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Authors
Ramanujam, Karthikeyan
Firdaus, Zeba
Ponnapalli, Harichandana
Perveen, Zainab
Koralla, Rajitha Triveni
Gajjala, Keerthana
Geddam, Jagjeevan Babu
Reddy, N. Samarasimha
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute of Nutrition (INTR-IG/NIN/02/2023)
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Article History
Received: 28 August 2025
Accepted: 20 January 2026
First Online: 2 February 2026
Declarations
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: The study protocol was reviewed and approved by the Research Ethics Committee of ICMR–National Institute of Nutrition (Reference No: 03/I/2025; dated 25 April 2025). The research was conducted in accordance with the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki (1964). Participant confidentiality and anonymity were strictly maintained, and all data were de-identified before analysis. The approved informed consent form and participant information sheet were provided in both English and Telugu. Participants were included in the study only after they voluntarily signed a written informed consent form.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
