Hjorth, Mads F. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9440-2737
Christensen, Lars http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2251-6713
Kjølbæk, Louise http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4310-9332
Larsen, Lesli H. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8827-7992
Roager, Henrik M. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2504-8313
Kiilerich, Pia
Kristiansen, Karsten http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6024-0917
Astrup, Arne http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8968-8996
Article History
Received: 4 March 2019
Revised: 14 May 2019
Accepted: 17 June 2019
First Online: 8 July 2019
Compliance with ethical standards
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: MFH and AA are co-inventors on a pending provisional patent application for the use of biomarkers to predict responses to weight loss diets. AA is the co-inventor of other related patents and patent applications that are owned by UCPH, in accordance with Danish law. AA is a consultant for Gelesis Inc., providing scientific advice unrelated to the current paper. AA is a consultant or member of the advisory boards of Groupe Ethique et Sante, France; Weight Watchers, United States; BioCare, Copenhagen; Zaluvida, Switzerland; Novo Nordisk, Denmark; and Saniona, Denmark. MFH and AA are co-authors of the book <i>Spis dig slank efter dit blodsukker</i> (Eat healthily according to your blood sugar), published by 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, and cofounder and co-owner of the UCPH spin-off Mobile Fitness A/S and Flax-Slim ApS. MFH and AA are co-founders and co-owners of the UCPH spin-off Personalized Weight Management Research Consortium ApS (ExternalRef removed). Remaining authors reported no conflict of interest.