  In a recent paper [Phys.Rev.B.\textbf{84}, 161307 (2011)], experimental data
on spin splitting in the integer quantum Hall effect has been reported in a
high mobility dilute 2D electron gas with electron density as low as 0.2
$\times$ 10$^{11}$ cm $^{-2}$. In this work, we show that an excellent
\emph{quantitative} description of these data can be obtained within the model
of the magnetic-field-induced Stoner transition in the quantum Hall regime.
This provides a powerful tool to probe the non-trivial density dependance of
electron-electron interactions in the dilute regime of the 2D electron gas.
