Cíntia Ferreira Pêgo (4115-8C7E-28D5)

Curriculum Vitae

Cíntia Ferreira Pêgo

Cíntia Ferreira-Pêgo is the Director of the Nutrition Science Bachelor, coordinator of the Nutrition and Well-being research domain, and an integrated member of CBIOS (Research Center for Biosciences & Health Technologies). Beyond this, she is actively shaping education and research as a member of the Pedagogical, Scientific, and University Councils at Lusófona University. Cíntia also lends her expertise to the CPLP (Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries) as part of the Advisory Observers Group on Health, Food Security, and Nutrition. She is a certified specialist in Community Nutrition and Public Health, recognized by the Order of Nutritionists, and holds pre-Bologna and post-Bologna degrees in Human Nutrition and Dietetics, a Master’s in Sports Training and Nutrition, and a PhD in Nutrition and Metabolism with International Distinction and Excellent Cum Laude classification (2016). Currently (2024-2025), Cíntia coordinates 11 curricular units (CUs), ranging from Research Methodologies to Sports Nutrition, Dietary Supplements, and other Nutrition and Dietetics related areas. Over the years, she led 21 CUs in bachelor’s, 4 in integrated master’s and 11 in master’s programs. Her mentorship shines as she supervised 1 PhD, 2 master’s, 3 integrated master’s, and 19 bachelor students. Cíntia’s research focuses on the relationship between plant-based diets, body composition, metabolic markers, and cardiovascular health. Since 2019, she published more than 40 peer-reviewed articles in international journals, 2 book chapters, and an editorial, accumulating approximately 600 citations and having an h-index of 15 (Scopus, Nov’24). Her contributions also include 74 abstracts published in indexed international journals and active involvement in 24 national and international grant proposals. She presented her work at numerous conferences, with more than 30 oral presentations and 96 posters, and participated in over 65 academic juris, including PhD defenses, master’s projects, and professional internships. Recently, in November 2024, the Project Met_BCCV (Metabolism, Body Composition and CardioVascular health), led by Cíntia Ferreira Pêgo as Principal Investigator, won the "Project of the Year - Research" award by Viver Saudável initiative.

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Cíntia Ferreira Pêgo

Citation names

Ferreira-Pêgo, Cíntia

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: 4115-8C7E-28D5
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-6930-4107
Google Scholar ID: https://scholar.google.ca/citations?user=0-90fAcAAAAJ&hl=pt-PT&oi=ao
Scopus Author Id: 56203819800

Email addresses

cintia.pego@ulusofona.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Telephone

217 515 50 Ext.: 628 (Professional)

Addresses

Av. Campo Grande, nº376, 1749-024, Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

https://cbios.ulusofona.pt/research/members/cintia-ferreira-pego (Professional)
https://scholar.google.ca/citations?user=0-90fAcAAAAJ&hl=pt-PT (Scholar)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/c%C3%ADntia-ferreira-p%C3%AAgo-4a504b9a/ (Social media)

Knowledge fields

Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences - Nutrition, Dietetics

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
Spanish; Castilian	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)
Catalan	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)
English	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2013 - 2016 Concluded	Ph.D in Nutrition and Metabolism (Doutoramento) Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain University of Arkansas Fayetteville, United States "Assessment of fluid intake as a determinant of lifestyle and its impact on health" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Excellent Cum Laude
2012 - 2013 Concluded	Human Nutrition and Dietetics (Licenciatura) Universitat de Vic - Universitat Central de Catalunya, Spain
2010 - 2012 Concluded	Masters in Training and Sports Nutrition (Mestrado) Universidad Europea de Madrid, Spain "Effect of polyphenolic flavonoids on body composition in healthy adults" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2007 - 2010 Concluded	Human Nutrition and Dietetics (Bacharelato) Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain "Gravimetric comparative test of 6 complete and fiber entry nutrition formules administered by probe" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2019/01/02 - 2024	Auxiliary Researcher (Research)	Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Centro de Investigação em Biociências e Tecnologias da Saúde, Portugal
	Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Centro de Investigação em Biociências e Tecnologias da Saúde, Portugal
2016/11/23 - 2017/01/31	Postdoc (Research)	Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain
	Universitat Rovira i Virgili Facultat de Medicina I Ciences de la Salut, Spain
2013/09/02 - 2016/11/22	Researcher (Research)	Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain
	Universitat Rovira i Virgili Facultat de Medicina I Ciences de la Salut, Spain

Teaching in Higher Education

	Category Host institution	Employer
2019 - 2024	Assistant Professor (University Teacher)	Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal

2017 - 2019	Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher)	Universidad Internacional Iberoamericana, Mexico

2012 - 2017	Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher)	Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain

Positions / Appointments

	Category Host institution	Employer
2021 - 2024	Director of the Nutrition Sciences Bachelor	Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal

Others

	Category Host institution	Employer
2023 - Current	Responsible for the nutritional education and health literacy promotion partnership with “Ciência Viva” - “Eixo Compreender-Saúde” Program	Ciência Viva, Portugal

2022 - Current	Representative of the Universidade Lusófona	Conselho Nacional de Escolas de Nutrição (CNEN), Portugal

2022 - Current	Coordinator of the Nutritional Education Program	Escola Secundária Marquês de Pombal, Portugal

2021 - Current	Scientific advisor in the Mexe-te + Nutritional Education Program	Agrupamento de Escolas Amadora Oeste, Portugal

