About the Authors

Xinyin Jiang

Affiliation Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America

Haim Y. Bar

Affiliation Cornell University Statistical Consulting Unit, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America

Jian Yan

Affiliation Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America

Allyson A. West

Affiliation Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America

Cydne A. Perry

Affiliation Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America

Olga V. Malysheva

Affiliation Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America

Srisatish Devapatla

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Cayuga Medical Center, Ithaca, New York, United States of America

Eva Pressman

Affiliation Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, United States of America

Francoise M. Vermeylen

Affiliation Cornell University Statistical Consulting Unit, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America

Martin T. Wells

Affiliation Department of Statistical Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America

Marie A. Caudill

mac379@cornell.edu

Affiliation Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: XJ MAC. Performed the experiments: XJ JY AAW CAP OVM SD EP. Analyzed the data: HYB FV MTW. Wrote the paper: XJ MAC.