Animal source food consumption habit and associated factors among children aged 6-23 months attending health centers in harar city, harari region, eastern ethiopia

preprint OA: closed
Full text JSON View at publisher

Abstract

Abstract Background Animal Source Foods (ASFs) are crucial during the transition from breastfeeding, providing essential proteins and micronutrients. However, evidence on ASF consumption in Harar is limited and often based on national data that do not focus specifically on the city or children aged 6–23 months. Objective To assess ASF consumption and associated factors among children aged 6–23 months attending health centers in Harar City, Eastern Ethiopia, from July 1 to August 15, 2024. Methods An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 548 mother–child pairs selected systematically. Data were collected using the Kobo Toolbox. Consumption of any egg and/or flesh food during the previous day and/or, for non-breastfed children, at least two milk feeds was considered ASF consumption. Both bivariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses identified factors associated with ASF consumption. Results Only 19.1% of children consumed ASFs; 15% consumed eggs. Food-secure households had higher odds of ASF consumption (AOR = 3.64, 95% CI: 1.46–5.83) than severely food-insecure ones. Caregivers with secondary education or above had higher odds (AOR = 2.25, 95% CI: 1.19–4.26), and children from the richest households were more likely to consume ASFs (AOR = 3.51, 95% CI: 1.65–5.73). Conclusions ASF consumption among children in Harar City was low. Socio-economic status, food security, and caregiver education were key determinants. Interventions should enhance household income, caregiver education, and dietary diversity.
Full text 22,642 characters · extracted from preprint-html · click to expand
Low prevalence and socioeconomic determinants of animal-source food consumption among children aged 6–23 months in Harar City, Eastern Ethiopia. | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Research Article Low prevalence and socioeconomic determinants of animal-source food consumption among children aged 6–23 months in Harar City, Eastern Ethiopia. Bira Belay, Berhe Gebremichael, Dawit Kassaye This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-8090705/v2 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Posted Version 2 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Show more versions Abstract ABSTRACT Background: Animal Source Foods (ASFs) are crucial during the transition from breastfeeding, providing essential proteins and micronutrients. However, evidence on ASF consumption in Harar is limited and often based on national data that do not focus specifically on the city or children aged 6–23 months. Objective: To assess ASF consumption and associated factors among children aged 6–23 months attending health centers in Harar City, Eastern Ethiopia, from July 1 to August 15, 2024. Methods: An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 548 mother–child pairs selected systematically. Data were collected using the Kobo Toolbox. Consumption of any egg and/or flesh food during the previous day and/or, for non-breastfed children, at least two milk feeds was considered ASF consumption. Both bivariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses identified factors associated with ASF consumption. Results: Only 19.1% of children consumed ASFs; 15% consumed eggs. Food-secure households had higher odds of ASF consumption (AOR = 3.64, 95% CI: 1.46–5.83) than severely food-insecure ones. Caregivers with secondary education or above had higher odds (AOR = 2.25, 95% CI: 1.19–4.26), and children from the richest households were more likely to consume ASFs (AOR = 3.51, 95% CI: 1.65–5.73). Conclusions: ASF consumption among children in Harar City was low. Socio-economic status, food security, and caregiver education were key determinants. Interventions should enhance household income, caregiver education, and dietary diversity. Nutrition & Dietetics Keywords: Animal