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2023 - Current	EXPLORER: Exploring Unconventional Plant-Derived Metabolites to Keep Away Diabetes: The case of Pomegranate COFAC-ILIND/FAZER+/2023 Researcher Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal	Instituto Lusófono de Investigação e Desenvolvimento Ongoing
2024 - 2024	VIDA: cardioVascular Impact of a vegetarian Diet - A randomized controlled trial : FCT Call for Exploratory Projects in All Scientific Domains 2023.11952.PEX Principal investigator Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal	Not funded
2024 - 2024	‘What do you see in the mirror? Reality or fiction?’ - Ciência Viva in the Laboratory: Scientific occupation of young people during the holidays ND Principal investigator Ciência Viva, Portugal	Concluded
2024 - 2024	"cardioVascular Impact of a Vegetarian and mediterranean Diet - A Randomized Controlled Trial" - Fresenius Kabi Clinical Nutrition Award 2024 VIDA Project Principal investigator Fresenius Kabi Pharma Portugal Lda, Portugal	Not funded
2024 - 2024	Leveraging Personalized Metabolic Avatars for Precision Nutrition in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease - EIC Pathfinder: HORIZON-EIC-2023-PATHFINDERCHALLENGES-01 MetaAvatar Researcher European Commission, Belgium	Not funded
2024 - 2024	cardioVascular Impact of a Vegetarian and mediterranean Diet - A Randomized Controlled Trial : FCT Call for PhD Scholarships 2024.00911.BD Supervisor Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal	Not funded
2024 - 2024	"Polyphenol supplementation in type 2 diabetics" - FCT Call for IC&DT Projects in All Scientific Domains 2023 ND Researcher Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal	Under evaluation
2022 - 2024	Blue4Skin - Innovative skin products from the valorization of industrial marine wastes - SeedFunding call 2022 COFAC/ILIND/CBIOS/1/2022 Researcher Instituto Lusófono de Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal	Ongoing
2020 - 2024	Met_BCCV: Metabolism, Body Composition and CardioVascular health COFAC/ILIND/CBIOS/2/2021 Principal investigator Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Centro de Investigação em Biociências e Tecnologias da Saúde, Portugal	Instituto Lusófono de Investigação e Desenvolvimento Concluded
2023 - 2023	‘What do you see in the mirror? Reality or fiction?’ - Ciência Viva in the Laboratory: Scientific occupation of young people during the holidays ND Principal investigator Ciência Viva, Portugal	Concluded
2023 - 2023	"Innovative Health products from the valorization of industrial olive oil wastes" - Fazer+ Program: Excellence in Research Olive4New Researcher Instituto Lusófono de Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal	Not funded
2022 - 2022	"Smart Ionic Liquids For Food" - Call for Exploratory Projects in All Scientific Domains (FCT) ND Researcher Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal	Not funded
2022 - 2022	"Food as Medicine: exploiting the potential of dietary urolithins in diabetes management" - Call for Exploratory Projects in All Scientific Domains ND Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal	Not funded
2022 - 2022	"Impact of dietary (poly)phenol metabolites in Kidney and Bladder Cancers development, under physiologically relevant conditions" - Call for Exploratory Projects in All Scientific Domains ND Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal	Not funded
2022 - 2022	"Consumers' practices and safety perceptions regarding the use of materials for food preparation and storage" ND Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI) Viver Saudável, Portugal	Not funded
2022 - 2022	" BioMOF – Antimicrobial Bio-inspired metal-organic networks" - Fazer + 2022 Award ‘Best innovative teaching practice’ ND Researcher Instituto Lusófono de Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal	Not funded
2022 - 2022	"Plant4NewDrugs – How Medicinal Plants are important in the development of new Drugs" - Fazer + 2022 Award ‘Good research practices in education’ ND Researcher Instituto Lusófono de Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal	Not funded
2021 - 2021	Impact on population eating habits determined by the Covid-19 pandemic: contribution to a sociological and economic study ND Principal investigator Fundación Bancaria Caixa d'Estalvis i Pensions de Barcelona 'la Caixa', Portugal	Not funded
2021 - 2021	Fazer + 2021 Award - "Best innovative teaching practice" ND Researcher Ensino Lusófona, Portugal	Not funded
2021 - 2021	Fazer + 2021 Award - "Good research practices in teaching" ND Researcher Ensino Lusófona, Portugal	Not funded
2021 - 2021	Fazer+ Program: Excellence in Research Competition ND Researcher Instituto Lusófono de Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal	Not funded
2014 - 2017	Long-term effects of an energy-restricted Mediterranean diet on mortality and cardiovascular disease: the PREDIMED PLUS Study info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/FP7/340918/EU PhD Student Fellow	European Commission Ongoing
2013 - 2016	PREDIMED - Prevención con dieta Mediterranea ISRCTN35739639 PhD Student Fellow Universitat Rovira i Virgili Facultat de Medicina I Ciences de la Salut, Spain	European Commission
2013 - 2016	Liq.In7 ISSN: 1436-6207 PhD Student Fellow	Concluded
2013 - 2013	Effect of polyphenolic flavonoids on body composition in healthy sedentary people NA Master Student Fellow	Concluded
2010 - 2010	Comparative gravimetric test of 6 complete and fiber-filled enteric nutrition formulas administered by gavage N/A Scientific Initiation Fellow Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain	Concluded

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2019/01/02 - 2025/01/01	CEEC - Contrato de Estímulo ao Emprego Científico CEECINST/00147/2018/CP1498/CT0009 10.54499/CEECINST/00147/2018/CP1498/CT0009 Researcher	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2020/01/01 - 2023/12/31	Research Center for Biosciences & Health Technologies UIDP/04567/2020 10.54499/UIDP/04567/2020	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2020/01/01 - 2023/12/31	Research Center for Biosciences & Health Technologies UIDB/04567/2020 10.54499/UIDB/04567/2020	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded

