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Sanghvi, Ami
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Karkera, Priya https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7123-6008
Padmanabh, Pushkala https://orcid.org/0009-0007-6237-7355
Lansink, Mirian https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3350-5027
Isabelle, Mia https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5240-8575
Khan, Samrin https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2998-1541
Gaglani, Riya
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Funding for this research was provided by:
Nutricia International Pvt Ltd (Danone India) and Danone Research & Innovation.
Article History
Received: 17 November 2025
Accepted: 3 December 2025
First Online: 24 December 2025
Declarations
:
: Priya Karkera, Pushkala Padmanabh, Mirian Lansink, and Mia Isabelle are/were employees of Danone, and were not involved in participants randomization, study execution, and data analysis. Pushkala Padmanabh is now an employee of Dr Reddy Nestle JV, and has no competing interest on this manuscript. The other authors have no competing interest to declare.
: The study was approved by the Intersystem Biomedical Ethics Committee, Mumbai, India (ISBEC/NR-31/KM-KM/2024) and conducted according to Good Clinical Practices and the Declaration of Helsinki. Informed written consent was taken from participants prior to screening.