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Article History

Received: 11 December 2024

Accepted: 16 April 2025

First Online: 25 April 2025

Declarations

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: The Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) used in this study is provided in Appendix , attached to this article.

: The study is conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and Good Clinical Practice guidelines. The research proposal including the data collection tools (interview and group discussion guides), was submitted to the Research Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Science, Damascus University (DU). This research endeavor received formal endorsement from the esteemed Institutional Review Board of the Faculty of Science, DU, as denoted by protocol number CRCEC-IRB-DU-2021-185. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to their participation in the study. All data collected are stored securely and identifiable information was removed from data before analysis to protect participants’ identities. The data is presented in a manner that respects participant confidentiality and adheres to ethical guidelines. Patients and/or the public were not involved in the design, or conduct, or reporting, or dissemination plans of this research.

: This paper doesn’t include publication of identifying images or other personal details of participants, thus consent for publication is “Not Applicable.”

: The authors declare no competing interests.