Outputs

Publications

Book chapter	Ferreira-Pêgo, Cíntia; Vidovic B; Oliveira NG; Fernandes, Ana S; Costa JG. "Fruit and vegetable juices and Breast Cancer". In Cancer: Oxidative Stress and Dietary Antioxidants, 235-244. London: Elsevier - Academic Press, 2021. Published Paula Pereira; Carla Palma; Ferreira-Pêgo, Cíntia; Olga Amaral; Rijo, Patrícia; Gregório, João; Palma, Maria Lídia Laginha Mestre Guerreiro da; Nicolai, Marisa. "Grape Pomace: A Potential Ingredient for the Human Diet". In Advances in Food Science. Hyderabad, India: Vide Leaf, 2021. Published
Encyclopedia entry	Fontes, Tatiana; Sofia Lopes; Regina de A. Menezes; Esgalhado, Marta; Luís Monteiro Rodrigues. "Exploring Vegetarian and Omnivorous Approaches to Cardiovascular Risk and Body Composition". In Scholarly Community Encyclopedia. MDPI. MDPI, 2024. https://encyclopedia.pub/video/1424. Published Guerreiro, Íris; Ferreira-Pêgo, Cíntia; Carregosa, Diogo; Claudia Nunes dos Santos; Regina de A. Menezes; Fernandes, Ana Sofia; Costa, João Guilherme. "Polyphenols in Renal Pathophysiology". In Scholarly Community Encyclopedia. MDPI, 2022. https://encyclopedia.pub/entry/21925. Published
Journal article	Sofia Lopes; Madalena Cunha; João Guilherme Costa; Ferreira-Pêgo. "Analysis of food supplements and sports foods consumption patterns among a sample of gym-goers in Portugal". Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition 21 1 (2024): 2388077-2388077. https://research.ulusofona.pt/en/publications/62c5bf3a-6861-49b1-a10a-ce81e22b1309. 10.1080/15502783.2024.2388077 Beirão, Sofia; Costa, João G.; Ferreira-Pêgo, Cíntia. Corresponding author: Ferreira-Pêgo, Cíntia. "Assessing knowledge and awareness of Food and Drug Interactions among nutrition sciences students: Implications for education and clinical practice". Nutrition and Health (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/02601060241263409. 10.1177/02601060241263409 Andrade, Sérgio Fallone de; Ferreira-Pêgo, Cíntia; Fontes, Tatiana; Lopes, Sofia; Rodrigues, Luís Monteiro. "Omnivore and vegetarians show similar body composition and skin physiology across body regions—A comparative analysis". Skin Research and Technology 30 7 (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/srt.13798. 10.1111/srt.13798 Tatiana Fontes; Sofia Lopes; Regina Menezes; Marta Esgalhado; Monteiro Rodrigues L; Ferreira-Pêgo. "Exploring Vegetarian and Omnivorous Approaches to Cardiovascular Risk and Body Composition". Nutrients (2024): https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/16/13/2013. 10.3390/nu16132013 Joana Moura; Ferreira-Pêgo; Ana S Fernandes. "Consumers’ practices and safety perceptions regarding the use of materials for food preparation and storage". Food and Chemical Toxicology 178 (2023): https://research.ulusofona.pt/en/publications/6944a628-a1d9-4625-96d8-c12a9d584a6f. 10.1016/j.fct.2023.113901 Ana S Fernandes; Ferreira-Pêgo; João Guilherme Costa. "Functional Foods for Health: The Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Role of Fruits, Vegetables and Culinary Herbs". Foods (2023): https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/12/14/2742. 10.3390/foods12142742 Sofia Lopes; Tatiana Fontes; Regina Menezes; Monteiro Rodrigues L; Ferreira-Pêgo. "Mediterranean Diet Adherence and Its Relationship to Metabolic Markers and Body Composition in Portuguese University Students". Nutrients (2023): https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/10/2330. 10.3390/nu15102330 Clemente, Damião; Sousa-Catita, Diogo; Ferreira-Pêgo, Cíntia. "Hydration patterns and beverage consumption among a sample of institutionalized senior adults in Portugal". Biomedical and Biopharmaceutical Research 20 2 (2023): 1-14. http://dx.doi.org/10.19277/bbr.20.2.324. 10.19277/bbr.20.2.324 Pedro, Andreia; Ferreira-Pêgo, Cíntia; Rossoni, C.; Alves, E. Corresponding author: Alves, E. "Food and Nutrition Knowledge of Elementary School Teachers in a Region of Lisbon, Portugal". Biomedical and Biopharmaceutical Research (2023): https://doi.org/10.19277/bbr.20.1.313. 10.19277/bbr.20.1.313 Mónica Monteiro; Ferreira-Pêgo. "University Students Eating Habits: Normal Semester vs. Lockdown Period Caused by COVID-19 Pandemic". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (2022): https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/19/12750. 10.3390/ijerph191912750 Sofia Lopes; Tatiana Fontes; Rejane Giacomelli Tavares; Monteiro Rodrigues L; Ferreira-Pêgo. "Bioimpedance and Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry Are Not Equivalent Technologies: Comparing Fat Mass and Fat-Free Mass". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (2022): https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/21/13940. 10.3390/ijerph192113940 Luís Monteiro Rodrigues; Regina Menezes Echaniz; Andrade, Sergio; Fontes, Tatiana; LOPES, SOFIA; Ferreira-Pêgo, Cíntia. "Dietary patterns and their impacts on skin physiology". Acta Physiologica 236 S725 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/apha.13877. 10.1111/apha.13877 Tatiana Fontes; Monteiro Rodrigues L; Ferreira-Pêgo. "Comparison between Different Groups of Vegetarianism and Its Associations with Body Composition: A Literature Review from 2015 to 2021". Nutrients (2022): https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/9/1853. 10.3390/nu14091853 Íris Guerreiro; Ferreira-Pêgo; Carregosa, Diogo; Claudia Nunes dos Santos; Regina Menezes; Ana S Fernandes; João Guilherme Costa. "Polyphenols and Their Metabolites in Renal Diseases: An Overview". Foods (2022): https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/11/7/1060. 10.3390/foods11071060 Laurinda M.F.R. Simões; Nelson A.R. Tavares; Ferreira-Pêgo. "Plant-Based Diet and IGF-1 Modulation on HER2-Positive Breast Cancer". American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine 16 1 (2022): 36-45. https://research.ulusofona.pt/en/publications/b8b3820b-9037-4b60-9bbc-ec4faf5f09e0. 10.1177/15598276211023048 Mariana Z. de Oliveira; Ferreira-Pêgo. "Fatores que influenciam a duração do aleitamento materno entre mães portuguesas". Biomedical and biopharmaceutical research : jornal de investigação biomédica e biofarmacêutica 19 1 (2022): 1-12. https://research.ulusofona.pt/en/publications/02fdaef9-7ad2-4b80-bed7-249387927cf1. 10.19277/bbr.19.1.276 Tavares, N; Tatiana Silva; Ferreira-Pêgo. "Avaliação antropométrica de crianças em idade pré-escolar e escolar da Macaronésia Europeia". Biomedical and biopharmaceutical research : jornal de investigação biomédica e biofarmacêutica (2022): https://research.ulusofona.pt/en/publications/2c044b9d-2744-466b-b36e-544eeae867a9. 10.19277/bbr.19.1.278 Lívia Barroso; Viegas, Cláudia; João Vieira; Ferreira-Pêgo, Cíntia; Joyce Costa; Pedro Fonte; Barroso, Livia; et al. "Lipid-based carriers for food ingredients delivery". Journal of Food Engineering 295 (2021): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2020.110451. 10.1016/J.JFOODENG.2020.110451 Ferreira-Pêgo, Cíntia; Tavares, Rejane Giacomelli; Lopes, Sofia; Fontes, Tatiana; Rodrigues, LM. "Body composition assessment of vegetarian-vegan and omnivore young women - an exploratory study". Journal Biomedical and Biopharmaceutical Research 18 1 (2021): 15. http://dx.doi.org/10.19277/bbr.18.1.258. 10.19277/bbr.18.1.258 Mónica Monteiro; Tatiana Fontes; Ferreira-Pêgo. "Nutrition Literacy of Portuguese Adults—A Pilot Study". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (2021): https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/6/3177. 