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Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institutes of Health (R25DK099080)
National Institutes of Health (R25HL124208)
National Institutes of Health (P30AG050886)
National Institutes of Health (U24AG056053)
Article History
Received: 12 October 2025
Accepted: 23 December 2025
First Online: 9 January 2026
Declarations
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: DBA and his institution have received consulting fees, grants, contracts, and donations from multiple for-profit entities with interests in obesity, nutrition, statistics, and clinical trials, but none supported or are directly related to this manuscript.