Source Foods children 6–23 months Harar Eastern Ethiopia. Full Text Additional Declarations The authors declare no competing interests. Cite Share Download PDF Status: Posted Version 2 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Show more versions Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. As a division of Research Square Company, we’re committed to making research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. We do this by developing innovative software and high quality services for the global research community. Our growing team is made up of researchers and industry professionals working together to solve the most critical problems facing scientific publishing. Also discoverable on Platform About Our Team In Review Editorial Policies Advisory Board Help Center Resources Author Services Accessibility API Access RSS feed Manage Cookie Preferences © Research Square 2026 | ISSN 2693-5015 (online) Privacy Policy Terms of Service Do Not Sell My Personal Information {"props":{"pageProps":{"initialData":{"identity":"rs-8090705","acceptedTermsAndConditions":true,"allowDirectSubmit":true,"archivedVersions":[],"articleType":"Research Article","associatedPublications":[],"authors":[{"id":562698883,"identity":"6152754f-2ec4-40c7-9cfc-3effaa9dd743","order_by":0,"name":"Bira Belay","email":"data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAZAAAAAyAQMAAABI0h/eAAAABlBMVEX///8AAABVwtN+AAAACXBIWXMAAA7EAAAOxAGVKw4bAAAA/klEQVRIiWNgGAWjYBACA2YGBiCyYGCQP//8wwegCBs7cVokgIiHjXEGSAszIS0MSFqYeRggXLzAnJ334eeCCgl5g9u9xx7b/Nomz8fMwPjhYw5uLZbN7MbSM85IGG64cy7dOLfvtmEbMwOz5MxteBx2mI1BmrdNgnHDgQQD6dye24xALWzMvPi1MP/m/SdhD9Zi2XPbnhgtbNK8DRKJG27kmEkz/LidSFCLZTMbm/WMYxLJM88cSzbsbbid3MbM2IzXL+b8x5hvF9TY2PYdbz744Mef27bz25sPfviIRwscKBwAEoxtICZjAxHqgUAerO4PcYpHwSgYBaNgZAEAbepOtjJqszIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0009-0006-3969-1744","institution":"Haramaya University","correspondingAuthor":true,"prefix":"","firstName":"Bira","middleName":"","lastName":"Belay","suffix":""},{"id":562701683,"identity":"5563dabd-6bba-4b00-bb3b-8aed67773b04","order_by":1,"name":"Berhe Gebremichael","email":"","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0669-8521","institution":"Haramaya University","correspondingAuthor":false,"prefix":"","firstName":"Berhe","middleName":"","lastName":"Gebremichael","suffix":""},{"id":562701684,"identity":"b7a149dd-31e5-476b-aec6-456170a0f45a","order_by":2,"name":"Dawit Kassaye","email":"","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1544-7492","institution":"Haramaya University","correspondingAuthor":false,"prefix":"","firstName":"Dawit","middleName":"","lastName":"Kassaye","suffix":""}],"badges":[],"createdAt":"2025-11-12 00:38:10","currentVersionCode":2,"declarations":{"humanSubjects":false,"vertebrateSubjects":false,"conflictsOfInterestStatement":false,"humanSubjectEthicalGuidelines":false,"humanSubjectConsent":false,"humanSubjectClinicalTrial":false,"humanSubjectCaseReport":false,"vertebrateSubjectEthicalGuidelines":false},"doi":"10.21203/rs.3.rs-8090705/v2","doiUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-8090705/v2","draftVersion":[],"editorialEvents":[],"editorialNote":"","failedWorkflow":false,"files":[{"id":99562798,"identity":"5224f4e4-27a1-46fe-acd9-9c3104666b2f","added_by":"auto","created_at":"2026-01-05 22:08:46","extension":"docx","order_by":0,"title":"","display":"","copyAsset":false,"role":"acdc-reference","size":124758,"visible":true,"origin":"","legend":"","description":"","filename":"manuscripit1.docx","url":"https://assets-eu.researchsquare.com/files/rs-8090705/v2/46cb5f44660b120f5847ebaf.docx"},{"id":99562790,"identity":"8a45448e-8bd9-4dec-b49b-f539410d3aab","added_by":"auto","created_at":"2026-01-05 22:08:44","extension":"json","order_by":1,"title":"","display":"","copyAsset":false,"role":"acdc-reference","size":5423,"visible":true,"origin":"","legend":"","description":"","filename":"bcd2bdf94bd6487eb1f898d798dc3730.json","url":"https://assets-eu.researchsquare.com/files/rs-8090705/v2/bbd02f48ae51ead20582bc6c.json"},{"id":99562808,"identity":"433dc0ef-0512-4796-b72e-400a8add1adc","added_by":"auto","created_at":"2026-01-05 