP BK. Performed the experiments: MF ARP. Analyzed the data: MF. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: LH DT. Wrote the paper: MF ARP HD.