Center for Clinical Research and Prevention Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital Copenhagen Denmark

Department of Clinical Science University of Bergen Bergen Norway

Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition Clínica Universidad de Navarra University of Navarra IdiSNA CIBEROBN Spanish Health Institute Carlos 3 Pamplona Spain

Department of Human Biology NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism Maastricht University Medical Center Maastricht The Netherlands

Department of Internal Medicine D and Obesity Clinic Hasharon Hospital Rabin Medical Center Petah Tikva Sackler School of Medicine Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv Israel

Department of Medicine University of Padova Padova Italy

Department of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics International Hellenic University Thessaloniki Greece

Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology Medical Faculty Medical University Sofia Bulgaria

Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen Charles University Pilsen Czechia

Department of Social and Policy Sciences University of Bath Bath United Kingdom

Division of Endocrinology Metabolism and Diabetes Department of Medicine Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty Istanbul Turkey

European Association for the Study of Obesity Secretariat Teddington United Kingdom

European Association for the Study of Obesity Teddington United Kingdom

Obesity Prevention and Care Program Contrepoids Service of Endocrinology Diabetology Nutrition and Therapeutic Patient Education Department of Medicine Geneva University Hospitals and University of Geneva Geneva Switzerland

School of Physiotherapy Division of Population Health Sciences Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Dublin Ireland

School of Psychology University of Leeds Leeds United Kingdom

The Children's Obesity Clinic Department of Pediatrics Holbæk University Hospital Holbæk Denmark

Unit of Health Sciences Faculty of Social Sciences Tampere University Tampere Finland

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