22:08:47","extension":"xml","order_by":2,"title":"","display":"","copyAsset":false,"role":"acdc-reference","size":114406,"visible":true,"origin":"","legend":"","description":"","filename":"bcd2bdf94bd6487eb1f898d798dc37301enriched.xml","url":"https://assets-eu.researchsquare.com/files/rs-8090705/v2/843485f32a0f43c6b908eb7f.xml"},{"id":99562792,"identity":"13a0b9c8-7057-48d0-802f-df2671e67180","added_by":"auto","created_at":"2026-01-05 22:08:45","extension":"png","order_by":5,"title":"","display":"","copyAsset":false,"role":"acdc-reference","size":4151,"visible":true,"origin":"","legend":"","description":"","filename":"floatimage1.png","url":"https://assets-eu.researchsquare.com/files/rs-8090705/v2/70eb7fd41c40032fbc6a23c2.png"},{"id":99791938,"identity":"87cbb375-e95e-45be-8f8b-abb918341fb4","added_by":"auto","created_at":"2026-01-08 13:11:51","extension":"jpeg","order_by":6,"title":"","display":"","copyAsset":false,"role":"acdc-reference","size":1074,"visible":true,"origin":"","legend":"","description":"","filename":"floatimage10.jpeg","url":"https://assets-eu.researchsquare.com/files/rs-8090705/v2/83b8a241dc7c0db63e756089.jpeg"},{"id":99562756,"identity":"9cebf9b9-f1a0-49fc-8927-90a2fbc63a07","added_by":"auto","created_at":"2026-01-05 22:08:43","extension":"jpeg","order_by":7,"title":"","display":"","copyAsset":false,"role":"acdc-reference","size":33261,"visible":true,"origin":"","legend":"","description":"","filename":"floatimage2.jpeg","url":"https://assets-eu.researchsquare.com/files/rs-8090705/v2/049ef99ffe6999cc6519b951.jpeg"},{"id":99791906,"identity":"22426c65-3bf4-4347-b7e7-9487b1fa547d","added_by":"auto","created_at":"2026-01-08 13:11:41","extension":"jpeg","order_by":8,"title":"","display":"","copyAsset":false,"role":"acdc-reference","size":117207,"visible":true,"origin":"","legend":"","description":"","filename":"floatimage3.jpeg","url":"https://assets-eu.researchsquare.com/files/rs-8090705/v2/2a63d8f4bd7399b62f1f30a5.jpeg"},{"id":99562795,"identity":"bd86b51b-f3bd-49b5-9680-697dd7f3e75e","added_by":"auto","created_at":"2026-01-05 22:08:46","extension":"jpeg","order_by":9,"title":"","display":"","copyAsset":false,"role":"acdc-reference","size":57736,"visible":true,"origin":"","legend":"","description":"","filename":"floatimage4.jpeg","url":"https://assets-eu.researchsquare.com/files/rs-8090705/v2/85e998159348393d972a4518.jpeg"},{"id":99562804,"identity":"5d9a13eb-d205-4461-82b0-2379eaad4457","added_by":"auto","created_at":"2026-01-05 22:08:47","extension":"jpeg","order_by":10,"title":"","display":"","copyAsset":false,"role":"acdc-reference","size":63384,"visible":true,"origin":"","legend":"","description":"","filename":"floatimage5.jpeg","url":"https://assets-eu.researchsquare.com/files/rs-8090705/v2/a83b1dc0e1f0e7ec98033048.jpeg"},{"id":99562801,"identity":"fae95112-c019-4d2c-ade4-6a243bf91e4d","added_by":"auto","created_at":"2026-01-05 22:08:46","extension":"jpeg","order_by":11,"title":"","display":"","copyAsset":false,"role":"acdc-reference","size":49801,"visible":true,"origin":"","legend":"","description":"","filename":"floatimage6.jpeg","url":"https://assets-eu.researchsquare.com/files/rs-8090705/v2/07a7871fb17629bf37ffdfaf.jpeg"},{"id":99562807,"identity":"f1ae76d2-00f2-40b4-bf9c-d88938b9a370","added_by":"auto","created_at":"2026-01-05 22:08:47","extension":"jpeg","order_by":12,"title":"","display":"","copyAsset":false,"role":"acdc-reference","size":90972,"visible":true,"origin":"","legend":"","description":"","filename":"floatimage7.jpeg","url":"https://assets-eu.researchsquare.com/files/rs-8090705/v2/36790fe404518978e513806b.jpeg"},{"id":99562811,"identity":"a05a1359-7840-4ce7-a55c-c667ac4d671d","added_by":"auto","created_at":"2026-01-05 22:08:48","extension":"jpeg","order_by":13,"title":"","display":"","copyAsset":false,"role":"acdc-reference","size":72864,"visible":true,"origin":"","legend":"","description":"","filename":"floatimage8.jpeg","url":"https://assets-eu.researchsquare.com/files/rs-8090705/v2/baa7cc9f72dff43115c97324.jpeg"},{"id":99562755,"identity":"c71528f5-3f4e-4d1c-8e9f-b10d9e81dc7a","added_by":"auto","created_at":"2026-01-05 