10.3390/ijerph18063177 Ferreira-Pêgo, Cíntia; Tavares, Rejane Giacomelli; Lopes, Sofia; Fontes, Tatiana; Monteiro, Luís Rodrigues. "Avaliação da composição corporal de mulheres jovens vegetarianas e omnívoras - um estudo exploratório". (2021): http://hdl.handle.net/10437/12748. Palma, Maria Lídia Laginha Mestre Guerreiro da; Ferreira-Pêgo, Cíntia; Nicolai, Marisa; Pereira, Paula. "Avaliação sensorial preliminar de bolachas doces de farinha de bagaço de uva". (2021): http://hdl.handle.net/10437/12808. Diana Pereira; Ferreira-Pêgo; Bruno Sousa. "Avaliação do risco nutricional em idosos utentes de uma residência sénior: um estudo de caso". Biomedical and biopharmaceutical research : jornal de investigação biomédica e biofarmacêutica (2021): https://research.ulusofona.pt/en/publications/feccdbae-e258-408c-9b1e-b54c106e3b7c. Aline Ambrósio; Letícia Vasconcelos; Marta Raposo; Ferreira-Pêgo. "Impact of the year of graduation on the positioning of nutrition professionals regarding the vegetarian diet". Biomedical and biopharmaceutical research : jornal de investigação biomédica e biofarmacêutica 18 1 (2021): https://research.ulusofona.pt/en/publications/51b63f9f-79fe-4ce8-9d14-74cbf5e2bb33. 10.19277/BBR.18.1.248 Ferreira-Pêgo; Rejane Giacomelli Tavares; Sofia Lopes; Tatiana Fontes; Luís Rodrigues Monteiro. "Avaliação da composição corporal de mulheres jovens vegetarianas e omnívoras - um estudo exploratório". Default journal (2021): https://research.ulusofona.pt/en/publications/2dd93f35-2f68-4e05-a54c-cbc25353959d. Aline Ambrósio; Letícia Vasconcelos; Marta Raposo; Ferreira-Pêgo. "Impacto do ano de formação no posicionamento dos profissionais de nutrição face à dieta vegetariana". Default journal (2021): https://research.ulusofona.pt/en/publications/43d0623a-6dd9-449e-8206-ca12bd1d4220. Maria Lídia Palma; Ferreira-Pêgo; Marisa Nicolai; Paula Pereira. "Avaliação sensorial preliminar de bolachas doces de farinha de bagaço de uva". Default journal (2021): https://research.ulusofona.pt/en/publications/55edb594-f9cf-4045-b48f-3af29e94084e. M. Lídia Palma; Ferreira-Pêgo; Marisa Nicolai; Paula Pereira. "Preliminary sensory evaluation of grape pomace flour sweet cookies". Biomedical and biopharmaceutical research : jornal de investigação biomédica e biofarmacêutica 18 1 (2021): 1-11. https://research.ulusofona.pt/en/publications/eb640dc3-7fa9-444f-92c7-67614612a40f. 10.19277/BBR.18.1.249 Paula Pereira; Carla Palma; Ferreira-Pêgo; Olga Amaral; Anabela Amaral; Patricia Rijo; João Gregório; Lídia Palma; Marisa Nicolai. "Grape Pomace: A Potential Ingredient for the Human Diet". Foods (2020): https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/9/12/1772. 10.3390/foods9121772 Ferreira-Pêgo, Cíntia. "Anthropometric assessment of children aged between 6 and 14 years from a school in Lisbon". Biomedical and Biopharmaceutical Research Journal (2020): http://doi.org/10.19277/bbr.17.2.237. 10.19277/bbr.17.2.237 Ferreira-Pêgo, Cíntia. "Eating behavior: The influence of age, nutrition knowledge, and Mediterranean diet". Nutrition and Health (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0260106020945076. 10.1177/0260106020945076 Rita Bárbara; Ferreira-Pêgo. "Changes in Eating Habits among Displaced and Non-Displaced University Students". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (2020): https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/15/5369. 10.3390/ijerph17155369 Ferreira-Pêgo, Cíntia. "Factors influencing healthy food choices of university students". Biomedical and Biopharmaceutical Research Journal (BBR) (2020): http://doi.org/10.19277/bbr.17.1.220. 10.19277/bbr.17.1.220 Ferreira-Pêgo, Cíntia. "Preliminary sensory evaluation of salty crackers with grape pomace flour". Biomedical and Biopharmaceutical Research Journal (2020): http://doi.org/10.19277/bbr.17.1.222. 10.19277/bbr.17.1.222 Rita Bárbara; Ferreira-Pêgo. "Changes in eating habits among displaced and non-displaced university students". Default journal (2020): https://research.ulusofona.pt/en/publications/180477d0-5185-452f-a5d8-ff0d157fc398. Adriana Costa; Ferreira-Pêgo; Bruno Sousa. "Avaliação antropométrica de crianças entre os 6 e 14 anos de idade de um colégio em Lisboa". Default journal (2020): https://research.ulusofona.pt/en/publications/624cd9a0-bb10-47ca-ac1c-3aa63b4b08a8. Ferreira-Pêgo, Cíntia. "Anthropometric evaluation of pre-school and school age children from Azores archipelago, Portugal". Journal Biomedical and Biopharmaceutical Research (2019): http://doi.org/10.19277/bbr.16.2.208. 10.19277/bbr.16.2.208 Ferreira-Pêgo, Cíntia. "Body shape concerns in Portuguese university students". Journal Biomedical and Biopharmaceutical Research (2019): http://doi.org/10.19277/bbr.16.2.209. 10.19277/bbr.16.2.209 Ferreira-Pêgo, Cíntia. "Anthropometric evaluation of children aged between 3 and 9 years from Canary Island". Journal Biomedical and Biopharmaceutical Research (2019): http://doi.org/10.19277/bbr.16.2.207. 10.19277/bbr.16.2.207 Ferreira-Pêgo, Cíntia; Rodrigues, Joana; Costa, Adriana; Sousa, Bruno. "Adherence to the Mediterranean diet in Portuguese university students". Journal Biomedical and Biopharmaceutical Research 16 1 (2019): 41-49. http://dx.doi.org/10.19277/bbr.16.1.196. Published • 10.19277/bbr.16.1.196 Ferreira-Pêgo; Elizabeth Galván; Silvia Morales; Joaquim Fábregas; Yazmina Martín; Tavares, N. "Avaliação antropométrica de crianças entre os 3 e os 9 anos de idade das ilhas Canárias". Biomedical and biopharmaceutical research : jornal de investigação biomédica e biofarmacêutica (2019): https://research.ulusofona.pt/en/publications/ffbb14b1-d0b5-44ea-9779-d3da18e7879d. Ferreira-Pêgo, Cíntia. "A higher Mediterranean diet adherence and exercise practice are associated with a healthier drinking profile in a healthy Spanish adult population". European journal of nutrition (2017): https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-015-1117-5. 10.1007/s00394-015-1117-5 Amor, A.J.; Serra-Mir, M.; Martínez-González, M.A.; Corella, D.; Salas-Salvadó, J.; Fitó, M.; Estruch, R.; et al. "Prediction of cardiovascular disease by the framingham-REGICOR equation in the high-risk PREDIMED cohort: Impact of the mediterranean diet across different risk strata". Journal of the American Heart Association 6 3 (2017): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85014995129&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1161/JAHA.116.004803 Ferreira-Pêgo, Cíntia. "Frequent Consumption of Sugar- and Artificially Sweetened Beverages and Natural and Bottled Fruit Juices Is Associated with an Increased Risk of Metabolic Syndrome in a Mediterranean Population at High Cardiovascular Disease Risk". The Journal of nutrition (2016): https://doi.org/10.3945/jn.116.230367. 10.3945/jn.116.230367 Ferreira-Pêgo, Cíntia. "Letter to the Editor Re: Nissensohn M. et al.; Nutrients 2016, 8, 232". Nutrients (2016): http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4997368. 10.3390/nu8080453 Ferreira-Pêgo, Cíntia. "Beverage Intake Assessment Questionnaire: Relative Validity and Repeatability in a Spanish Population with Metabolic Syndrome from the PREDIMED-PLUS Study". Nutrients (2016): http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4997388. 10.3390/nu8080475 Ferreira-Pêgo, Cíntia. "Total fluid intake and its determinants: cross-sectional surveys among adults in 13 countries worldwide". European journal of nutrition (2015): http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4472938. 10.1007/s00394-015-0943-9 Ferreira-Pêgo, Cíntia. "Intake of water and different beverages in adults across 13 countries". European journal of nutrition (2015): http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4473281. 10.1007/s00394-015-0952-8 Ferreira-Pêgo, Cíntia. "Magnesium in tap and bottled mineral water in Spain and its contribution to nutritional recommendations". Nutricion hospitalaria (2015): https://doi.org/10.3305/nh.2015.31.5.8589. 10.3305/nh.2015.31.5.8589 Ferreira-Pêgo, Cíntia. "The calcium concentration of public drinking waters and bottled mineral waters in Spain and its contribution to satisfying nutritional needs". Nutricion hospitalaria (2014): https://doi.org/10.3305/nh.2014.30.1.7491. 10.3305/nh.2014.30.1.7491 Ferreira-Pêgo, Cíntia. "Fluid intake in Spanish children and adolescents; a cross-sectional study". Nutricion hospitalaria (2014): https://doi.org/10.3305/nh.2014.29.5.7420. 10.3305/nh.2014.29.5.7420 Ferreira-Pêgo, Cíntia. "Fluid intake from beverages in Spanish adults; cross-sectional study". Nutricion hospitalaria (2014): https://doi.org/10.3305/nh.2014.29.5.7421. 10.3305/nh.2014.29.5.7421

