Conflict of Interest Statements for The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Editors David B Allison Dr. Allison has received personal payments or promises for same from: American Society for Nutrition; Biofortis; Frontiers Publishing; IKEA; Indiana University; Laura and John Arnold Foundation; Law Offices of Ronald Marron; MD Anderson Cancer Center; National Academy of Sciences; National Institutes of Health (NIH); Nestlé; Paul Hastings, LLP; Texas A&M University; The Obesity Society; Tomasik, Kotin & Kasserman LLC; University of Miami. Dr. Allison receives editorial honoraria from the American Society for Nutrition and the Obesity Society. Donations to a foundation have been made on his behalf by the Northarvest Bean Growers Association and the United Soy Bean Board. Dr. Allison is an unpaid member of the International Life Sciences Institute North America Board of Trustees. Dr. Allison s institution, Indiana University, has received funds to support his research or educational activities from: USDA; NIH; US National Science Foundation; Alliance for Potato Research and Education; Dairy Management Institute; Herbalife; Laura and John Arnold Foundation. Arne Astrup Dr. Astrup receives payment as Associate Editor of The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and as a member of the Editorial Committee of Annual Review of Nutrition. Dr. Astrup is advisor to or a member of advisory boards for a number of food and pharmaceutical producers: Basic Research, United States; Beachbody, United States; BioCare Copenhagen, Denmark; Crossfit, United States; Dutch Beer Institute, Netherlands; Feast Kitchen A/S, Denmark; Gelesis, United States; Groupe Éthique et Santé, France; McCain Foods Limited, United States; Nestlé Research Centre, Switzerland; Novo Nordisk, Denmark; Pfizer, Germany; Saniona, Denmark; Sanofi- Aventis, Germany; S-Biotek, Denmark; Scandinavian Airlines System, Denmark; TetraPak, Sweden; Weight Watchers, United States; Zaluvida, Switzerland. Dr. Astrup does not own stock in, or have other ownership interests in, any of the companies to which he provides scientific advice, or in any nutrition company other than those companies whose stock
is held by various mutual fund retirement accounts. Dr. Astrup s recent research at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, has received funding via unrestricted grants from or contracts with DC-Ingredients, Denmark; Danish Dairy Foundation; Global Dairy Platform; and Gelesis AS, United States. Dr. Astrup is the recipient of honoraria as speaker for a wide range of Danish and international concerns and receives royalties from textbooks and popular diet and cookery books. Dr. Astrup is co-inventor of a number of patents, including Methods of inducing weight loss, treating obesity and preventing weight gain (licensee Gelesis, United States) and Biomarkers for predicting degree of weight loss (licensee Nestec SA, Switzerland), owned by the University of Copenhagen, in accordance with Danish law. Dr. Astrup is co-founder and co-owner of the University of Copenhagen spin-out companies Mobile Fitness A/S, Personalized Weight Management Research Consortium ApS (Gluco-diet.dk), and Flaxslim ApS, where he is also member of the board. Dr. Astrup is not an advocate or activist for specific diets and is not strongly committed to any specific diet, e.g., veganism, Atkins diet, glutenfree diet, high animal protein diet, or dietary supplements. Dennis M Bier Dr. Bier accepts no honorarium for the work he performs as Editor-in-Chief of The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Dr. Bier is an advisor to the International Council on Amino Acid Science, whose members include companies that produce and market amino acids for medical, biological, and industrial purposes. Dr. Bier provides the Council with advice on scientific priorities, assistance in organizing scientific symposia on amino acids, and evaluation of competitive applications for research funding. Other than reimbursement for travel expenses, he accepts no compensation for his advisory role. In the past year, Dr. Bier has consulted for, and received honoraria from, Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals; Novartis Pharmaceuticals; Nestlé SA; Ajinomoto Co., Inc.; Soremartec Italia S.r.l.; the CrossFit Foundation; Intertek Scientific and Regulatory Consultancy Services; Nutritional Growth Solutions; the Dairy Management Institute;