22:08:43","extension":"jpeg","order_by":14,"title":"","display":"","copyAsset":false,"role":"acdc-reference","size":20524,"visible":true,"origin":"","legend":"","description":"","filename":"floatimage9.jpeg","url":"https://assets-eu.researchsquare.com/files/rs-8090705/v2/d537da5f8b26048eddf240ea.jpeg"},{"id":99791447,"identity":"08e674a8-326e-4aaf-9f0b-dd4fd9854fdb","added_by":"auto","created_at":"2026-01-08 12:59:53","extension":"png","order_by":15,"title":"","display":"","copyAsset":false,"role":"acdc-reference","size":2327,"visible":true,"origin":"","legend":"","description":"","filename":"Onlinefloatimage1.png","url":"https://assets-eu.researchsquare.com/files/rs-8090705/v2/c62174eebf23b901e5a103ba.png"},{"id":99562784,"identity":"7e302d3c-7822-4ce7-8a70-dc117a687ff4","added_by":"auto","created_at":"2026-01-05 22:08:44","extension":"png","order_by":16,"title":"","display":"","copyAsset":false,"role":"acdc-reference","size":935,"visible":true,"origin":"","legend":"","description":"","filename":"Onlinefloatimage10.png","url":"https://assets-eu.researchsquare.com/files/rs-8090705/v2/e3e8710777f6ac847e205558.png"},{"id":99792016,"identity":"96b5a38c-f607-4367-b389-ecc07929b5f5","added_by":"auto","created_at":"2026-01-08 13:12:27","extension":"png","order_by":17,"title":"","display":"","copyAsset":false,"role":"acdc-reference","size":6207,"visible":true,"origin":"","legend":"","description":"","filename":"Onlinefloatimage2.png","url":"https://assets-eu.researchsquare.com/files/rs-8090705/v2/19b0634d62144eec23f3a231.png"},{"id":99562783,"identity":"722ced8b-1404-4d6b-aeb1-b85204a3ba4a","added_by":"auto","created_at":"2026-01-05 22:08:44","extension":"png","order_by":18,"title":"","display":"","copyAsset":false,"role":"acdc-reference","size":18483,"visible":true,"origin":"","legend":"","description":"","filename":"Onlinefloatimage3.png","url":"https://assets-eu.researchsquare.com/files/rs-8090705/v2/3c28dec363202cb679819d84.png"},{"id":99562796,"identity":"050be346-9ec2-44d5-83dc-80ed7ef315fb","added_by":"auto","created_at":"2026-01-05 22:08:46","extension":"png","order_by":19,"title":"","display":"","copyAsset":false,"role":"acdc-reference","size":7560,"visible":true,"origin":"","legend":"","description":"","filename":"Onlinefloatimage4.png","url":"https://assets-eu.researchsquare.com/files/rs-8090705/v2/8ff7acd0543ead39c14f922b.png"},{"id":99792844,"identity":"e0429320-42ff-4a9d-a196-0d5f414156bb","added_by":"auto","created_at":"2026-01-08 13:26:51","extension":"png","order_by":20,"title":"","display":"","copyAsset":false,"role":"acdc-reference","size":10255,"visible":true,"origin":"","legend":"","description":"","filename":"Onlinefloatimage5.png","url":"https://assets-eu.researchsquare.com/files/rs-8090705/v2/79ab55bd32086225cc6be603.png"},{"id":99562806,"identity":"d25a17ba-9053-491c-81fd-7b8fb74201a8","added_by":"auto","created_at":"2026-01-05 22:08:47","extension":"png","order_by":21,"title":"","display":"","copyAsset":false,"role":"acdc-reference","size":8866,"visible":true,"origin":"","legend":"","description":"","filename":"Onlinefloatimage6.png","url":"https://assets-eu.researchsquare.com/files/rs-8090705/v2/156bf96dd5a7e98774d8e42b.png"},{"id":99562782,"identity":"32697844-00ed-400b-9c79-4580a1035dbe","added_by":"auto","created_at":"2026-01-05 22:08:43","extension":"png","order_by":22,"title":"","display":"","copyAsset":false,"role":"acdc-reference","size":12541,"visible":true,"origin":"","legend":"","description":"","filename":"Onlinefloatimage7.png","url":"https://assets-eu.researchsquare.com/files/rs-8090705/v2/bb6a5a059e97c3cf66bc62a9.png"},{"id":99562803,"identity":"b22b08c2-d142-4c58-ab9c-833577a35bfc","added_by":"auto","created_at":"2026-01-05 22:08:47","extension":"png","order_by":23,"title":"","display":"","copyAsset":false,"role":"acdc-reference","size":10948,"visible":true,"origin":"","legend":"","description":"","filename":"Onlinefloatimage8.png","url":"https://assets-eu.researchsquare.com/files/rs-8090705/v2/b84cdbff5c8d7d4b641d5e1c.png"},{"id":99562763,"identity":"089a49ee-61e2-4e13-89ec-c50260d8c388","added_by":"auto","created_at":"2026-01-05 