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2024/05/16	Food Supplements and Sports Foods: Recreational Athletes' Perceptions of their Safety	XXIII Congresso de Nutrição e Alimentação Associação Portuguesa de Nutrição (Lisbon, Portugal)
2024/04/15	Impact of diet quality on cardiovascular risk and its risk factors: comparison between omnivorous and vegetarian individuals	XXVI Congresso Anual APNEP 2024 Associação Portuguesa de Nutrição Entérica e Parentérica (Porto, Portugal)
2024/04/15	VIDA Project - cardioVascular Impact of a Vegetarian and Mediterranean Diet - A Randomized Controlled Trial	XXVI Congresso Anual APNEP 2024 Associação Portuguesa de Nutrição Entérica e Parentérica (Porto, Portugal)
2024/03/15	Nutrition and Cardiovascular Health	IV Jornadas Lusófonas de Nutrição Universidade Lusófona (Lisbon, Portugal)
2024/03/15	Food supplements: consumption and perception of safety in recreational athletes	IV Jornadas Lusófonas de Nutrição Universidade Lusófona (Lisbon, Portugal)
2024/02/07	Food Supplements: Exploring Recreational Athletes' Perceptions of Food Supplements Contamination	54th Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Pharmacology, 42nd Meeting of Clinical Pharmacology and 23rd Meeting of Toxicology Sociedade Portuguesa de Farmacologia (Lisbon, Portugal)
2023/11/17	Body composition and cardiovascular risk: the Vegetarian lifestyle	Legumina – 2º Congresso de Alimentação Vegetariana Associação Portuguesa Vegetariana (Porto, Portugal)
2023/11/11	Assessing Recreational Athletes' Awareness of Contaminants in Food Supplements and their Health Implications.	5th ELMO Congress (Budapest, Hungary)
2023/11/10	Contribution of diet quality to cardiovascular risk: Mediterranean vs. Vegetarian dietary patterns	V CBIOS Seminar Universidade Lusófona (Lisbon, Portugal)
2023/09/22	Cardiovascular health: the influence of dietary patterns and physical activity.	Conferência: Saúde, Dança e Ciência Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa (Lisbon, Portugal)
2023/05/11	Body composition and cardiovascular risk: a comparison between Vegetarians and Omnivores	XXII Congresso de Nutrição e Alimentação & III Congresso Internacional de Nutrição e Alimentação Associação Portuguesa de Nutrição (Porto, Portugal)
2023/04/17	Contribution of diet quality to cardiovascular risk: Vegetarian and Mediterranean diets	XXV Congresso Anual APNEP Associação Portuguesa de Nutrição Entérica e Parentérica (Porto, Portugal)
2022/11/18	Relationship between Vegetarianism and body composition	Legumina - Congresso de Alimentação Vegetariana Associação Vegetariana Portuguesa (Lisbon, Portugal)
2022/11/12	Physiology of body composition how do vegetarians and omnivores differ?	2nd Internacional Meeting of Physiology - SPFis 2022 Sociedade Portuguesa de Fisiologia (Coimbra, Portugal)
2022/10/15	The Portuguese physiology roadmap from molecules to the individual perspectives from CBIOS.	2nd International Meeting of the Portuguese Physiological Society (Coimbra, Portugal)
2022/10/10	Mediterranean diet adherence, body composition, and metabolic markers in Portuguese university students	X Congresso Iberoamericano de Universidades Promotoras da Saúde - ENSINO SUPERIOR, PROMOÇÃO DA SAÚDE E DESENVOLVIMENTO SUSTENTÁVEL (Coimbra, Portugal)
2022/09/23	Mediterranean diet adherence, body composition, and metabolic markers in Portuguese university students	Mediterranean Diet, Functional Foods and Bioactive Compounds: Science and Practice (Athens, Greece)
2022/06/03	Associating skin variables to dietary patterns	International Society for biophysics and Imaging of the skin (ISBS) (Berlin, Germany)
2022/02/11	Cookware and Food Packaging Materials: an Analysis of Portuguese Consumers Practices and Perception of Safety.	Reunião da Sociedade Portuguesa de Farmacologia – XXI Reunião de Toxicologia Sociedade Portuguesa de Farmacologia (Porto, Portugal)
2021/11/22	Exploring body composition: differences between vegetarians and omnivores	8º Simpósio Nacional para a Promoção de uma Alimentação Saudável e Segura INSA (Lisbon, Portugal)
2021/10/12	Does a Vegan-Vegetarian diet increase body fat content?	56º CONGRESSO ANUAL DA SBFIS Sociedade Brasileira de Fisiologia (Brazil)
2021/06/26	Eating habits of Portuguese university students: comparison between normal season, academic evaluations, and COVID-19 lockdown period	International Conference on Food Science & Nutrition
2021/06/04	Exploring the impact of Vegetarian-Vegan and omnivores regimes in human skin physiology	International Society for biophysics and Imaging of the skin (ISBS)
2020/11/02	Mediterranean Diet Adherence, Eating Behavior and Body Shape Concerns in Portuguese University Students	Encontro Ciência Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (Lisbon, Portugal)
2019/11/12	Assessment of fluid intake as a determinant of lifestyle and its impact on health	II Simposio de epidemiología y bioestatística Universidad CES (Medellín, Colombia)
2019/10/10	Frequent consumption of artificially sweetened beverages is associated with an increased risk of metabolic syndrome in a Mediterranean population at high CVD risk	Physioma 2019 Sociedade Portuguesa de Fisiologia (Lisbon, Portugal)
2017/07/01	Frequent consumption of sugar and artificially sweetened beverages, and natural and bottled fruit juices are associated with an increased risk of metabolic syndrome in a Mediterranean population at high CVD risk	34th International Symposium on Diabetes and Nutrition
2015/04/07	Sugar-sweetened beverages intake and metabolic syndrome	Sesiones científicas 2015 - Nutrición, Alimentación y Síndrome Metabólico CCNIEC (Barcelona, Spain)
2014/11/12	A healthier lifestyle is associated with a healthier drinking profile	III World Congress of Public Health Nutrition (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain)
2014/11/12	Fluid intake from beverages in Spanish adults: cross-sectional study	III World Congress of Public Health Nutrition (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain)

