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This work is supported by NIH grants HL60712, DK58845, P30 DK46200 and U54CA155626.
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Satija, A., Yu, E., Willett, W. et al. Objective measures are complementary to, rather than a replacement for, self-reported methods. Int J Obes 39, 1179 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/ijo.2015.80
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