22:08:43","extension":"png","order_by":24,"title":"","display":"","copyAsset":false,"role":"acdc-reference","size":4160,"visible":true,"origin":"","legend":"","description":"","filename":"Onlinefloatimage9.png","url":"https://assets-eu.researchsquare.com/files/rs-8090705/v2/ab35fc25f149516baa1045a4.png"},{"id":99562802,"identity":"212011a3-1c2e-4c07-b4f9-6c3a2aa5a991","added_by":"auto","created_at":"2026-01-05 22:08:47","extension":"xml","order_by":25,"title":"","display":"","copyAsset":false,"role":"acdc-reference","size":112429,"visible":true,"origin":"","legend":"","description":"","filename":"bcd2bdf94bd6487eb1f898d798dc37301structuring.xml","url":"https://assets-eu.researchsquare.com/files/rs-8090705/v2/41007829b71251f1683348ae.xml"},{"id":99562805,"identity":"3c81c829-d22c-4062-b7d3-60d437b83cf7","added_by":"auto","created_at":"2026-01-05 22:08:47","extension":"html","order_by":26,"title":"","display":"","copyAsset":false,"role":"acdc-reference","size":121220,"visible":true,"origin":"","legend":"","description":"","filename":"earlyproof.html","url":"https://assets-eu.researchsquare.com/files/rs-8090705/v2/0ba5c816ad250c7e296016a9.html"},{"id":99804045,"identity":"c5abbe8d-2035-49f0-8ed1-bff6b9b96797","added_by":"auto","created_at":"2026-01-08 14:11:38","extension":"pdf","order_by":1,"title":"","display":"","copyAsset":false,"role":"manuscript-pdf","size":569199,"visible":true,"origin":"","legend":"","description":"","filename":"manuscripit1.pdf","url":"https://assets-eu.researchsquare.com/files/rs-8090705/v2_covered_b41c9e9e-c5d6-4f40-b202-1b31d0abc613.pdf"}],"financialInterests":"The authors declare no competing interests.","formattedTitle":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLow prevalence and socioeconomic determinants of animal-source food consumption among children aged 6–23 months in Harar City, Eastern Ethiopia.\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","fulltext":[],"fulltextSource":"","fullText":"","funders":[],"hasAdminPriorityOnWorkflow":false,"hasManuscriptDocX":false,"hasOptedInToPreprint":true,"hasPassedJournalQc":"","hasAnyPriority":true,"hideJournal":true,"highlight":"","institution":"","isAcceptedByJournal":false,"isAuthorSuppliedPdf":true,"isDeskRejected":"","isHiddenFromSearch":false,"isInQc":false,"isInWorkflow":false,"isPdf":true,"isPdfUpToDate":true,"isWithdrawnOrRetracted":false,"journal":{"display":true,"email":"[email protected]","identity":"researchsquare","isNatureJournal":false,"hasQc":true,"allowDirectSubmit":true,"externalIdentity":"","sideBox":"","snPcode":"","submissionUrl":"/submission","title":"Research Square","twitterHandle":"researchsquare","acdcEnabled":true,"dfaEnabled":false,"editorialSystem":"","reportingPortfolio":"","inReviewEnabled":false,"inReviewRevisionsEnabled":true},"keywords":"Keywords: Animal Source Foods, children 6–23 months, Harar, Eastern Ethiopia.","lastPublishedDoi":"10.21203/rs.3.rs-8090705/v2","lastPublishedDoiUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-8090705/v2","license":{"name":"CC BY 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"},"manuscriptAbstract":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABSTRACT\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nBackground: Animal Source Foods (ASFs) are crucial during the transition from breastfeeding, providing essential proteins and micronutrients. However, evidence on ASF consumption in Harar is limited and often based on national data that do not focus specifically on the city or children aged 6–23 months.\u003cbr\u003e\nObjective: To assess ASF consumption and associated factors among children aged 6–23 months attending health centers in Harar City, Eastern Ethiopia, from July 1 to August 15, 2024.