Supervision

	Thesis Title Role	Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2024/11 - Current	Professional Internship - Order of Nutritionists Supervisor of Gabriel Mateus	Ordem dos Nutricionistas, Portugal
2024 - Current	Comparison of cardiovascular risk calculators Supervisor of Ana Rita Viana Ferreira	Nutrition Sciences Bachelor (Degree) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2020 - Current	The effect of increased controlled physical activity and nutritional education in schools on reducing overweight and obesity Co-supervisor of Mirna Tavares	Doctorate in Educational Sciences (PhD) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Portugal
2024 - 2024	Assessment of nutritional status and eating behaviour in pre-professional ballet dancers: relationship with perceived exertion Supervisor of Maria da Piedade Valadas Parreira Cano	Nutrition Sciences Bachelor (Degree) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2024 - 2024	Perception, Satisfaction and Distortion of Body Image and its Correlation with Body Composition: An Analysis of Nutrition Science Students Supervisor of Patrícia Serra Ferreira	Nutrition Sciences Bachelor (Degree) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2024 - 2024	Analyzing adherence to nutrition consultations by parents in relation to their children: A study carried out in a football training centre Supervisor of João Pedro Costa Alves	Nutrition Sciences Bachelor (Degree) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2024 - 2024	Nanotechnological advances in cosmetic products: consumer perceptions Co-supervisor of Paula Cristina de Oliveira	Integrated Master's in Pharmaceutical Sciences (Master) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2022 - 2024	Impact of a vegetarian diet on cardiovascular risk, cardiometabolic markers and body composition Supervisor of Tatiana Alexandra Sousa Fontes	Master in Clinical Nutrition (Master) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2022 - 2024	Food supplements: analysis of consumption and perception of safety by gym users Supervisor of Sofia Ramos Falcão Lopes	Health Products and Food Supplements (Master) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2023 - 2023	Assessment of eating habits and nutritional status in young soccer players Supervisor of Diogo Domingos Emídio	Nutrition Sciences Bachelor (Degree) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2023 - 2023	Evaluation of the water consumption of institutionalized patients at Montepio Residences in the Lisbon and Tagus Valley Region. Supervisor of Damião José Mendes Da Silva Clemente	Nutrition Sciences Bachelor (Degree) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2023 - 2023	Evaluation of factors associated with constipation in patients followed up in clinical nutrition consultations Supervisor of Catarina Leandro Sequeira Amaro	Nutrition Sciences Bachelor (Degree) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2023 - 2023	Food offer, food education content and advertising in schools: comparison between the 2018/2019 and 2021/2022 school years Supervisor of Catarina Ferreira Batista	Nutrition Sciences Bachelor (Degree) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2023 - 2023	Adipose tissue, physical activity and food consumption: differences between omnivores and vegetarians Supervisor of João Gabriel Varela Madureira	Nutrition Sciences Bachelor (Degree) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2022 - 2022	Relationship between total adipose tissue, visceral adipose tissue and subcutaneous adipose tissue and different metabolic markers in a sample of Portuguese adults Supervisor of Guilherme de Oliveira Canas	Nutrition Sciences Bachelor (Degree) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2022 - 2022	Characterization of the energy, macronutrient, and water intake of senior team sports athletes. Comparison with international recommendations Supervisor of Tomás Paixão da Costa	Nutrition Sciences Bachelor (Degree) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2022 - 2022	Nutritional care in an online context: Perceptions of nutrition professionals Supervisor of Marina Mustefaga	Nutrition Sciences Bachelor (Degree) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2021 - 2021	Comparison between impedance and dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA): Assessment of lean mass and fat mass Supervisor of Sofia Ramos Falcão Lopes	Nutrition Sciences Bachelor (Degree) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2021 - 2021	Urolithin B: pomegranate bioactive metabolite with potential anti-inflammatory effect and regulator of intracellular Ca2+ signaling pathways Co-supervisor of Beatriz Cardoso Agostinho Oliveira	Nutrition Sciences Bachelor (Degree) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2021 - 2021	Influence of diet on skin carotene content: differences between omnivores and vegetarians Supervisor of Ana Rita Martins Nunes	Nutrition Sciences Bachelor (Degree) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2020 - 2021	Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet of Portuguese children from the 1st cycle and the 2nd cycle of Basic Education Supervisor of Catarina Martins	Nutrition Sciences (Degree) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Centro de Investigação em Biociências e Tecnologias da Saúde, Portugal
2020 - 2020	Benefits of Diet and Supplementation in Mitigating Fibromyalgia Symptoms Supervisor of Liliana Esteves Henriques	Nutrition Sciences Bachelor (Degree) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2020 - 2020	Assessment of Health Literacy in Portuguese adults Supervisor of Tatiana Alexandra Sousa Fontes	Nutrition Sciences Bachelor (Degree) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2020 - 2020	Adherence to the Mediterranean diet by Portuguese primary and secondary school children Supervisor of Catarina Rita Tomé Martins	Nutrition Sciences Bachelor (Degree) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2020 - 2020	Comparison of the eating habits of Portuguese university students in normal times, during academic assessments and during the lockdown period due to the COVID-19 pandemic Supervisor of Mónica Alexandra e Silva Monteiro	Nutrition Sciences Bachelor (Degree) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2019 - 2019	Evaluation of the effectiveness of lectures on nutrition in training athletes Supervisor of Jorge Francisco Fernandes Batista	Nutrition Sciences (Degree) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2019 - 2019	Characterization of the population consuming food supplements for sarcopenia and dyslipidemia Supervisor of Sara Mestre Ribeiro	Integrated Master's Degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences (Master) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2019 - 2019	Evaluating the effectiveness of lectures on nutrition for training athletes Supervisor of Jorge Francisco Fernandes Batista	Nutrition Sciences Bachelor (Degree) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal

Event organisation

	Event name Type of event (Role)	Institution / Organization
2024/03/15 - 2024/03/16	IV Jornadas Lusófonas de Nutrição (2024/03/15) Conference (President of the Organising Committee)	Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2020/03/03 - 2020/03/04	III Jornadas Lusófonas de Nutrição (2020/03/03 - 2020/03/04) Symposium (President of the Organising Committee)	Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2019/10/02 - 2019/10/04	Member of the Organising Committee of the NutRedOx COST Action CA 16112 Meeting, 2-4 October 2019, Lisbon, Portugal. (2019/10/02 - 2019/10/04) (2019/10/02 - 2019/10/04) Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)	Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2019/09/30 - 2019/10/02	Member of the Organising Committee of the NutRedOx COST Action CA 16112 Training School in Molecular Nutrition (“Food metabolites and the impact of microbiota” and “Cell migration: concepts, mechanisms and techniques”), 30 September-2 October 2019, Lisbon, Portugal. (2019/09/30 - 2019/10/02) (2019/09/30 - 2019/10/02) Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)	Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2019/09/27 - 2019/09/28	Member of the Organising Committee of the I Bioactive Natural Products Research Meeting 2019 - Bio.Natural Meeting 2019, 27-28 September, Lisbon, Portugal. (2019/09/27 - 2019/09/28) (2019/09/27 - 2019/09/28) Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)	Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

	Topic Role	Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization
2024	Relationship between the nutritional status of young people practicing sport and adherence to the Mediterranean diet. (Thesis) Main arguer	Bruna Raposo (Other) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2023/12/20	Effect of the Associated Use of Green Banana Biomass and Kombucha on the Intestinal Health and Body Composition of Obese Adult Women (Thesis) Arguer	Linley Maria da Silva Portera (PhD) Universidad Internacional Iberoamericana, Mexico
2023	Telenutrition in Portugal - The Present Future? (Thesis) Main arguer	Matilde Mira (Other) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2023	Eating patterns and mindful eating: the relationship between food choices and food awareness (Thesis) Main arguer	Amanda Porto (Other) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2022	Characterization of online shopping habits for food supplements (Thesis) Main arguer	Pedro Lemos (Master) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2021	Evaluation of adherence to the Mediterranean diet in the 55-75 age group (Thesis) Main arguer	Joana Rodrigues (Other) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2021	Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet in Professors and Staff of the Lusófona University of Humanities and Technologies (Thesis) Main arguer	Joana Borges (Other) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2021	Food contact materials: analysis of safety notifications on the RASFF portal (Thesis) Main arguer	Carolina Pereira (Other) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2021	Fiber intake in a group of Portuguese adults: compliance with the recommended daily intake and its relationship with clinical conditions (Thesis) Main arguer	Mariana Batalha (Other) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2021	Health Literacy Assessment of Portuguese University Students (Thesis) Main arguer	Tatiana Pinto (Other) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2020	Consumer knowledge and understanding of added sugars (Thesis) Main arguer	Carolina Agostinho (Other) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2019	Characterizing the experience of users who attend nutrition consultations at a community pharmacy (Thesis) Main arguer	Joana Borralho (Master) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal

Ad Hoc journal article review

	Journal title (ISSN)	Publisher
2024 - Current	Guest Editor of the Research Topic “Nutritional and Dietary Considerations for Cardiovascular Health” in “Frontiers in Nutrition" journal	Frontiers in Nutrition
2024 - Current	European Journal of Nutrition	Springer
2024 - Current	Appetite	Elsevier
2023 - Current	Co-Guest editor of the Special Issue "Living with Multimorbidity from Current Prevention Strategies to Personalized Care" - HealthCare Journal	MDPI
2023 - Current	Nutrients	MDPI
2022 - Current	Free Radical Research	Taylor & Francis
2022 - Current	Public Health Nutrition	Cambridge University Press
2021 - Current	Food Bioscience	Elsevier
2021 - Current	Journal of Clinical Medicine	MDPI
2020 - Current	Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking	Marie Ann Libert
2019 - Current	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (Reviewer and Topic Editor)	MDPI
2019 - Current	Foods	MDPI
2022 - 2023	Co-Guest Editor of the Special Issue "Functional Foods for Health: The Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Role of Fruits, Vegetables and Culinary Herbs" - Foods Journal	MDPI
2021 - 2022	Guest editor of the Special Issue "Eating habits and Health" - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health	MDPI

Association member

	Society Organization name	Role
2024 - Current	Sociedade Portuguesa de Diabetologia	Full member
2023 - Current	Associação Portuguesa de Nutrição Entérica e Parentérica	Full member
2022 - Current	Associação Portuguesa de Nutrição	Full member
2022 - Current	American Society for Nutrition	Full member
2019 - Current	Sociedade Portuguesa de Fisiologia	Full member
2017 - Current	Ordem dos Nutricionistas	Full member

Committee member

	Activity description Role	Institution / Organization
2022 - Current	Member of the Consultative Observers of the Thematic Commission on Health and Food and Nutrition Security (SSAN) of the CPLP (Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries). Member	CPLP - Comunidade dos Países de Língua Portuguesa, Portugal
2021 - Current	Member of the University Council of Universidade Lusófona Member	Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2019 - Current	Member of the Scientific Council of the School of Health Sciences and Technologies of Universidade Lusófona Member	Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2019 - Current	Member of the Scientific Council of the Research Center for Biosciences & Health Technologies (CBIOS) Member	Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Centro de Investigação em Biociências e Tecnologias da Saúde, Portugal
2019 - Current	Member of the Pedagogical Council of the School of Health Sciences and Technologies of Universidade Lusófona Member	Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

