Hjorth, Mads F. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9440-2737
Astrup, Arne http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8968-8996
Zohar, Yishai
Urban, Lorien E.
Sayer, R. Drew
Patterson, Bruce W.
Herring, Sharon J.
Klein, Samuel
Zemel, Babette S.
Foster, Gary D.
Wyatt, Holly R.
Hill, James O.
Article History
Received: 6 July 2018
Revised: 22 November 2018
Accepted: 30 November 2018
First Online: 19 December 2018
Compliance with ethical standards
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: MFH, YZ, and AA are co-inventers on a pending provisional patent application on the use of biomarkers for prediction of weight loss responses. AA is co-inventor of other related patents/patent applications owned by UCPH, in accordance with Danish law. AA and JOH are consultants for Gelesis Inc. concerning scientific advice unrelated to the current paper. AA is furthermore consultant/member of advisory boards for Groupe Éthique et Santé, France, Nestlé Research Center, Switzerland, Weight Watchers, USA, BioCare Copenhagen, Zaluvida, Switzerland, Basic Research, USA, Novo Nordisk, Denmark, & Saniona, Denmark. MFH & AA are co-authors of the book “Spis dig slank efter dit blodsukker” (Eat according to your blood sugar and be slim)/Politikens Forlag, Denmark, and of other books about personalized nutrition for weight loss. AA is co-owner and member of the Board of the consultancy company Dentacom Aps, Denmark, & co-founder and co-owner of UCPH spin-out Mobile Fitness A/S, Flaxslim ApS. MFH and AA are co-founder and co-owner of UCPH spin-out Personalized Weight Management 'Research Consortium ApS (Gluco-diet.dk). SK is a shareholder of Aspire Bariatrics, receives research support from Johnson & Johnson and Merck, and has served as a consultant for Pfizer and Jannsen.