Nielsen, Aida
Falzone, Alexis
Reyes, Christopher
Polinard, Elizabeth
Threadgould, Victoria
Ranjit, Nalini
Marin, Martha Diaz
Gonzalez, Alejandra
Tello, Maria
Abel, Andrea
Chevalier, Joi
Fischweicher, Alicia
van den Berg, Alexandra
Funding for this research was provided by:
Grants and donations received through the Ascension Seton Foundation
Investment earnings from the Sister Gertrude Levy Endowment
The Danone Institute North America
The City of Austin
The American Heart Association
Partial funding from the Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living and additional support from the UTHealth Houston School of Public Health to complete the analyses and produce the manuscript
Article History
Received: 2 November 2025
Accepted: 16 June 2026
First Online: 30 June 2026
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Institutional Review Board (HSC-SPH-23–0795) and conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. All participants provided written informed consent.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.