	Academic session	Degree Subject (Type)	Institution / Organization
2024 - Current	Sports Nutrition	Nutrition Sciences Bachelor (Licenciatura)	Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2024 - Current	Nutrition and Dietetics	Integrated Master's in Pharmaceutical Sciences (Mestrado integrado)	Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2024 - Current	Research Methodologies I	Clinical Nutrition (Mestrado)	Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2024 - Current	Research Methodologies II	Clinical Nutrition (Mestrado)	Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2021 - Current	Internship	Nutrition Sciences (Licenciatura)	Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2021 - Current	Nutrition and Endocrinology in Aesthetic Medicine	Aesthetic Medicine and Cosmetic Surgery (Portuguese Society of Aesthetic and Cosmetic Medicine) (Pós-Graduação)	Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2020 - Current	Food Supplements	Health products and food supplements (Mestrado)	Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2020 - Current	Nutritional supplementation and sport	Health products and food supplements (Mestrado)	Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2019 - Current	Project I	Nutrition Sciences (Licenciatura)	Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2019 - Current	Project II	Nutrition Sciences (Licenciatura)	Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

	Activity description	Newspaper / Forum
2024	Interview about Food Supplements - Portal “HealthNews”	Portal “HealthNews”
2024	Interview in “Saúde Online” website about Food Supplements	Saúde Online
2024	Interview in the "Viver Saudável" magazine about Food Supplements	Viver Saudável
2024	Interview in “Notícias Magazine” journal (Jornal de Notícias) about Food supplement consumption in gym-goers.	Notícias Magazine (Jornal de Notícias)
2024	Post creation for the "Associação Vegetariana Portuguesa" / "ProVeg International", about Vegetarian diet and the risk of cardiovascular diseases.	Associação Vegetariana Portuguesa/ ProVeg International

Interview (tv / radio show)

	Program	Topic
2024/09/13 - Current	"A nossa tarde" RTP (public Portuguese TV channel). Interview about Food Supplements.	Interview about myths in Food Supplements consumption
2024/06/06 - Current	Podcast “Direta sem café”. Interview about Fake News in Nutrition.	Interview about Fake News in Nutrition.
2020/02/19 - Current	Saúde em dia	Hydration and water consumption
2016/07/19 - Current	Oral interview for La Nova Radio Reus / La Xarxa Catalunya (17: 17h-17: 27h).	SUGAR SWEETENED BEVERAGES AND THE RISK OF METABOLIC SYNDROME
2016/07/17 - Current	Oral interview for Cadena Ser during the Ser Consumidor program.	FREQUENT CONSUMPTION OF SUGAR SWEETENED BEVERAGES INCREASES THE RISK OF METABOLIC SYNDROME
2016/07/11 - Current	Oral interview for Euskadi Radio (21:00-22:00h).	THE RISKS OF SUGAR SWEETENED BEVERAGES
2016/07/11 - Current	Oral interview for Aragón Radio live from 7 pm to 8 pm.	SUGAR SWEETENED BEVERAGES AND THE RISK OF METABOLIC SYNDROME

Journal scientific committee

	Journal title (ISSN)	Publisher
2020 - Current	Biomedical and Biopharmaceutical Research	ALIES
2019 - Current	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health	MDPI

Other jury / evaluation

	Activity description	Institution / Organization
2024/07/09 - Current	Proofs of Professional Qualification of the Order of Nutritionists: Inês dos Santos, as the main arguer.	Ordem dos Nutricionistas, Portugal
2024/07/09 - Current	Proofs of Professional Qualification of the Order of Nutritionists: Maria João Cortinhas, as the main arguer.	Ordem dos Nutricionistas, Portugal
2024/07/09 - Current	Proofs of Professional Qualification of the Order of Nutritionists: Daniela Oliveira, as the main arguer.	Ordem dos Nutricionistas, Portugal
2024/05/22 - Current	Proofs of Professional Qualification of the Order of Nutritionists: Bruna Bastos Rosa, as the main arguer.	Ordem dos Nutricionistas, Portugal
2024/05/22 - Current	Proofs of Professional Qualification of the Order of Nutritionists: Filipe Gonçalves, as the main arguer.	Ordem dos Nutricionistas, Portugal
2022/07/07 - Current	Proofs of Professional Qualification of the Order of Nutritionists: Sofia Lopes, as supervisor.	Ordem dos Nutricionistas, Portugal
2021/11/03 - Current	Proofs of Professional Qualification of the Order of Nutritionists: Tatiana Fontes, as supervisor.	Ordem dos Nutricionistas, Portugal

Distinctions

Award

2024	Honourable Mention for the poster communication (as supervisor) - “Assessment of Food-Drug Interactions Knowledge Among Nutrition Sciences Students” at IV Nutrition’s Lusófona Seminar ECTS-UL, Lisbon, Portugal. Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2024	MET_BCCV - Awarded as Project of the Year in Research category Viver Saudável, Portugal
2024	Best Poster Presentation "The impact of economic inflation on Portuguese eating choices" IV Nutrition’s Lusófona Seminar ECTS-UL, Lisbon, Portugal
2024	Best oral communication “Impact of diet quality on cardiovascular risk and its risk factors: comparison between omnivorous and vegetarian individuals” APNEP: Associação Portuguesa de Nutrição Entérica e Parentérica, Portugal
2023	Scientific article selected as "Editor's choice paper" and "Highly viewed paper" in Foods MDPI in 2023 (as senior author). "Polyphenols and Their Metabolites in Renal Diseases: An Overview" \| Foods, 11(7), 1060. doi: 10.3390/foods11071060
2022	Scientific article selected as one of the "Most Notable Articles" published in Foods MDPI in March-May 2022 (as senior author). "Polyphenols and Their Metabolites in Renal Diseases: An Overview". \| Foods, 11(7), 1060. doi: 10.3390/foods11071060
2021	1st place - 6th Edition of the ATG – Ciência Viva - Ciência Viva no Laboratório by ATG – “O que vês ao espelho: realidade ou ficção/ What you see in the mirror: reality or fiction” (as supervisor)
2020	Scholarship for the "Best Practices in Digital Education for Teachers" course I.E. University, Spain
2017	GRIFOLS/ SENPE-FUNDACIÓN SENPE - Award for the best scientific article published in the journal Nutrición Hospitalaria with the greatest impact factor
2010	PRÉMIO S. LLUC 2010 - Award for the best research project within the internal student program

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2022	Specialist in community nutrition and public health Ordem dos Nutricionistas, Portugal