Reply to Dr. Muhammad Zarrar

Regina Nakiranda¹, Linda Malan¹, Hannah Ricci^{1

2}, Arista Nienaber¹, Cecile Cooke¹, Cristian Ricci², Mieke Faber^{1

3}, Cornelius M Smuts¹

Affiliations

¹ North-West University (Centre of Excellence for Nutrition), Potchefstroom, South Africa.
² North-West University (Africa Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research (AUTHeR)), Potchefstroom, South Africa.
³ South African Medical Research Council (Non-Communicable Diseases Research Unit), Tygerberg, South Africa.

Regina Nakiranda et al. Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2025 Jul.

. 2025 Jul;36(7):e70120.

doi: 10.1111/pai.70120.

Regina Nakiranda¹, Linda Malan¹, Hannah Ricci^{1

2}, Arista Nienaber¹, Cecile Cooke¹, Cristian Ricci², Mieke Faber^{1

3}, Cornelius M Smuts¹

¹ North-West University (Centre of Excellence for Nutrition), Potchefstroom, South Africa.
² North-West University (Africa Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research (AUTHeR)), Potchefstroom, South Africa.
³ South African Medical Research Council (Non-Communicable Diseases Research Unit), Tygerberg, South Africa.

No abstract available

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