Expression of concern: “Hydrothermally-treated soybean-fortified maize-based nsima (stiff porridge) could contribute towards alleviating seasonal body weight loss in farming communities in sub-Saharan Africa” [Heliyon 9 (2023) e17737]

The Editors wish to inform readers that this article contains textual overlap, particularly in the methods section, with a previous publication by the same research group: Foods 2019, 8 (12), 650; https://doi.org/10.3390/foods8120650. While the Foods article is cited in the Heliyon paper, the citation is not provided in all sections where overlap occurs. We are issuing this notice to alert readers to the presence of this overlap.