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Rita Nunes Novo is a research fellow (FCT/MCTES UIDB/05704/2020) at the Center for Innovative Care and Health Technology (ciTechCare) and an MSc student in Pediatric Nutrition at the Faculty of Nutrition and Food Sciences of Oporto University. She completed her Degree in Dietetics and Nutrition in 2021 from School of Health Sciences of Polytechnic Institute of Leiria. Her research areas and interests mainly focus on pediatric feeding disorders, pediatric nutrition, avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder and nutrition education. Rita is a research fellow in the Veggies4myHeart Project, where she collaborates in the nutritional education of preschool children. Currently, her work is focused on promoting knowledge and consumption of vegetables in preschool children, as well as studying Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID).
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Rita Nunes Novo
Date of birth
1998/07/18
Gender
Female

Citation names

  • Novo, Rita
  • Novo, R.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
4F13-84DF-267D
ORCID iD
0000-0001-8105-5924

Email addresses

  • rita.n.novo@ipleiria.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Telephone
  • (+351) 244845300 (Professional)

Addresses

  • Campus 5, Rua das Olhalvas, 2414-016, Leiria, Leiria, Portugal (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences - Nutrition, Dietetics

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2022/09/16 - 2024/07/01
Ongoing
 Mestrado em Nutrição Pediátrica (Mestrado)
Major in Pediatric Nutrition
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências da Nutrição e Alimentação, Portugal
2022/06/09 - 2022/06/09
Concluded
 Nutrition and Physiology of Weight Loss: An Evidence-Based Approach (Outros)
Nutrition Academy, Portugal
2017/09 - 2021/06/23
Concluded
 Dietetics and Nutrition (Licenciatura)
Major in Health
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
"Efects of COVID-19 Lockdown on Body Weight and Dietary Habits in Adults: A Narrative Review" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 15
2021/04/26 - 2021/04/29
Concluded
 Writing in the Sciences (Outros)
Coursera Inc, United States
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/02/13 - Current Researcher (Research) Center for Innovative Care and Health Technology, Portugal
Center for Innovative Care and Health Technology, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/09/06 - 2022/03/04 Professional Internship for Access to the Order of Nutritionists Câmara Municipal de Leiria, Portugal
PICIE - Câmara Municipal de Leiria, Portugal
2021/03/01 - 2021/05/28 Curricular Internship Center for Innovative Care and Health Technology, Portugal
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal
2020/11/03 - 2020/12/16 Curricular Internship PICIE - Câmara Municipal de Leiria, Portugal
2020/09/21 - 2020/10/30 Curricular Internship Vertente Direta, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2020/01/01 - Current Center for Innovative Care and Health Technology
UIDB/05704/2020
Research Fellow
Center for Innovative Care and Health Technology, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Borges, Mariana; Novo, R.; Rosa, Tiago; Vieito, Leonel; Dias, Sara S.; Lages, M.; Guarino, MP; Braga-Pontes, Cátia. "Impacto do Projeto Veggies4myHeart no Consumo de Hortícolas em Idade Pré-Escolar - Ano Letivo 2022/23 [Impact of the Veggies4myHeart Project on Vegetable Consumption in Preschool Age - School Year 2022/23]". Paper presented in 2º Congresso da Rede de Instituic¸o~es de Ensino Superior para a Salvaguarda da Dieta Mediterra^nica/2ª Confere^ncia Internacional Dieta e Gastronomia Mediterra^nicas, Évora, 2023.
Conference poster
  1. Novo, R.; Braga-Pontes, Cátia; Dias, Sara; Marlene Lages. "Impact of the Veggies4myHeart Project on Preschoolers' Willingness to Try Vegetables". Paper presented in Science Cluster Conference: Prevention of Childhood Obesity, 2023.
  2. Novo, R.; M.Borges; TA.Rosa; L.Vieito; SS.Dias; M.Lages; MP.Guarino; C.Pontes. "Impact of the Veggies4Myheart Project on Knowledge and Consumption of Vegetables in Preschool Age". Paper presented in XVIII Congresso da APE/XLI Reunión Anual SEE, 2023.
  3. Borges, Mariana; Novo, Rita; Rosa, Tiago; Vieito, Leonel; Dias, Sara S.; Lages, M.; Guarino, MP; Braga-Pontes, Cátia. "Impacto do projeto Veggies4myHeart no conhecimento e consumo de hortícolas em idade pré-escolar [Impact of the Veggies4myHeart project on knowledge and consumption of vegetables in preschool age]". Paper presented in XLI Reunión Anual de la Sociedad Española de Epidemiología e XVIII Congresso da Associação Portuguesa de Epidemiologia, 2023.
  4. Novo, Rita. "Oral Health and Food - The game as a teaching tool". Paper presented in XX Congress of the Portuguese Association of Oral Hygienists, 2021.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/03/14 PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF A STUDY OF THE PREVALENCE OF ARFID IN CHILDREN FROM 2 TO 10 YEARS OF AGE XXXVI Annual Meeting Of The Portuguese Society Of Gastrenterology, Hepatology And Pediatric Nutrition
Portuguese Society of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Pediatric Nutrition (Porto, Portugal)
2024/02/15 Eating and Body Image - Eating Disorders
Escola Secundária Jácome Ratton (Tomar, Portugal)
2024/01/10 Exploring the secrets of healthy eating
Escola Secundária Francisco Rodrigues Lobo (Leiria, Portugal)
2023/11/29 Healthy and tasty school snacks
Escola Básica Nery Capucho (Marinha Grande, Portugal)
2023/11/25 Prevalence and characterization of children between 2 and 10 years old with ARFID in a private clinic in the municipality of Leiria Healthy Longevity Conference 2023
Agilidades - Games4Therapy (Leiria, Portugal)
2023/11/25 Veggies4MyHeart Project Healthy Longevity Conference 2023
Agilidades - Games4Therapy (Leiria, Portugal)
2023/10/23 Nutrition in Sports in Adolescence
Escola Secundária Raul Proença (Caldas da Rainha, Portugal)
2023/10/17 Speaker of the presentation entitled "Eating Disorders in Pediatric Age", in the 1st Edition of the ESSLei Dietetics and Nutrition Conferences I ESSLei Dietetics and Nutrition Conference
School of Health Sciences of Polytechnic Institute of Leiria (Leiria, Portugal)
2023/10/16 "Breakfast and its importance" "Breakfast and its importance" - World Food Day
Centro Infantil Arco-Íris (Marinha Grande, Portugal)
2023/09/28 Impact of the Veggies4myheart Project on Vegetable Consumption in Preschool Age - academic year 2022/23 2nd Congress of the Network of Higher Education Institutions for the Safeguard of the Mediterranean Diet/ 2nd International Conference on Mediterranean Diet and Gastronomy
Rede de Instituições de Ensino Superior para a Salvaguarda da Dieta Mediterrânica (Évora, Portugal)