and the Lorenzini Foundation. The majority of Dr. Bier s consulting fees are donated to charity. Dr. Bier does not own stock in, or have other ownership interests in, any of the companies to which he provides scientific advice or in any nutrition company other than those companies whose stock is held by various mutual fund retirement accounts. Paul M Coates Dr. Coates does not receive an honorarium from the American Society for Nutrition for his duties as Associate Editor. Naomi K Fukagawa Dr. Fukagawa receives an honorarium from the American Society for Nutrition for her duties as Associate Editor. Dr. Fukagawa serves as Director of the USDA Beltsville Human Nutrition Center. Dr. Fukagawa is the Editor-in-Chief of Nutrition Reviews. David M Klurfeld Dr. Klurfeld does not receive an honorarium from the American Society for Nutrition for his duties as Associate Editor. Dr. Klurfeld is a nutrition consultant to Dyets, Inc, a manufacturer of diets for laboratory animals. Dr. Klurfeld is a member of the American Council on Science and Health Board of Scientific and Policy Advisors whose function is to provide advice and review of statements developed by the organization. This is a noncompensated position. Simin Liu Dr. Liu reports consulting payments and honoraria or promises of the same for scientific presentations or reviews at numerous venues, including but not limited to Barilla, Johns Hopkins University, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Harvard University, University of Buffalo, GuangDong General Hospital and Academy of Medical Sciences, and the National Institutes of Health. He is also a member of the Data Safety and Monitoring Board for a trial of pulmonary hypertension in diabetes patients at Massachusetts General Hospital. He receives royalties from UpToDate. Dr.
Liu receives an honorarium from the American Society for Nutrition for his duties as Associate Editor. Dr. Liu is listed as the lead inventor on U.S. Application Serial No. or PCT International Application No. PCT/US2009/064656 filed on November 16, 2009 by UCLA concerning METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR PREDICTING A SUBJECT'S SUSCEPTIBILITY TO AND RISK OF DEVELOPING TYPE 2 DIABETES. Mark J Manary Dr. Manary is the Director of Project Peanut Butter, a not-for-profit focusing on improving the treatment of malnutrition as well as the production of appropriate, nutrient-dense foods. His present research activities are funded primarily by Children s Investment Fund Foundation and USAID Feed the Future program. Dr. Manary has accepted contributions of food ingredients necessary for his research work from Arla Dairy Ingredients. Dr. Manary has provided technical advice in areas of his competence on an ad-hoc basis. He does not own personal stock except for investment funds related to his pension that are not under his direct control. Dr. Manary is a member of the WHO technical expert committee on nutrition, which reviews evidence and writes draft guidelines for treatment and prevention of malnutrition worldwide. Dr. Manary does not hold or have pending patent applications related or unrelated to his research activities. Dr. Manary has spoken at meetings and conferences at the invitation of organizations representing the peanut and dairy industries, usually once a year; they have paid his travel expenses, but he has not accepted personal payments or honoraria from these organizations. Dr. Manary receives an honorarium from the American Society for Nutrition for his duties as Associate Editor. Richard Mattes Dr. Mattes receives an honorarium from the American Society for Nutrition for his duties as Associate Editor. Dr. Mattes has received travel expenses and/or honoraria for serving on scientific advisory bodies forconagra and the Grain Food Foundation and planning committees for the American Society for Nutrition, Academy for Nutrition and Dietetics, and Institute for Food Technologists. Dr. Mattes has received
research support and/or travel expenses from the Almond Board of California, California Walnut Commission, and Ajinomoto Co. Inc. Dr. Mattes has received travel expenses and/or honoraria for speaking at various professional meetings. Sue A Shapses Dr. Shapses receives an honorarium from the American Society for Nutrition for her duties as Associate Editor; the honorarium is used for scholarship and research purposes. Dr. Shapses, as an investigator, received research funds or consulting fees from Merck, Inc., Omni Active Tech., and Bayer, Inc. Dr. Shapses received honorarium fees and/or travel reimbursement from Johns Hopkins University, Columbia University, Wake Forest School of Medicine, and the American College of Sports Medicine. Dr. Shapses receives honorarium fees and/or travel reimbursement for consulting duties at NASA and NIH.