Mueller, Julia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4939-7112
Richards, Rebecca
Jones, Rebecca A. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2197-1175
Whittle, Fiona
Woolston, Jennifer
Stubbings, Marie https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6442-8127
Sharp, Stephen J. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2375-1440
Griffin, Simon J.
Bostock, Jennifer
Hughes, Carly A.
Hill, Andrew J. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3192-0427
Boothby, Clare E.
Ahern, Amy L.
Article History
Received: 22 July 2022
Revised: 20 October 2022
Accepted: 24 October 2022
First Online: 11 November 2022
Change Date: 21 July 2023
Change Type: Correction
Change Details: A Correction to this paper has been published:
Change Details: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41366-023-01330-4
Competing interests
: RAJ, FW, JW, MS, SJS and JB report no conflicts of interest. AJH has consulted for Slimming World. CAH reports payment or honoraria from Ethicon, NovoNordisk and International Medical Press for lectures, presentations, speakers bureaus, manuscript writing or educational events. JM and RR are Trustees for the Association of the Study of Obesity (unpaid roles). ALA and SJG are the chief investigators on two publicly funded (MRC, NIHR) trials where the intervention is provided by WW (formerly Weight Watchers) at no cost outside the submitted work. ALA is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board for WW.