\u003cbr\u003e\nMethods: An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 548 mother–child pairs selected systematically. Data were collected using the Kobo Toolbox. Consumption of any egg and/or flesh food during the previous day and/or, for non-breastfed children, at least two milk feeds was considered ASF consumption. Both bivariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses identified factors associated with ASF consumption.\u003cbr\u003e\nResults: Only 19.1% of children consumed ASFs; 15% consumed eggs. Food-secure households had higher odds of ASF consumption (AOR = 3.64, 95% CI: 1.46–5.83) than severely food-insecure ones. Caregivers with secondary education or above had higher odds (AOR = 2.25, 95% CI: 1.19–4.26), and children from the richest households were more likely to consume ASFs (AOR = 3.51, 95% CI: 1.65–5.73).\u003cbr\u003e\nConclusions: ASF consumption among children in Harar City was low. Socio-economic status, food security, and caregiver education were key determinants. Interventions should enhance household income, caregiver education, and dietary diversity.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e","manuscriptTitle":"Low prevalence and socioeconomic determinants of animal-source food consumption among children aged 6–23 months in Harar City, Eastern Ethiopia.","msid":"","msnumber":"","nonDraftVersions":[{"code":2,"date":"2026-01-05 22:08:26","doi":"10.21203/rs.3.rs-8090705/v2","editorialEvents":[{"type":"communityComments","content":0}],"status":"published","journal":{"display":true,"email":"[email protected]","identity":"researchsquare","isNatureJournal":false,"hasQc":true,"allowDirectSubmit":true,"externalIdentity":"","sideBox":"","snPcode":"","submissionUrl":"/submission","title":"Research Square","twitterHandle":"researchsquare","acdcEnabled":true,"dfaEnabled":false,"editorialSystem":"","reportingPortfolio":"","inReviewEnabled":false,"inReviewRevisionsEnabled":true}},{"code":1,"date":"2025-11-18 08:58:54","doi":"10.21203/rs.3.rs-8090705/v1","editorialEvents":[{"type":"communityComments","content":0}],"status":"published","journal":{"display":true,"email":"[email protected]","identity":"researchsquare","isNatureJournal":false,"hasQc":true,"allowDirectSubmit":true,"externalIdentity":"","sideBox":"","snPcode":"","submissionUrl":"/submission","title":"Research Square","twitterHandle":"researchsquare","acdcEnabled":true,"dfaEnabled":false,"editorialSystem":"","reportingPortfolio":"","inReviewEnabled":false,"inReviewRevisionsEnabled":true}}],"origin":"","ownerIdentity":"8c3a4bb2-aa3f-4daa-ad34-b5ac2c6cf70e","owner":[],"postedDate":"January 5th, 2026","published":true,"recentEditorialEvents":[],"rejectedJournal":[],"revision":"","amendment":"","status":"posted","subjectAreas":[{"id":59922567,"name":"Nutrition \u0026 Dietetics"}],"tags":[],"updatedAt":"2025-11-19T09:09:07+00:00","versionOfRecord":[],"versionCreatedAt":"2026-01-05 22:08:26","video":"","vorDoi":"","vorDoiUrl":"","workflowStages":[]},"version":"v2","identity":"rs-8090705","journalConfig":"researchsquare"},"__N_SSP":true},"page":"/article/[identity]/[[...version]]","query":{"redirect":"/article/rs-8090705","identity":"rs-8090705","version":["v2"]},"buildId":"8U1c8b4HqxoKbykW_rLl7","isFallback":false,"isExperimentalCompile":false,"dynamicIds":[84888],"gssp":true,"scriptLoader":[]}

Text is read by the "Ask this paper" AI Q&A widget below. Extraction quality varies by source — PMC NXML preserves structure cleanly, OA-HTML may include some navigation residue, and OA-PDF can have broken hyphenation. The publisher copy (via DOI) is the canonical version.

My notes (saved in your browser only)

Ask this paper AI returns verbatim quotes from the full text · source: preprint-html

Answers must be backed by verbatim quotes from this paper's full text. Hallucinated quotes are dropped automatically; if no verbatim passage answers the question, we say so. How this works

Citation neighborhood (no data yet)

We don't have any in-corpus citations linked to this paper yet. This is a recent paper (2025) — citers typically take a year or two to land, and the OpenAlex reference graph may still be filling in.

Source provenance

europepmc
last seen: 2026-05-20T01:45:00.602351+00:00