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2021/06/17 - 2021/06/17 ESSLei OPENDAY - Participation in the school's open day, which aims to promote the training offer of the School of Health, aimed at secondary and professional students
Exhibition
 ESSLei OPENDAY
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2022/05/27 - Current Ordem dos Nutricionistas/Order of Nutritionists Membro Efetivo da Ordem dos Nutricionistas - CP 5120N

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2022/03/09 - 2022/03/09 Guest Speaker at the Seminar - From student to nutritionist: the perspective of former students - within the scope of the Seminar Cycle of the Curricular Unit - Introduction to the Profession - aimed at students of Dietetics and Nutrition at the Polytechnic Institute of Leiria. Dietética e Nutrição (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2024/01/15 - Current Undergraduate Curricular Internship Supervisor Joana Edra
2023/11/06 - 2023/12/19 Undergraduate Curricular Internship Supervisor Inês Ruivo
2023/11/06 - 2023/12/19 Undergraduate Curricular Internship Supervisor Filipa Alberto
2023/09/18 - 2023/10/27 Undergraduate Curricular Internship Supervisor Bárbara Nogueira
2023/09/18 - 2023/10/27 Undergraduate Curricular Internship Supervisor Daniela Brites
Distinctions

Award

2023 2nd Place - Best oral communication at the Healthy Longevity Conference 2023
Agilidades - Games4Therapy, Portugal