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Food Choice, Nutrition, and Public Health
Santos, Mariana; Assunção, RicardoMaintaining a healthy diet throughout life helps prevent all forms of malnutrition, thereby reducing the risk of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and related conditions . Dietary habits, lifestyle choices, and social factors significantly influence our health. Recently, we have seen shifts in food consumption patterns driven by various factors. These include the increased availability of processed foods, rapid ...
Study around the Barroso mine (Portugal): Baseline levels of lithium for assess...
Jesus, Susana; Ventura, Marta; Assunção, Ricardo; Gueifão, Sandra; Delgado, Inês; Rego, Andreia; Ribeiro, Mariana; Martins, Marta; Neves, OrquídiaThe energetic green transition is increasing the demand for lithium (Li) exploitation. However, the Li supply faces challenges like limited reserves and environmental concerns. This pioneer study aims to characterize the Li concentrations in the region around the Barroso mine, in Portugal, by collecting and analyzing samples of cabbage, potato, drinking and irrigation water and soil from two nearby sites, and p...
Greening the plate: mycotoxin risks in sustainable food systems transition
Assunção, Ricardo; Viegas, Susana; Viegas, Carla; Martins, CarlaThe world population has changed dramatically over the last few centuries: an increasing number of people living on our planet; the world population today is around 2,000 times the size of what it was 12,000 ago when it was around 4 million — less than half of the current population of London. Pressure food systems exert on the environment has amplified over time: growth of the human population; changes in food...
Mortalidade e anos de vida perdidos por COVID-19 em Portugal dois anos de pandemia
Santos, João Almeida; Martins, Carla; Assunção, RicardoIntrodução: O impacto da pandemia COVID-19 na população portuguesa não é ainda conhecido na sua totalidade. A caracterização dos anos de vida perdidos prematuramente atribuídos à COVID-19 pode fornecer informação relevante para o desenvolvimento e implementação de estratégias de prevenção e controlo de doenças infeciosas no futuro. Objetivos: Calcular os anos de vida perdidos (YLL) atribuídos às mortes por COVI...
Fontes alternativas de proteínas nas dietas europeias: a contribuição do projet...
Serôdio, Ana; Biasini, Beatrice; Boué, Géraldine; Cozzi, Elena; Federighi, Michel; Jakobsen, Lea; Martins, Carla; Menozzi, Davide; Motta, CarlaA abordagem como a One Health, baseada em princípios que promovem a coexistência saudável, bem-estar e sustentabilidade entre humanos, animais e ambiente, tem surgido como indispensável para fazer face aos diversos problemas globais associados às alterações climáticas e sus- tentabilidade. A mesma multidisciplinaridade do conceito One Health é, também, uma característica do conceito e aplicação da Avaliação de ...
Maternal dietary exposure to mycotoxin aflatoxin B1 promotes intestinal immune ...
Bastos Amador, Patricia; Duarte, Elsa Leclerc; Caldeira, Ana Teresa; Salvador, Cátia; Assunção, Ricardo; Alvito, Paula; Ferreira, Manuela; Silva, InesMycotoxins are secondary metabolites produced by fungi occurring in food that are toxic to animals and humans. Early-life mycotoxins exposure has been linked to diverse pathologies. However, how maternal exposure to mycotoxins impacts on the intestinal barrier function of progeny has not been explored. Here, exposure of pregnant and lactating C57Bl/6J female mice to aflatoxin B1 (AFB1; 400 μg/kg body weight/day...
Training on the impact of climate change on public health: reflections and less...
Viegas, Susana; Santos, João Almeida; Kazmierczak, Aleksandra; Assunção, Ricardo; Viegas, Carla; Martins, CarlaClimate change is a major concern for public health and is considered the most important environmental threat of the 21st century. Currently, countries are still dealing with the health, social, and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic which have potential implications for global development pathways and how the risks from climate change are managed. Simultaneously, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 pos...
Afinal, é ou não seguro consumir regularmente pescado?
Santiago, Susana; Namorado, Sónia; Dias, Carlos; Martins, Carla; Santos, Mariana; Carvalho, Cristina; Assunção, RicardoConsumo de pescado em Portugal, Riscos e beneficios do consumo de pescado, Metilmercúrio (MeHg), População mais suscetível ao MeHg, Avaliação da exposição ao MeHg, Recomendações para o consumo de pescado.
Maternal dietary exposure to mycotoxin aflatoxin B1 promotes intestinal immune ...
Bastos-Amador, Patricia; Duarte, Elsa Leclerc; Torres, Júlio; Caldeira, Ana Teresa; Silva, Inês; Salvador, Cátia; Assunção, Ricardo; Alvito, PaulaAbstract: Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites produced by fungi occurring in food that are toxic to animals and humans. Early-life mycotoxins exposure has been linked to diverse pathologies. However, how maternal exposure to mycotoxins impacts on the intestinal barrier function of progeny has not been explored. Here, exposure of pregnant and lactating C57Bl/6J female mice to aflatoxin B1 (AFB1; 400 μg/kg body ...
HBM4EU-MOM: Prenatal methylmercury-exposure control in five countries through s...
Katsonouri, Andromachi; Gabriel, Catherine; Esteban López, Marta; Namorado, Sónia; Halldorsson, Thorhallur; Snoj Tratnik, Janja; Rodriguez Martin, LauraBackground: Seafood is a major source of vital nutrients for optimal fetal growth, but at the same time is the main source of exposure to methylmercury (MeHg), an established neurodevelopmental toxicant. Pregnant women must be provided with dietary advice so as to include safely fish in their diet for nutrition and mercury control. The aim of this work is to present the design of a multicentre randomized contro...