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Effect of motor competence and health-related fitness in the prevention of meta...
Pombo, André; Cordovil, Rita; Rodrigues, Luis Paulo; Moreira, Ana Catarina; Borrego, Rute; Machado, Margarida; Costa, Vânia; Almeida, AnaPurpose: In the last decades we have seen an increase in sedentary behaviors and a decrease in physical activity in children when compared to past generations. This lifestyle is commonly associated with the development of clustering risk factors that define metabolic syndrome (MetS). Knowing that motor competence (MC) development can influence lifelong physical activity habits, it is reasonable to assume that c...
Queres ser chef da tua alimentação? Manual PASS-IPL
Neto, Beatriz; Raposo, Ana Luísa; Viegas, Cláudia; Borrego, Rute; Costa, VâniaO PASS-IPL é o Programa de Alimentação Saudável e Sustentável do Politécnico de Lisboa e resulta de uma parceria entre o Politécnico de Lisboa (IPL), os Serviços de Ação Social do SAS, a Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde (ESTeSL) e FAIPL – Federação Académica IPL. A missão do PASS-IPL é promover iniciativas que proporcionem e incentivem a alimentação saudável e sustentável, nomeadamente no âmbito da dieta ...
Effect of motor competence and health-related fitness in the prevention of meta...
Pombo, André; Cordovil, Rita; Rodrigues, Luis Paulo; Moreira, Ana Catarina; Borrego, Rute; Machado, Margarida; Costa, Vânia; Almeida, AnaPurpose: In the last decades we have seen an increase in sedentary behaviors and a decrease in physical activity in children when compared to past generations. This lifestyle is commonly associated with the development of clustering risk factors that define metabolic syndrome (MetS). Knowing that motor competence (MC) development can influence lifelong physical activity habits, it is reasonable to assume that c...
Assessment of food and cooking skills: validation of a Portuguese version of a ...
Costa, Vânia; Borrego, Rute; Mateus, Cátia; Carolino, Elisabete; Viegas, CláudiaABSTRACT - Introduction: Food and cooking skills (FCSks) is defined as a complex, interrelated, and person-centered set of skills, necessary to provide and prepare safe, nutritious, and culturally acceptable meals for all members of the household. Recent studies have associated higher FCSk with healthier eating habits and better health. This study aimed to validate a Portuguese version of a tool to assess and d...
Mindful muscles: an innovative education project to tackle doping use in recrea...
Tavares, Ana Sofia; Teixeira, Nuno; Borrego, Rute; Lazuras, Lambros; Ypsilanti, Antonia; Hawkins, Oliver; Examilioti, Petra; Barkoukis, VassilisBackground: Athletes in recreational sports do not receive the same attention and have far more limited access to learning resources when it comes to anti-doping education, as compared to athletes in elite, competitive, organized sports. Furthermore, the existing anti-doping education resources for recreational sports athletes are informed by relevant practices in elite/competitive sports and largely focus on a...
Embracing the Nutritional Assessment in Cerebral Palsy: A Toolkit for Healthcar...
Pinto, Carolina; Borrego, Rute; Eiró-Gomes, Mafalda; Casimiro, Inês; Raposo, Ana; Folha, Teresa; Virella, Daniel; Moreira, Ana CatarinaBackground: Nutritional status assessment (NSA) can be challenging in children with cerebral palsy (CP). There are high omission rates in national surveillance reports of weight and height information. Alternative methods are used to assess nutritional status that may be unknown to the healthcare professionals (HCP) who report these children. Caregivers experience challenges when dealing with feeding problems (...
PASS-IPL – Healthy and Sustainable Food Program in higher education institution
Borrego, Rute; Costa, Vânia; Viegas, Cláudia; Mateus, Cária; Gouveia, Raquel; Carvalho, PatríciaThe Healthy and Sustainable Food Program (PASS-IPL) is the result of a partnership between the Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa (IPL), the Social Services of the IPL (SAS-IPL), the Lisbon School of Health Technology (ESTeSL) and the Lisbon Students Federation of the IPL (FAIPL). Strategical axis: food and nutrition literacy; food availability/environment; and food waste.
Food skills among the academic community of a Lisbon institute and their relati...
Mateus, Cátia; Carvalho, Patrícia; Borrego, Rute; Gouveia, Raquel; Costa, Vânia; Viegas, CláudiaHealthier eating habits are associated with a higher level of food and cooking skills (FCSk). The Mediterranean Diet (MD) is one of the healthiest diets in the world and it is defined by the high intake of plant-based foods and the habits it promotes. Among these, are cooking skills (CSk), a component of FCSk. Only 26% of the Portuguese (PT) population have a high MD adherence (MDA). This study aims to evaluate...
Product availability in automatic vending machines: is it adjusted to governmen...
Gouveia, Raquel; Melo, Inês; Mateus, Cátia; Viegas, Cláudia; Carvalho, Patrícia; Costa, Vânia; Borrego, RuteNutritional behavior in college/university students can be determined by a broad set of individual and environmental conditions, such as product availability in the school's facilities and their cost. Evaluating and improving food quality and availability in school facilities can be a good strategy to promote healthier eating habits among the school community. Objectives: To audit product availability in vendin...
Is motor competence a key factor in children’s body composition, independent of...
Pombo, André; Rodrigues, Luis Paulo; Moreira, Ana Catarina; Borrego, Rute; Machado, Margarida; Costa, Vânia; Almeida, Ana; Tavares, Ana SofiaThe increase in sedentary behaviors and a decrease in children's physical activity (PA) observed in the last decades led to an increase in the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children worldwide. Most of the investigation in this field focus on components of physical fitness (PF) (cardiovascular fitness and upper body strength), however Motor Competence (MC) has been associated with childhood obesity in ...