About the Authors

Colin D. Rehm

crehm@uw.edu

Affiliation Center for Public Health Nutrition, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Adam Drewnowski

Affiliations Center for Public Health Nutrition, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America, Institute for Cardiometabolism and Nutrition, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France

Competing Interests

CR has no conflicts to report. AD advises McDonald’s on nutrition issues and has also received grants, honoraria, and consulting fees from numerous food and beverage companies and other commercial and nonprofit entities with interests in nutrition. The University of Washington has received grants, donations, and contracts from both the public and the private sector. The authors have reviewed the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials and concluded that this does not alter their adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CDR AD. Analyzed the data: CDR. Wrote the paper: CDR AD.