Correction to: Nutr Metab (Lond) (2021) 18:29 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12986-021-00561-4

Following publication of the original article [1], the authors identified an error in the affiliation of Dr. Mehdi Hedayati.

The incorrect affiliation: Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, 2nd Floor, Number 24, Parvaneh Street, Yemen Street, Chamran Exp, Tehran, Iran.

The correct affiliation: Cellular and Molecular Endocrine Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, 2nd Floor, Number 24, Parvaneh Street, Yemen Street, Chamran Exp, Tehran, Iran.

The author group has been updated above and the original article [1] has been corrected.