Juett, Loris A. https://orcid.org/0009-0009-4197-7778
Funnell, Mark P. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7473-5999
Carroll, Harriet A. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4998-4675
James, Lewis J. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6514-5823
Mears, Stephen A. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3941-9426
Article History
Received: 21 November 2024
Accepted: 18 February 2025
First Online: 7 March 2025
Declarations
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: LAJ has previously had conference fees covered by Danone Nutricia. MPF is funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration East Midlands (ARC EM). The views expressed are those of the author and not necessarily those of the NIHR, NHS, or the Department of Health and Social Care. HAC has received research funding from the Economic and Social Research Council, the European Hydration Institute, and currently from the Esther Olssons stiftelse II & Anna Jönssons Minnesfond; has conducted research for Tate & Lyle; and has received speakers’ fees from Danone Nutricia Research; and has received conference, travel, and accommodation fees from Danone Nutricia Research. LJJ is part of the National Institute for Health Research’s Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, which is a partnership between University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Loughborough University, and the University of Leicester. This is a summary of independent research funded by Loughborough University and carried out at the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Leicester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC). The views expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care. LJJ has current/previous funding from Entrinsic Beverage Company LLC, Entrinsic Bioscience LLC, Herbalife Europe Ltd, Bridge Farm Nurseries, Decathlon SA, PepsiCo Inc., Volac International; has performed consultancy for PepsiCo Inc. and Lucozade, Ribena Suntory; and has received conference fees from PepsiCo Inc. and Danone Nutricia. In all cases, monies have been paid to LJJs institution and not directly to LJJ. SAM has current/previous funding from Entrinsic Beverage Company LLP and Herbalife Europe Ltd. The authors declare no other conflict of interest.
: The Loughborough University Ethics Approvals (Human Participants) Sub-Committee granted this study full ethical approval (Reference: R18-P144) and therefore performed in accordance with the ethical standards laid down in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and all subsequent amendments. All participants provided verbal and written informed consent before inclusion in the study.