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DOI: 10.24075/rbh.2026.174
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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Approaches to assessing nutritional effects on obesity and the autonomic nervous system

Mazhaeva TV1,2 , Potapkina EP1,3 , Kutergina NI1 , Chernova YuS1
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1 Yekaterinburg Medical Research Center for Prevention and Occupational Health of Industrial Workers of the Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Welfare, Yekaterinburg, Russia

2 Ural State Medical University, Yekaterinburg, Russia

3 Sverdlovsk Region Directorate of the Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Welfare, Yekaterinburg, Russia

Correspondence should be addressed: Tatiana V. Mazhaeva
Popova St., 30, Yekaterinburg, 620014, Russia; ur.crmy@aveahzam

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Author contribution: Mazhaeva TV — study concept and design, article authoring, editing and final approval; Potapkina EP — collection of materials, article authoring; Kutergina NI — data processing, article authoring; Chernova YuS — data processing.

Compliance with ethical standards: the study was approved by the local ethics committee of Yekaterinburg Medical Research Center for Prevention and Occupational Health of Industrial Workers (Minutes No. 5 of December 27, 2021). The participants voluntarily enrolled in the study, and their parents or legal representatives provided signed informed consent forms.

Received: 2026-03-26 Accepted: 2026-08-26 Published online: 2026-09-24
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