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RETRACTION article

Front. Nutr., 28 February 2024
Sec. Nutrigenomics
This article is part of the Research Topic Molecular Nutrition as Preventive Tool in Non-communicable Diseases: Mechanistic Insights and Risk Biomarkers View all 6 articles

Retraction: Obesity accelerates leukocyte telomere length shortening in apparently healthy adults: a meta-analysis

A Retraction of the Original Research Article
Obesity accelerates leukocyte telomere length shortening in apparently healthy adults: a meta-analysis

by Khosravaniardakani, S., Bokov, D. O., Mahmudiono, T., Hashemi, S. S., Nikrad, N., Rabieemotmaen, S., and Abbasalizad-Farhangi, M. (2022). Front. Nutr. 9:812846. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2022.812846

The journal retracts the 2022 article cited above.

Following publication, concerns were raised regarding the contributions of the authors of the article. Our investigation, conducted in accordance with Frontiers policies, confirmed a serious breach of our authorship policies and of publication ethics; the article is therefore retracted.

This retraction was approved by the Chief Executive Editor of Frontiers. The authors received a communication regarding the retraction and had a chance to respond. This communication is recorded by the publisher.

Citation: Frontiers Editorial Office (2024) Retraction: Obesity accelerates leukocyte telomere length shortening in apparently healthy adults: a meta-analysis. Front. Nutr. 11:1390502. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2024.1390502

Received: 23 February 2024; Accepted: 23 February 2024;
Published: 28 February 2024.

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Frontiers Editorial Office, Frontiers Media SA, Switzerland

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